Joel's Pictures

Carpet Tile Project at Mom & Dad's House

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Before we started - the carpet and bed would both be replaced - Sat 15 Oct 2011 11:42:03 AM
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Boxes of 24" x 24" carpet tiles - Sat 15 Oct 2011 11:42:13 AM
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There are quite a few things to move out of the room! - Sat 15 Oct 2011 11:42:19 AM
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Jillian poses for the camera - Sat 15 Oct 2011 06:42:31 PM
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Where did everything go? Small stuff in the bathroom ... - Sun 16 Oct 2011 10:59:54 AM
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... and big stuff in the dining room - Sun 16 Oct 2011 01:07:55 PM
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The MINI is loaded up with tools, and a new toy for the kids - Sun 16 Oct 2011 10:54:59 AM
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Richie starts dismantling the old bed - Sun 16 Oct 2011 10:59:24 AM
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It was harder than it looked, but finally the bed is apart - Sun 16 Oct 2011 11:14:34 AM
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Pulling up the carpet turned out to be quick and easy! - Sun 16 Oct 2011 11:37:45 AM
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Now it's time to pull up the old carpet pad. Also pretty easy. - Sun 16 Oct 2011 11:37:36 AM
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Next, scrape up the clumps of pad still held down by glue, and clean the floor. - Sun 16 Oct 2011 12:31:47 PM
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Lunch break - pizza time - Sun 16 Oct 2011 12:33:21 PM
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Jillian got her very own pizza - Sun 16 Oct 2011 12:33:28 PM
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Enough break time, back to work everyone - Sun 16 Oct 2011 01:08:03 PM
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Richie takes a break with the kids - Sun 16 Oct 2011 01:08:58 PM
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The kids mostly entertained themselves - Sun 16 Oct 2011 01:09:35 PM
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Measure the room, plan where to start tiling (in the middle), and make some chalk gridlines - Sun 16 Oct 2011 01:08:35 PM
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The first tile is down, this is going faster than expected! - Sun 16 Oct 2011 01:31:42 PM
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Until the carpet was down, the kids weren't allowed in the room -- only as far as the doorway - Sun 16 Oct 2011 01:01:18 PM
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Richie doubles the team's progress with another tile! - Sun 16 Oct 2011 01:32:40 PM
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Minutes later, all the tiles are laid except the ones needing to be cut - Sun 16 Oct 2011 01:53:01 PM
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But with everyone working on cutting tiles for the edges, we made good progress - Sun 16 Oct 2011 02:27:08 PM
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Jillian came in to show off her puppets - Sun 16 Oct 2011 02:27:46 PM
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Annette carries out an empty carpet tile box - Sun 16 Oct 2011 03:09:06 PM
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Joel installs the last tile! - Sun 16 Oct 2011 03:09:19 PM
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Time to assemble the new bed, which was a little trickier than expected - Sun 16 Oct 2011 03:48:45 PM
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Now the furniture gets moved back in - Sun 16 Oct 2011 04:17:32 PM
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At this point, the kids could no longer stay out of the action - Sun 16 Oct 2011 04:26:47 PM
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The kids take a short break from mass hysteria - Sun 16 Oct 2011 04:32:05 PM
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We recarpeted Mom and Dad's bedroom with carpet tiles while they were away on vacation.