On purchasing the house I knew it would have to go and quickly. My intention was to lay a warm oak laminate in the entry/Livingroom with a carpet on the stairs and bedroom.
I had done my research picked out the colour and done the costing when I stopped and thought I would check the underlay to see if it needed to be replaced.
As I peeled back the corner of the carpet by the window I discovered not ony that the underlay was in good condition but also that it was hiding a secret.
Yes you got it there was already a layer of parquet laminate hidden under that covering that shall not be named. Whilst it was not the exact tone that I was planning on it was beautiful and bar the carpet grips in very good condition.
This lead to a Saturday of pulling up the carpet.
I do not recommend doing this on your own as carpet is ridiculously heavy so it then sat in my Livingroom untill I could get a helper to carry it to the garage to be stored with the other peices to be collected by the man with a van and taken to the dump.
I still need to pull up the carpet grips and edge the floor but for now I thought I would share this hidden gem.
