That Book of Murphy’s Law whacked us in the head when we continued our floor refinishing. It seemed so simple. Rip up linoleum, and uncover well-preserved hardwoods. We didn’t anticipate the linoleum’s laminate glue residue would be such so tenacious. Clint first gently spritzed the floors with water, then lay wet sheets on to loosen the glue, and finally resorted to dumping buckets of water to help with removal. The linoleum manufacturers must have intended flooring decisions to be lifelong. But, unlike diamonds, linoleum is not forever and is definitely not a girl’s best friend. Clint spent days scraping, inch by inch, the gooey sludge from the floors. As he finished, we tucked the Murphy Law book away in hopes we wouldn’t need it again.
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