Second Floor Carpet

The second floor of the house had carpet in most of the rooms. It was in okay shape in the master bedroom, but pulling away from the walls in several areas in the loft and B's room. Not knowing the history and the age of the carpet, we decided to go ahead and have the entire second floor replaced. T's bedroom had original hardwood floors. Pretty, but I've never been a fan of hardwood in the bedroom. Especially in a room where a child walks like an elephant.

T's bedroom with original hardwood floors. 

Master bedroom carpet. In decent condition. 

This was also our one opportunity to fix the sub-flooring. We chose to go the harder route and do the tear out of the old carpet ourselves. It wasn't so much a cost issue but more so that we wanted to fix the squeaks and slight undulations. We spent almost a week pulling out all the squeaking nails in the subfloor and replacing them with screws. D fixed the stairs with a combination of screws and caulking.

Assisting with the carpet removal.

We also found original hardwood in B's bedroom under the carpet. It was not in great condition. It did give us some insight to the original layout of the house. Unfortunately because we need to do the tear out and repairs, we can't have any furniture put in their proper places until after the carpet is installed. Boxes remain piled up everywhere and furniture is squashed into the bathrooms. Everyone is camping out on air mattresses in the master bedroom.


The final result was well worth the time. The floor feels so solid. It no longer has the squeak and groan of an older house. The new carpet immediately improved the overall feel of the home; it feels richer and more cozy.

                                           Hard to get a good photo of carpet but it's a nice neutral brown with                                            flecks of tan and white. Adorable children sold separately. 

Now we can finally get the upstairs organized. Right? Maybe. There is still the laundry room to finish and the outdoors is calling to us. We plan to take a break from renovations in order to enjoy the tail end of summer and to get a bit more organized. Turns out the former owners left us a bonfire pit! Time for some yummy s'mores.

This is what summer is all about. The house can wait.