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Why did they put hideous carpet over amazing wood floors?
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<blockquote data-quote="adamsredlines" data-source="post: 3882294" data-attributes="member: 40561"><p>Here's another one from my new abode in Nebraska.</p><p>In the 60s my great grandpa built an addition onto the house and also did some "updates" to the original side of the house. (Thats when they got plumbing!) One of those said updates was the wonderful thing called pea green carpet. Fast forward, my great grandparents have passed and the house went to my grandpa then my dad. Around 2010 while up here for pheasant season my mom and I kept telling my dad we should pull up the carpet. He was adamant not to because he knew there used to be a wood burning stove in the living room and the floor would be trashed and have patches and repairs. Well we persisted for a year or two, he kept saying no then one year he was outside and my mom said let's just do it. We grabbed the carpet and started pulling.</p><p>Within about an hour we went basically from pic one to pic two. There were no staples or track strips, the pad had dissenting and swept up with ease and there was just a little tape residue on the perimeter that came up with ease. Quick sweep, vacuum and mop with mop and glow and we are in business. About 3/4 of the way through my dad came in and couldn't believe it.</p><p>WHY DID THAT GENERATION PUT CARPET OVER FLOORS LIKE THESE?????</p><p>Pic #1 is 2009 even though it looks 1960</p><p></p><p>Mom painted living room after carpet came up but pic 2 is this week.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]312268[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]312269[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="adamsredlines, post: 3882294, member: 40561"] Here's another one from my new abode in Nebraska. In the 60s my great grandpa built an addition onto the house and also did some "updates" to the original side of the house. (Thats when they got plumbing!) One of those said updates was the wonderful thing called pea green carpet. Fast forward, my great grandparents have passed and the house went to my grandpa then my dad. Around 2010 while up here for pheasant season my mom and I kept telling my dad we should pull up the carpet. He was adamant not to because he knew there used to be a wood burning stove in the living room and the floor would be trashed and have patches and repairs. Well we persisted for a year or two, he kept saying no then one year he was outside and my mom said let's just do it. We grabbed the carpet and started pulling. Within about an hour we went basically from pic one to pic two. There were no staples or track strips, the pad had dissenting and swept up with ease and there was just a little tape residue on the perimeter that came up with ease. Quick sweep, vacuum and mop with mop and glow and we are in business. About 3/4 of the way through my dad came in and couldn't believe it. WHY DID THAT GENERATION PUT CARPET OVER FLOORS LIKE THESE????? Pic #1 is 2009 even though it looks 1960 Mom painted living room after carpet came up but pic 2 is this week. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Boone Lodge 013.jpg"]312268[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="20221022_065226.jpg"]312269[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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