Following up on the mystery of the metal heating vent: this is in ceiling of the corner of the living room.
However, if you follow it upstairs, it leads into the north facing bedroom at the front of the house.
The round, metal plate was on top. You can see down into the living room.
I see more lino in my future...
The metal vent may fork off from this chimney thingy or maybe it is a vent from something that used to be in the basement -- like a wood burning furnace.
My friend's mother grew up in this neighbourhood. She may be able to put me in touch with someone nearby who knows more about the story of this house and this type of heating system.
Meanwhile...
This was my project today... to finish the dining room and upstairs landing. By finish, I mean, remove all the tack strip, nails and staples... all of them.
So, it took me more than "a few minutes" to do the landing.
Removing large swathes of carpet is dramatic but, then, being on your knees removing all the carpet strip, nails that hold it down and the hundreds of staples used to tack the underlay to the floor, takes forever.
My new set of "Knee Armour" made the job a lot easier.
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| Tools for the job: "Knee Armour", pry bars, claw hammer, utility knife, screwdrivers, pliers and respirator. |
You have to make sure every nail and bit of staple is removed because, later, when you sand the floors, one little piece of protruding metal could rip the sander apart.
In the end, I was pleased with the result.
I think it looks super nice.
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