Hello
We've been living here over 20 years without replacing the carpet in the hall, stairs, and landing. It's looking very tired indeed, and is even a little dangerous near the dining room door, so it's time for it to go, but we can't afford new carpet.
Still, I'm thinking I might go ahead and get rid since we have some creaky stairs to fix (not all can be reached from the cupboard under the stairs - might start a separate thread for this!), and the skirting boards and banisters need a lick of paint (another thread!?)
My fledgling plan is:
Well, I suppose I'd like some input on what I should watch out for.
Jeff
We've been living here over 20 years without replacing the carpet in the hall, stairs, and landing. It's looking very tired indeed, and is even a little dangerous near the dining room door, so it's time for it to go, but we can't afford new carpet.
Still, I'm thinking I might go ahead and get rid since we have some creaky stairs to fix (not all can be reached from the cupboard under the stairs - might start a separate thread for this!), and the skirting boards and banisters need a lick of paint (another thread!?)
My fledgling plan is:
- Lift and dispose of the carpet on the stairs and the landing.
- As it's still winter, leave the carpet in the hall...for now.
- Paint over the woodwork (the lazy way: straight over the top, even though there's much in the way of nicks and dents. I just don't think I have the inclination/skills/tools to strip it down first)
- Perform any other sundry repairs to floorboards
Well, I suppose I'd like some input on what I should watch out for.
- Might it be extra draughty even leaving the hall carpet in place?
- If we decide the floorboards look OK, what might we need to do to make them OK to actually walk on (temporarily I could buy a roll of the leftover carpet the local shop has going cheap outside their shop front)?
- Am I naive?
Jeff
