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Comments (1)First off, a quality rebond padding will make the carpet last longer and feel better under foot. Good quality padding will help absorb the shock of people walking on the carpet, rather than making the carpet absorb the forces generated by foot traffic. To help reduce traffic patterns from appearing look at patterned looped carpets (like patterned olefin berbers) or textured nylon saxonies with a good twist in the yarns. Loop piles need to be packed tight so they are more crush resistant and textured saxonies need tightly twisted plies and yarns. Mohawk Carpet (see Mohawk-Flooring.com) and Shaw Carpet (see ShawFlooring.com) are the two largest carpets mills and have a large network of carpet dealers all over the USA. For more information about types of carpet construction the link below should help you some. Good luck! Here is a link that might be useful: Common Types of Carpet Construction...See MoreNewbie needs help choosing carpet and wall colors
Comments (6)Yes, the tile is a done deal. The area around the fireplace is already tiled. We've ordered the carpet as well....a tan plush, but not too plush, with flecks of blue. The acoustic tile ceiling, which is not in perfect shape, has been re-painted. This is a learning process for us, that's why we're starting in the basement. DH wasn't sure his first dry-walling job should be this one. Next issue: The walls are presently panelled. This isn't a panelling that I have seen before. There are no grooves in it. It's more like the wood you'd see inside of a vintage travel trailer. The sheets are about 4' wide. The next three issues are intertwined: 1) Draw focus away from the wall imperfections. 2) Make the ceiling look a little higher than it is (about 8'). 3) Not draw attention to the ceiling. I've ordered the Graham and Brown beadboard wallpaper for the lower part, and I'm thinking we'll run it higher up the wall than a normal "chair rail" would sit, to make the ceiling look higher, kind of like in the link below. I don't want to bring attention to the ceiling though. Our wall color (haven't tested that yet, but what I like on paper, is a grayish blue called "Pallisade Blue" by Valspar. The trim will be some shade of white. Do we want a slightly darker shade of blue above the trim, to stop the eye? I do appreciate any thoughts. As I said, we are limited by experience but hope to learn something with each project. We want to do the work ourselves. Here is a link that might be useful: Graham and Brown beadboard wallpaper...See MoreNeed help choosing carpet color
Comments (6)In my experience, no, carpet does not last and keeping it professionally cleaned still does not keep it looking nice for more than a few years. Perhaps I have a lower tolerance for carpet that's starting to look ratty vs other people. So far as that waterproof pad... I had new carpets (the smart strand) installed in the bedrooms in my last house. Shortly thereafter, my cat got sick and she had three accidents on the carpet (urine). All that waterproof pad did was to allow the urine to spread out in a larger area than it would have if we'd had a regular pad underneath. Three spots that would have been small turned into three spread out spots. It was awful. We had two different professional cleaners to clean the carpet in that bedroom. They couldn't get the urine out. It smelled horribly. Both came twice. We ended up lifting up the carpet and cleaning it from the back side. The urine had spread out into large spots because of that pad. I'd never have a moisture proof pad again. If we'd had regular pad, I think it would have been easier to clean (and just replace that section of pad, if we needed to). The carpets in my last house needed to be replaced three times in 11 years. We replaced them once when we moved in, about half way through when we lived there and, then, they were ready to be replaced again when we sold the house. The carpet was just as expensive, per sq ft, as the hard flooring that we put in the rest of the house, when we bought the house. The hard flooring looked pristine when we moved out. The carpets needed to be replaced, again. Carpet can be (but it isn't always) less expensive up front. But, the expense of replacing it comes back again and again, sooner than many people realize. There are also hard flooring options that are the same price, or less, per sq ft. My in-laws paid the same price per sq ft for their hardwood floors as they did for the carpets in their bedrooms. They put in hardwood everywhere except the bedrooms. Then, when they moved, they had to replace the carpets and they were shocked at how expensive it was to replace the carpets. We are two adults who are clean in our home and the only pet accidents we had the entire time we were in our last home were the ones I mentioned previously, when my cat got sick. We vacuumed about 4-5 times per week. The carpets didn't look dirty, but they had wear patterns and just looked ratty and old. Of course, when they are taken up, it's always obvious that carpets ARE dirty. They simply are not able to be kept clean like hard floors. Vacuuming and professional cleaning will not keep them as clean as you can keep a hard floor. I'll admit it. I don't like carpet. I'll never willingly have it again. I hesitated to say anything on this thread, but, when I saw those beautiful hardwood floors I just wanted to say that I'd do that, if possible. I thought I'd mention it because maybe it wasn't something the op had considered. Anyway, sorry. I realize this probably isn't what the homeowner was looking to hear, so I will try to avoid saying anything else....See More60s ranch time capsule remodel exterior. Help, choosing colors today!
Comments (6)The house has very nice lines but they're broken up by too many bits and pieces. Here are some things to consider to bring your ranch up a few notches. --Dark charcoal brown roof. This color will harmonize better than black with the reddish brown brick. --Paint all trim taupe/greige color of the brick grout. --Remove the shutters entirely but paint those panels below the windows taupe or charcoal brown. Or replace them entirely with brick facing that matches the rest of the bricks.. --Remove all the lattice froufrou and the railing. Instead put a couple of cedar Adirondack chairs and a small round table centered between the windows. --Paint the front doors deep red or replace with wooden doors. (Notice the foundation beds in front in both photos. --Go to a small garden center to plan some foundation plantings as shown above. These will frame and extend the front of your house....See MoreBlank Page Design Build
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