Tagged Questions
1
vote
1answer
197 views
Should I carpet the stairs or install hardwood flooring first?
I will have hardwood on my first floor and carpet on the stairs and 2nd floor. My question is: regarding the transition, is it better to carpet the stairs first and then do the hardwood (as to avoid ...
0
votes
0answers
60 views
Is it possible to purchase giant sheets of foam rubber flooring?
I need to install a ring of anti-fatigue mat material (foam/rubber) that has an outside diameter of 20 ft and inside diameter of 12 ft. I seem to only find it sold as interlocking squares though ...
1
vote
1answer
109 views
How should I remove carpet in preparation for sanding and polishing floorboards?
I have a bedroom I want to convert into a nursery. The room's mostly carpeted, with a small section missing where a wardrobe was built in. From what I can see, it's just carpet over floorboards, no ...
4
votes
1answer
531 views
How do I install carpet tiles in a below grade room?
A few years ago, I saw an advertisement for carpet tiles that had a jagged edge so there would be less movement in the interlock between tiles, and prevented the need for glue. (would like to find ...
11
votes
1answer
234 views
What are our options for carpeting the basement of a split-level house?
The basement level of our house (1/2 below grade) is currently just vinyl tile on concrete slab. It's cold during the winter, so we would like to carpet it. We do not get water penetration through ...
12
votes
1answer
498 views
Where should the floor transition from tile to carpet go?
I have 2 rooms planned, one will be tiled and the other will be carpeted with a door opening between them. Where should the tile stop and the carpet begin? In the figure below I have 3 different ...
5
votes
4answers
7k views
How do I lift a fitted carpet without damaging it?
We recently bought a house and had a bit of work done on it. We then had carpets fitted in a lot of the rooms and all was fine.
Recently noticed in our spare room (after shifting some of the crap ...
5
votes
2answers
7k views
How do I make where my carpet meets tile look nice?
We've recently replaced our kitchen tiles. I pretty happy with the results but have no idea what to do with the edge. How do I clean this edge up so that it looks more appealing?
1
vote
4answers
751 views
How can I remove superficial pet urine stains from subfloor?
After removing the carpet from our bathroom closet, I found urine stains on the plywood sub-floor (serenity now).
It sounds bad but the floors are quite sturdy so I'm reasonably certain that it's a ...
3
votes
2answers
2k views
How do I remove glued-on carpet?
I'm trying to remove carpet from a small closet in our bathroom (at most 3.5 ft by 3.5 ft). I started to remove it and it looks to have been glued around the perimeter. What's the easiest way to ...
2
votes
4answers
1k views
The carpet on my stairs is worn. Should I repair it or just remove it?
In our house the second floor and the stairs to them have carpet over top of old hardwood floors (installed by previous owner). The carpet is wearing out, particularly on the stairs where it has come ...
