How do I get my house’s living room back, after pulling up old carpe

What type floor is under the carpet?

My question too.

It all depends on what you want to lay down now that the carpet is up. The Engineered flooring might be best but it is generally nailed or even the click which you can install yourself with a little help.

Depends what you like. Wood or tiles perhaps. There is a click faux wood in linear sheets/tiles that you can buy and install yourself (may need a little help ) easy to wash and long wearing. Not too cheap but not very costly either.

Different patterns to choose from.

Tiles an option.

If you have all the bad flooring removed or fixed you should be able to cover. Did you say it is uneven in places? Are you planning to install a mat of some type under the new carpet or veneer? Why did your contractor quit after you paid him? Sorry for all the questions, just want to try to see the picture here. By the way...can you send a picture of the floor after you have done what you have?

This picture shows gap under door, appears I have to have someone go under house and joist up the floor here. The flooring shows good hard woodwood floor, patched floor and underlayment not removed yet!

I’d say 1/2 floor repaired with the marjority being underlayment with good flooring saved.

All this was hid under the carpet although the entry gave alittle when entering!

The couple who had been living there were evicted by a Trust that gave them 8 years to try and get a mortgage after buying on Contract for 2-years. Good news is they kept up house payments and taxes, but did no repairs!

I paid house off and trying to do this financially on my own, with labor at least 2-weekends a month if I can buy materials.

The Bank took 5-months to finally decide at my age and income I could not get a 10-year home improvement!

I trusted someone with $3,000 to fix beam in floor, pull up carpet and patch. He says he paid to have a patch of roof repaired, but could never supply bills or itemized work order! He is now bitter and refuses to do anymore work.

I live in Rural Fayette County Indiana. Lots of Contractors looked but never could draw up estimate for Bank. They just flaked and I started early March. I moved in anyway in July!

I just don’t trust easily now and am trying to repair before winter!