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Those Carpet Squares
Asked by R. from Detroit
on August 13, 2009
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Do any of you Ladies have those carpet squares in your home. I am wanting to try them in our walk out basement; we need new afforable, durable, attractive carpet (no p...
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- I have the ones from Home Depot and love them. They are plush, soft and have padding built into the square. My basement has flooded twice and my washer overflowed more...
- I loved them. We were able to lay them ourselves easily in our basement. they were Legato brand from Home Depot. Also, our sump pump broke and flooded the basement onc...
- Do you mean the square carpet samples? If so, I had them in my dorm room and loved them. I think I paid less than a dollar for each one and bought some extras so that ...
Do You like Those Foam Floor Squares?
Asked by A.W. from Kalamazoo
on March 5, 2013
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I have the opportunity to buy a lot of 2ft x 2ft foam floor squares (50) for a good price ($2 a piece) to use in my basement. Our basement is unfinished and I'm looki...
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- I love them. They make it so much more comfortable than sitting on the wood floors we have. We have thicker, nicer ones though and I do believe it makes a difference...
- I had them for awhile. Truthfully, I hated them and was happy to pitch them out. Unless these are the REALLY thick, heavy duty ones, not the kid prinary color pnes wit...
- I think they would work if you are getting the other mats for the hard throws and falls.
House Carpet Is Trashed
Asked by E.G. from Daytona Beach
on January 18, 2011
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My dog has chewed my carpet has been fixed and the cat has picked at the carpet plus with two little girls the carpet is a mess, anyone have any suggestions on how to ...
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- Don't replace it YET. I did that 4 years ago and wasted money :( The dogs and kids ruined this one too. I replaced it with intentions to sell the house with new che...
- What's underneath it? Our house is 108 years old and had gorgeous hardwood under awful WHITE berber carpet, so we ripped it all out and painted the floors for a tempo...
- I would see what the bissel can do, it might take extra passes on the bad spots. Ours does a pretty good job, even on old stuff. You could also consider renting a rug ...
How to Fix Burn Holes in a Carpet?
Asked by G.W. from Dallas
on August 17, 2011
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Hi Ladies! Do you know how to fix burn holes in a carpet? I have some extra carpet from when ours was laid and I need to fix a few spots - I accidentally pushed a log ...
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- Carpet is VERY expensive -- I would highly recommend having a professional repair your carpet. It is not easy to patch carpet - especially if it is in a high traffic ...
- I, too, had extra carpet and I had my carpet guy do it. I couldn't tell it was patched!
- A great place for a piece of furniture or a rug, or for a pet to lay down on. :)
Have You Used Carpet Tile?
Asked by K.G. from Fort Wayne
on June 3, 2012
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We will be moving into our new house here in a few weeks and we need to recarpet the living room and downstairs bedroom. I had no idea that carpet was so expensive, I ...
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- as long as you install it with each piece tight against the next you wont see the seams. My BIL has his own carpet installation company and tile type is his best se...
- Carpet tile is great. And if you have extra carpet tiles, you can easily replace it with another one. Thus, always buy a few extra carpet tiles, so that you have extr...
- My husband used to be a custodian at an elementary school. They used the tile carpeting in the kindergarten rooms. He said it worked well. It was easy to replace ti...
Need Inexpensive Way to Protect Carpet
Asked by K.S. from Chicago
on July 24, 2007
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I am looking for ideas for protecting the carpet under my son's craft table. I want to set up a craft area for him where we can work with paints and things like that,...
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- I am not sure if this is what you would be looking for, but we get a roll of that stuff realtors put over carpets when showing houses - it sticks to the carpet like ta...
- How about the plastic floor covering that movers use - that sticks to carpet? It's pretty cheap, you can get a roll at Home Depot and you could either clean it or put...
- We have the same type of set up at our house. I went to Wal-mart and bought a really cheap 8x10 rug that was about $10 to put under that area. That rug looks really ...
Help-Bleach Spot on New Carpet! Any Ideas?
Asked by A.P. from Dayton
on June 4, 2008
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Hello
I am looking for any help. We have neutral colored, mini-shag carpet and I accidently sprayed cleaner w/bleach on it. The spot is in the middle of the living r...
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- Dear A., A good carpet mechanic can cut a patch from a corner or under a couch and swap the squares. Done right you will never know. To find that talent ask aroun...
- A., your not going to like this, but there's nothing to do about bleach on carpet. We just sold our carpet cleaning company, and MANY people wanted me to "do somethin...
- Hi A., I would also suggest cutting the area out and replacing it with the same carpet from either a left over piece, or from a corner in the closet. I'd check with...
Flooring
Asked by E.M. from Louisville
on May 7, 2013
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I'm at my whit's end with our old stained smelly carpet!!! I would love to do hard wood but my husbands not a fan of it in the bed rooms (or the cost). If you have tor...
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- We removed the carpet in our first house (in the main living areas only) and put in porcelain tile. It was beautiful. 18" squares. In our current home, we just ...
- E.: I love my hardwoods!!! Can't imagine having anything else!!! So easy to clean!! Easy on allergies.... We have two rooms in our home that have carpeting...we ...
- I have wood floors in two bedrooms and carpet in the third. What is the reason for your husbands objection? I like the softness of a rug and have that in the all the...
Simple Question About Games
Asked by T.H. from Minneapolis
on January 17, 2008
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Just wondering if anyone had recommendations for board games or similar for 2 1/2 year olds.
So far we have tried Candyland, and while my daughter knows her colors,...
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- My son is 2 and he loves Puppy Racers and the simple counting bears with cups that help him with colors, sorting, counting, and problem solving.
- T., My daughter will be 3 in April and she loves to play Zingo and Hi-Ho-Cherrio.
- My three year old loves to play Uno. She has a hard time holding the cards so she puts them face-up behind her. I love that she is learning her numbers! Also- Cre...
Games for Car Ride
Asked by A.A. from Minneapolis
on July 20, 2010
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Hello fellow moms! We are about to take our 4 kids (ages 4-12) in a VERY long car ride (5 hours). 3.5 has been their max. I am looking for some car games to play. ...
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- We have a super long road trip coming up and I have been stocking up on stuff for this as well. Creative Kidstuff and Toy Zone both have some great, inexpensive produ...
- Eye spy.. Books on CD that the whole family can listen to. Brain Quest.. I buy them from the resale book stores.. puns Joke/riddle books The word ...
- one thing my daughter did on our very long (13 hours the 1st day of two week trip) drive was write down every state we were in at the time and every license plate from...
