Day 6 - Really even LESS House Work

Today’s activity at the new house involved having the Porch carpet professionally cleaned and de-spotted.  That took all of about 15 minutes, but I also got some very good free advice from the cleaner-man. 

We had an interesting conversation about the carpet samples that were out on the table.  He assured me that the Stainmaster carpet I was considering was very good carpet.  He strongly advised getting a very good pad because that extends the life of carpet.  He also confirmed my understanding that the darker (and more mottled) the carpet is, the less it shows wear.  Based on that conversation, I actually ended up choosing a darker shade on the sample board.  I went to the bottom row and picked the 2^nd from the right.  It’s called Day Dream. 

Our afternoon’s activity involved going to Lowe’s, meeting with Jerome, and actually getting the carpet ordered.  It turns out we need 1116 sq ft.  We are getting the best grade of carpet (Barefoot Manor) and the half-inch padding.  The total actually ended up being less than we expected, so we are totally ok with the carpet order.  The only thing that is up in the air is whether we are going to do that tear-out of the old, or whether we are going to pay them (about $300) to do the tear-out/take-away.   That decision will depend largely on when Columbus Handyman wants the old carpet out – before or after they construct and paint.  Jerome made the point that tearing out carpet can be very dusty, and if it is done after painting, then that dust sticks to freshly painted walls.  Jerome assures us that tear-out is very easy.  However, if our trash hauler insists it be cut into 3’ strips, that adds a new wrinkle to the process.  I don’t know that we want to be doing all that cutting.  I also don’t know that we want to be inhaling all that dust.  (Yes, I know there are masks.)  So, stay tuned for that decision.

We have not yet received the estimate from CH.  We hope to receive that tomorrow.  Also, we are told that our wicker furniture that is coming for the Porch is IN Columbus (shipped from Missouri).  We hope it will be delivered tomorrow!  When it arrives, you will get photos!

For the record, we got EXCELLENT customer service from Jerome.  When this is all over, I may write a letter to his boss praising him for restoring our faith in Lowe’s customer service. 

As of now, we have NO appointments for tomorrow, so we are going to take advantage of that to sleep in and do things at our own pace for the first time since this process started.