The worst part of this job was getting the old carpet out. What a mess. There had obviously been a dog in here that had used the carpet as it’s potty. I had to scrub the floor really good and make sure there was no odor from the dog before I put the other flooring down. Have you ever tried OdoBan? That stuff works great. It smells good too. Go to cleancontrol.com if you haven’t heard of it or are interested in where to get it.
My landlord took the old carpet away for me. I had no idea what to do with it other than to take it to work with me and put it in one of the dumpsters but luckily, they took care of it. The rest of the day was spent putting down the under pad and the laminate floor. They even let me borrow some of the tools I would need from work to do the job. That sure helped a great deal. I didn’t have the right kind of saw. I needed one that would sort of lay down on the wood when it cut it and would also be able to cut angles. It made the job go a lot quicker to have the right tools. They even let me borrow a small air compressor (I have got to get one for myself because they sure are handy) and an air hammer to put down the molding.
I started at the end where the ceramic tile is in the kitchen. It matched height wise perfectly. I was afraid it wouldn’t but it does and now there’s no lip going into the kitchen. The color of the wood is perfect too. It’s a light color and really makes the room look a lot bigger. The carpet was a dark green. I didn’t like it at all. It was stained, and now I know what some of the stains were, it was ripped in one corner and it was ugly. Well it won’t be ugly much longer. I’ll have it totally finished tomorrow.
Oh, this is what a gallon bottle of OdoBan looks like and you can get it at Wal-Mart. Trust me, it really works at getting rid of any odor you have. I haven’t found one it won’t get rid of yet anyway.
