Ever have the rug pulled out from under you?

United States
April 26, 2017 7:36am CST
That's an expression many of you have probably heard. According to Freedictionary.com it means to suddenly take away support from someone. The rug is going to be pulled out from under us soon, plans go in place today to start that process. We have hardwood floors and they are badly scratched from Ruby. These are maple floors and should not look like they do. We are convinced they were not finished properly. Our last home had oak floors and in the five years we lived there Ruby did not scratch them at all. We brought two area rugs with us from that previous home, one for the living room and the other in our master bedroom. The hall between those two rooms is Ruby's take off and and landing strip and it shows the most amount of scratches. Today an old friend in the carpet business will be here to hopefully solve some of our hardwood issues. We plan on getting wall-to-wall in the bedroom, hall and living room. This will cover a good majority of the scratches. I am not a fan of these hardwoods, so the more we can cover the better I will like it. Hopefully soon we will have the area rugs pulled out from under us and wall-to-wall will replace it. Since this house is 90 percent wood inside (floors, walls, ceilings) it needs some to break up some of that wood! Photo is mine.
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
26 Apr 17
I love wooden floors, we had carpeting in the apartment, but my husband is allergic to dust and it is impossible to have a carpet 100% dust free.
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
26 Apr 17
@AbbyGreenhill My husband only watches the TV with me after dinner, he is not a fan of TV.
• United States
26 Apr 17
@LadyDuck We both enjoy TV, but different shows, so two tv's is a marriage saver!
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• United States
26 Apr 17
I think the carpet will also help with noise control - there is nothing to absorb it! Maybe he will play his TV at a lower volume, I hope.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50256)
• United States
27 Apr 17
I really like carpet in the bedroom.
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• United States
27 Apr 17
I like carpet - since I'm always barefoot!
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@Tampa_girl7 (50256)
• United States
27 Apr 17
@AbbyGreenhill I'm a barefoot girl too. I love carpet, but like the look of hardwood floors too. We have oak floors in West Virginia and we are debating about covering them or refinishing them.
@LeaPea2417 (37355)
• Toccoa, Georgia
26 Apr 17
We have had wall to wall carpet for years and years. We always liked it especially when the kids were young.
@LeaPea2417 (37355)
• Toccoa, Georgia
26 Apr 17
@AbbyGreenhill Yes, Dalton GA is the Carpet Capital of the nation.
• United States
26 Apr 17
This is the first house I ever lived in that didn't have some wall-to-wall. The buy coming later owns a carpet outlet in Dalton, GA.
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
26 Apr 17
I would rather have the hardwood floor.I am sorry that we carpeted out bedroom.Hate it.
• United States
26 Apr 17
I like carpet far better and it will contain Ruby's hair instead of it flying all over.
@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Apr 17
Our floors are vinyl strips that look like wood but after 13 years they are starting to show their age too.
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• United States
26 Apr 17
These floors are only 6 years old. If not for the dog they would be perfect.
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Apr 17
@AbbyGreenhill Maybe Ruby should have had slippers.
@CRK109 (14556)
• United States
26 Apr 17
What color carpeting are you looking to get?
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• United States
26 Apr 17
Some that will hide Ruby's hair! LOL Probably something close to what is in the photo...not a solid color but variations of beige I think will hid it better.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
26 Apr 17
@AbbyGreenhill Not a fan of Hard wood floors.Wall to wall carpet is good.But getting it cleaned will be quite a job.
• United States
26 Apr 17
I'm 69 and have always had carpet until this house, we have a carpet cleaning machine, so problems.
@Gabugs (1895)
• United States
28 Apr 17
We too had our entire home stripped off the carpets save the formal drawing room. We love our cherry wooden flooring now. Nice seeing you Abby once again after my long absence.
@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
26 Apr 17
I love the hardwood floors but I like carpet in the bedroom, make the room warmer in the wintertime to me. Yes for the dogs nails to scratch them they did not apply enough layers of the clear coat, that is what protects the wood.
• United States
26 Apr 17
I know what protects the floors and that's why I know they were not done properly. It's a shame they skimped considering how much wood there is. Our wood floors are never cold in winter, but the tiles in the bathrooms are!
@tzwrites (4835)
• Romania
27 Apr 17
Why does the dog keep scratching the floors?
@Kandae11 (55035)
26 Apr 17
Ruby looks quite comfortable.