Hi,
I've recently bought a house which contains some very old carpets. Not only are the old but I think they contain pet dander which is causing allergies in the family. Had a go with a RugDoctor but I don't think it made much difference.
I'm going to take the up downstairs, as there is parquet underneath, but I need a temporary solution for upstairs.
Due to other work we are doing upstairs (decoration and some other stuff), plus budget, we aren't really ready to pick and lay carpet, but the floorboards are not in good enough condition for the kids to be running around on.
Would it be feasible to lay some good quality underlay for now, and use that as a temporary flooring cover for a couple of months, until we are ready to have the carpet laid over the top?
Are there any serious flaws in the plan, are are there any better solutions (I like the idea of underlay rather than buying rugs, because at least we can reuse it with the carpets).
Any thoughts would be much appreciated.
I've recently bought a house which contains some very old carpets. Not only are the old but I think they contain pet dander which is causing allergies in the family. Had a go with a RugDoctor but I don't think it made much difference.
I'm going to take the up downstairs, as there is parquet underneath, but I need a temporary solution for upstairs.
Due to other work we are doing upstairs (decoration and some other stuff), plus budget, we aren't really ready to pick and lay carpet, but the floorboards are not in good enough condition for the kids to be running around on.
Would it be feasible to lay some good quality underlay for now, and use that as a temporary flooring cover for a couple of months, until we are ready to have the carpet laid over the top?
Are there any serious flaws in the plan, are are there any better solutions (I like the idea of underlay rather than buying rugs, because at least we can reuse it with the carpets).
Any thoughts would be much appreciated.