What A Week...or TWO!

 SO, Hubs and I decided on new flooring in the living room and new carpet in the bedrooms. We got an estimate from the folks at Carpet Tree in North Liberty, and I said well, we'll save that tear out and haul away fee and do that ourselves.

 Somebody should have smacked me up side the head. It's sooo much work to tear out carpet.

 DD, and Bean came over to help me. It was terrible.

 Ben & DD loaded the carpet in the pick up to take to the dump...but guess what? No one can go to the dump because it's closed to residential customers due to the Covid-19 virus. OMG!! SO we had to unload the pick up, and I called the installers and they said they would take it away when they came....

 There is soooo much carpet. Plus a big pile of it in the garage.

 The garage is just packed with stuff from the house. We had to empty the closets in all the bedrooms! What a bunch of work!

 I threw all the bedding in the bathtub!  I just don't care anymore! I've got so much furniture and STUFF to move out and MOVE BACK IN!And stuff that will go to the Salvation Army Store, but they are currently closed due to Corona Too!!!!

 But now look here! That's DD's dog Finn-he matches the new floor!

 That new flooring in the bathroom looks beautiful!

 I just love it! It's LVP-Luxury Vinyl Plank. SO it's waterproof and looks so nice!

 And in the living room too-I got new vent covers-don't they look nice? So much better than that old stained carpet!

 And, I learned that you don't have to remove the baseboard trim when carpet is being laid. So I didn't know that so I had to put it all back on too. Again, somebody should have smacked me in the head!!! Never again! I will just pay the price if I ever need this job done again!!

 Jean came over and helped me get it back on in our bedroom. Looks so good!

 She's pretty good with the nail gun!

 I had to do the other two bedrooms though.

 SOOOO many wire staples to pull out and then fit the trim back in place. In the closets too!

 Well, doesn't that look nice! I did a pretty good job too. I'm sure glad I purchased this little nail gun last year when they were on sale at Harbor Freight. It's a really fast tool! I got the air compressor for one of my work anniversaries. When you hit the 5,10, 15, 20, year anniversaries, you get to choose a gift from a catalog of lots of different things, I'm sure glad I got the little air compressor! It's been a life saver!

 Glad the flooring is all done now! It looks great and Feels wonderful underfoot! Now to get it all moved BACK IN! Bean came to my rescue and helped me move the big stuff in place. The computer desk is being a challenge, But I finally got it!!

I always think I'll remember how it should go, and I did pretty good this time!  I had it all correct! Now to get my sewing machine back in and get busy!

Floors....

 First...can you even believe the price of gas?! I actually got gas for $1.65 the other day!!!

 Anyways, I've been moving stuff out so the flooring people can come and install new carpet and flooring. First out, the heaviest stuff...that means you big sewing machine!

 Ringo is confused about the whole thing.

 Our carpet has been getting pretty horrible with dogs and kids and life in general! I got hubby to agree to new LVP-that's Luxury Vinyl Plank- in the computer room-similar to the kitchen/living room area.

 My kids came over to help me tear out he old carpet...aren't they the best! Unfortunately it turns out that you can't go to the landfill to dispose of anything. Regular people are not allowed, but business customers are, so we'll be holding on to the old stuff until they installers come. The kids had to unload it out of the pick up and put it in the garage! Grrrr.so much work!!! Never let me try to save money on installation again! Just remember this and say no!!! SOOOOO much HARD WORK!!!

 Roll that old stuff up-DD is prying up the tack strips.  Ben & Jean do really good work-roll on family!!!

Here's what we're getting-carpet in the bedrooms and vinyl in the rest of the places.

Our original LVP isn't available any more, so we have to decide on something different-either try to match or coordinate. I'm a little bit stressed about having a fella come to the house with the way things are with the virus and all. But I'm going to ask him the four questions....do you have a fever, do you have a cough, have you had shortness of breath, have you been in contact with anyone with symptoms or confirmed with Corona Virus?  I don't think I can deal with the mess of all the furniture and stuff in the living room and  in the garage for too long, so I hope he passes!

 This is hard to deal with!

And all this in the garage! UGGHHHH!!! I sure hope today goes well!

A Great Day

So yesterday I was so happy to get off work and see this going on when I got home.

This Earth Werks flooring is beautiful! I'm so glad that Hubs chose this design. I was amazed at how fast it is going down. The flooring profraaionals from The Carpet Tree in North Liberty Iowa are just flying along.

I am wrapping presents and then I take a break and go see how far they are.

Look how much is Done!! They put down the glue and let it get tacky then go to work and place the planks. They are almost mess free to,l because they cut them to size with a sharp safety knife. Amazing! No sawdust, no loud saws, no mess!!

All done except the transitions at the carpet and doorways, but we can get things back in place finally! I love this flooring!

Flooring Selected!

So the flooring is now selected. We decided on this Eartwerks flooring. THe one on the far right.

As  much as I liked selecting flooring, I sure don't want to spend any more time here at the Carpet Tree Store in North Liberty, Iowa. Flooring will be delivered in about 10 days if all goes well!