As I noted in an earlier blog, my place had started smelling like the crazy cat lady's house due to a kitty pee problem. No matter what I used, the downstairs stank, so the carpet had to go. I saved myself some money by ripping up and disposing of the carpet myself.
I found mold and mildew under it. I rather suspect that stirring that up without wearing a mask is the reason I spent the next 2 weeks feeling draggy and coughing my head off at times.
The guys who came out to do the job were great, and they moved the project right along, with conversation about Gene's paratrooper M-1 and other fun toys mixed in.
Even just putting down the underlayment made it look better.
In the meantime, the cats expressed their opinion of the commotion.
I started getting really excited when they unrolled it, since all I had had before was a sample piece. Yeah, it still looks like vinyl at this point but I could begin to see what the color and grain would look like in the whole room.
End result - gorgeous! I love it! It even feels like wood planks to the touch.
No more kitty pee smell, and spills will just wipe up. Now I have to put all the books back.
Looking good!
ReplyDeleteThanks. Way better than that worn out and stained carpet.
DeleteGorgeous!!! Pee is not a pleasant smell. Glad it's gone for ya.
ReplyDeleteAfter what I found when I ripped the carpet out - I'm glad the whole shebang is gone.
Deletevery nice, and I hate carpet regardless.
ReplyDeleteI remember when being able to afford wall to wall carpet was a big deal. I'm pretty much done with that idea.
DeleteNice! I too hate carpet.
ReplyDeleteI suppose carpet is good if there's neither cats nor a gardener in the house, but for real life, not so much.
DeleteVery nice! and yeah, MUCH easier to clean up!!!
ReplyDeleteThose darned wine spills...
DeleteI'd bet that much of America's problems with allergies could be attributed to wall-to-wall carpeting. Your new flooring is handsome.
ReplyDeleteThanks - and I agree. The lower level is about 1/3 of the house and I have noticed a huge difference in my coughing and wheezing since I ripped the carpet up down there.
DeleteWhen I rolled up my filthy carpet (that I had scrubbed twice a year) it was a lot heavier than I remembered. Once it hit the yard outside, dirt FLEW from it! No wonder it was heavier! And there were hardwood floors underneath. Never again.
ReplyDeleteHiya - thanks for stopping by. It is sad too is how many lovely old floors we covered up with that stuff. When I was a kid having carpet meant you had money. Linoleom was low rent. I'm going low rent for the whole house.
DeleteFabulous! You know, modern synthetic flooring is better than most wood. Lasts longer, is lower maintenance and costs way less. Lu and I have been using a lot of it and when I finally get around to tearing out our carpet it'll be on every floor in the house. I love the stuff.
ReplyDeleteUpstairs is going to be click lock vinyl planking. If it wasn't such a busy time of year once I saw how beautiful the downstairs came out I would have taken a personal loan and said "Go!" to getting the upstairs done.
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