Update the third

[desperance]

These spiky grippers-of-staircarpet? Are actual laths of wood nailed to the stairs, with nasty spikes sticking up. They're going to require serious toolwork to lift. Lawks.

ETA: two of them per stair, one on the riser and one on the tread, each running almost the full width of the staircase, each held in place with half a dozen screw-threaded nails for extra grip. Sheesh. I have liberated one stair, and am pausing there to go fry bhajis, make tea and watch movie.

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[lagilman]

coming by late, but I used a long-handled screwdriver (flat head) and a hammer to lift carpet-staples. Long nasty job, but the floor underneath was worth it.