I'm in Love!

Head over heels

Mom and I had the mini-dumpster from the city garbage department overflowing with urinated carpet.  (See, prior post re: dog urine).  And still, there were two large pieces, very heavy pieces, of carpet left on the driveway.

As the garbage truck drove by, on its' way to another errand, I waved.  I was trying to mouth whether it was okay whether the dumpster was overflowing.  They kept driving.  About twenty-minutes later they came back to dump it.

Both men got out of the cab to put the dumpster on the dumping mechanism.  They were both pretty cute, and clean cut.  One started chatting me up about the house, how long it had been vacant, etc.

For $25, I am only supposed to get the dumpster for one week, ending today.  After they dumped it out, he agreed to let me have it for one more week.  BUT THEN, he asked whether the two heaps of heavy carpet on the driveway was the only thing left.  "Yes!", I said.  He cajoled the other guy into heaving both carpets into the dumpster, emptied it again, and left with it.

My heroes!

Sorry, I don't have a picture.  But I don't think I will now forget which day is garbage pick up day.

First Day at MY House

I attacked the house today, the first day.  With the help of family and a friend, some new locks got installed, the garage swept, all of the filthy carpet removed onto the side patio and some tack strips removed.

Pulling the carpet up and seeing, literally, sandy dirt piled underneath it in certain high traffic areas, made me never want to have carpet again.  It collects so much dirt.

And the dog urine -- the amount -- was just overwhelming.  The prior dog had urinated in about 3 or 4 different locations in the house, over and over.  You could just tell by how stained the plywood subfloor was.  This leads me to why carpet removal was task number two, with changing of locks being number one.  The stench.  It's more like a stink than a stench.  I knew there was animal smell in the house eminating from the carpet, but I had no idea how much until I saw the stains in the plywood.

I will decide whether to Killz the plywood subfloor or replace some of the plywood pieces.

Note to self:  Order a dumpster from the waste removal company for the carpet and tack strips.

We also got the whole garage floor laid out with pallets, so that all of the stuff that will be stored in there for awhile will not get moisture damage from sitting on the garage slab.