Always Good To Have A Plan B

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Happy Thursday Everyone! My son and grandson are here to start working on the stairs and upstairs hallway. The project entails ripping up the old carpet and the painting the ceiling and walls going up the stairs and upstairs. Just ripping up the old carpet which is almost 15 years old was dusty and a job in itself. But, they did it fairly quickly and have now started on the painting. The original plan was to just replace the carpet but now we've decided to put down laminate flooring in the upstairs hallway and just carpet treads on the stairs. The flooring on the stairs is in good shape but the hallway is just plain old plywood. When I bought my house (it was new construction) I had hardwood put in all the rooms except for the hallway and stairs. I went with carpet on the stairs and hallway as they said hardwood would be a big and expensive job and I had already spent enough on upgrades. As the years went on I regretted that decision and should have just done hardwood. So, my son was the one who suggested putting down the laminate and doing the treads on the stairs and I think that's the best way to go. First off, he's able to do all the work and I can't beat his price Secondly, it will be a nice change and more what I would like. Plus having my son here is less of an inconvenience and intrusion than hiring a company to do it all. I have to thank Julia @Juliaacv who mentioned putting a runner or treads on the stairs during our conversation yesterday rather than replacing the whole carpet. So, that's our plan B and now it's just a matter of him being able to fit in the job between his own full-time business. Looks like this is our 2025 project.