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The stairway and hall carpeting had to be replaced. The original job (the one that was here when we moved in) was home made, it turns out, and had some problems. However, it has been replaced! The experience was amazing.
The carpet guy arrived at 9:30 a.m. and left at 10:30 p.m. He did a great job, worked non stop, and told me he spent all his time in preparation, so the carpet laying went quickly. He never stopped working, but chatted a bit. He didn't eat or drink and just kept on working.
On April 5, 2009, I wrote a story called “Replacing the Carpeting in the Library”. This story (in case you don’t rush back in this tome and read it) was about the great difficulty and expense involved in moving the books.
We needed to replace the carpeting in our stairway and hall and we have six bookcases up there with all of our literature and art books. The others, the cook books, are all down stairs in several book shelves in the family room, adjacent to the kitchen.
“Six book shelves”, I thought, “how bad can that be?” It turned out to be very bad! There are hundreds, maybe a thousand books to be looked at and a decision has to be made, since we’re going to all the trouble of moving the around, as to whether or not we keep or dispose of them. (Note: dispose means, of course, finding a new home, God forbid we just dumped them!)
As well, we needed a place to put them, and their book shelves while the carpet guy installed the carpet. And, by the way, since we’re moving it all in a once in a lifetime move, we should paint the walls while we have a chance, and by the way, how about three coats?
It is done (the carpet and some paint), I have to do the rest and move it all back, especially because my daughter will be coming home from Montreal with her stuff and we can’t get into the door of her room.
It does look nice…..
The carpet guy arrived at 9:30 a.m. and left at 10:30 p.m. He did a great job, worked non stop, and told me he spent all his time in preparation, so the carpet laying went quickly. He never stopped working, but chatted a bit. He didn't eat or drink and just kept on working.
On April 5, 2009, I wrote a story called “Replacing the Carpeting in the Library”. This story (in case you don’t rush back in this tome and read it) was about the great difficulty and expense involved in moving the books.
We needed to replace the carpeting in our stairway and hall and we have six bookcases up there with all of our literature and art books. The others, the cook books, are all down stairs in several book shelves in the family room, adjacent to the kitchen.
“Six book shelves”, I thought, “how bad can that be?” It turned out to be very bad! There are hundreds, maybe a thousand books to be looked at and a decision has to be made, since we’re going to all the trouble of moving the around, as to whether or not we keep or dispose of them. (Note: dispose means, of course, finding a new home, God forbid we just dumped them!)
As well, we needed a place to put them, and their book shelves while the carpet guy installed the carpet. And, by the way, since we’re moving it all in a once in a lifetime move, we should paint the walls while we have a chance, and by the way, how about three coats?
It is done (the carpet and some paint), I have to do the rest and move it all back, especially because my daughter will be coming home from Montreal with her stuff and we can’t get into the door of her room.
It does look nice…..
You must be sore! I know what physical labor can do to one's well-being, and I avoid it at every opportunity. As someone said, "It won't kill you, but why take the risk?" (But then, I did some yard work today. Just reinforces my aversion.)
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