The carpet is in!
Our new-to-us carpet came from Scott's coworker.
Very nice, and it turns out that the process of changing out the carpet was something desperately needed, due to the condition it was in. Read on...
Step One: Remove old burgundy carpet. Discover nasty carpet pad underneath.
Our new-to-us carpet came from Scott's coworker.
Very nice, and it turns out that the process of changing out the carpet was something desperately needed, due to the condition it was in. Read on...
Step One: Remove old burgundy carpet. Discover nasty carpet pad underneath.
Step Two: Peel and scrape up nasty carpet pad. Discover stained floorboards underneath.
[Note: When we bought the house, the man that cleaned the carpets told us there were stains, such as a pet would make. So we were somewhat prepared for the ickyness.]
[Note: When we bought the house, the man that cleaned the carpets told us there were stains, such as a pet would make. So we were somewhat prepared for the ickyness.]
Step Three: Cover all nasty stains with Zinsser. Awesome stuff.
Step Four: Sweep, vacuum, then install new carpet pad and tack strips.
Step Five: Install carpeting.
So fantastic!
yay! It's so awesome that you got that great new carpet from a friend! congrats on getting the yucky stuff out! :)
ReplyDeleteWow good work. We've been looking at hiring a professional to install our carpet.You make it look easy but I think I'm still going to go with the professional. I'm not as handy as this. Thanks for sharing though - this is awesome. It looks like a completely different room.
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