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Post by 10point on Oct 11, 2020 9:33:39 GMT -5
I have a question about carpet. During quarantine my Son has bought several thousands worth of gym equipment and is taking up his mother's spot in our garage. We have told him it has to be out of there soon as winter is coming. We are going to let him use one of our bedrooms but he thinks he needs to take the carpet out. Is it possible to take carpet out, store it, and re-install it later? He will only be living at home for about a year as he is a senior at Purdue and will be moving out after that.
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Post by Russ Koon on Oct 11, 2020 10:54:47 GMT -5
I have only installed carpet once, and learned only that it was not as easy as I thought it would be.
The question that came immediately to my mind was whether it might be more practical to cover the carpeted floor with something to protect it for a year or so. Half inch particle board would likely do the job, maybe doubled in an area where he planned to do hefty free weight training. Or just ban the larger barbells to the barn.
Or a more civilized look might be achieved with some of the snap-together flooring planks or tiles that could cover the existing carpet and protect it for the duration but still be quickly and easily removable, and more easily damp-mopped.
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Post by Ahawkeye on Oct 11, 2020 14:41:33 GMT -5
An old wrestling mat would probaby protect it. If you know any wrestling coaches they probably have some stored somewhere or know of some that you can have for free or pay very little for. If it's just a year I think it would work. If you want to run all the way to Evansville I have some in my garage you can have.
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Post by greghopper on Oct 11, 2020 14:50:44 GMT -5
Get some masonite board and lay over the carpet... duct tape the seams.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2020 14:51:54 GMT -5
I had a very brief experience with laying carpet a great many years ago. In my very limited experience, I would say it would be tough to reuse because, when installed, they use a device known at that time as a "kicker". It`s a device that stretches the carpet and makes it reach the tack-strips against the wall. You get down on the floor, and "kick" it with your knee to stretch the carpet. Since the carpet is literally stretched, I would think it may be tough to reuse. And then there`s the edge of the carpet on the tack-strips all along the walls. The edges of the carpet would have small holes in it where it was held in place on the tack-strips, and might not adhere snugly again.
Understand that any advice is generally worth about what you paid for it, but that`s my guess.
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Post by esshup on Oct 11, 2020 17:42:26 GMT -5
I don't see any problem reusing it. I see why you want to get it up, there will be flattened areas where the weight equipment will be. I would make sure I had the carpet rolled up, then covered and taped with visqueen, and then the direction of how it was laying in the room written on the outside of the visqueen. Maybe think about putting down new padding when putting the carpeting back down, my padding in the dining room broke down quickly, but then again it was cheap padding. The top of the line padding in the other rooms is holding up well.
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Post by featherduster on Oct 11, 2020 22:53:47 GMT -5
I would cover it up instead of removing it because you never know what your going to run into till it happens.
You could just let him set up on the existing carpet, hope for the best and if it is damaged replace the carpet afterwards.
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Post by bartiks on Oct 12, 2020 22:30:42 GMT -5
A lot of things could happen whenever you remove it like a lot of the upstanding gents on here have expressed. If there are seams in the carpet then the seams may tear if you take up the carpet. Not to mention the nailing strips along the perimeter of the room may have to be removed as to no inadvertently step on the nailing strip. Also if the carpet is stapled down in problem areas when the carpet was laid.
I would go with the popular consensus here and lay down something to help protect the carpet. Although it might be a good time to tell the misses that you can get her the new carpet she's been wanting for the room. In the end it's your call and good luck with it.
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