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hollysmom

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13. I spent most of those years replumbing the house and redoing the electric.

Sat Apr 26, 2014, 01:16 PM

Apr 2014

I should have done it when I bought the house but were redid the upstairs first taking down a huge heavy wall and redoing the bathroom and kitchen and taking out all the rugs upstairs. I had a full time job had to help my ex's mother when she got ill, then after the divorce,I had both my parents ill and a full time job where overtime was assumed. Then sickly dog, and take care of the house myself. then had cancer and serious dental problems and .... life goes on, what can I say. I laid a huge area rug over the wall to wall so it only peeks out at the edges. Oh and I am trying to clean the wall downstairs of the mastic since I removed the tiles so I can wall paper - this is a very slow job, on the 3rd year of that. .

He challenge me and I have an excuse ready in a moment.

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Pulled up some of the frickin' carpet [View all] Tab Apr 2014 OP

yep, it is the underlayment that turned to dust and hollysmom Apr 2014 #1

It's been six years Tab Apr 2014 #11

I spent most of those years replumbing the house and redoing the electric. hollysmom Apr 2014 #13

Other than new risers and treads.. just elbow grease. X_Digger Apr 2014 #2

What did you find under the carpet? Paper Roses Apr 2014 #3

No, just plywood Tab Apr 2014 #4

The people who lived here before me had w2w carpeting Warpy Apr 2014 #5

Tack strips were the easy part Tab Apr 2014 #6

You can salvage plywood stairs Warpy Apr 2014 #7

What's a bullnose? Tab Apr 2014 #8

The bullnose is a rounded part of the tread that sticks out past the riser below. Warpy Apr 2014 #9

It's an ugly job. Lugnut Apr 2014 #10

I grew up when W2W carpeting was the hallmark of success Tab Apr 2014 #12

To each his own. I have W2W in every room in the house. and love them. Auntie Bush Apr 2014 #14