Carpet Squares in Basement
by
Maureen O'Donovan
(IC: homeowner)
After working for an architect for over 20 years, I amassed a collection of commercial carpet tiles over the years that were discontinued. I didn't have enough to finish the whole basement ...but I found some at Ollies here in Ohio pretty cheap. So overall, it cost me about $150 to do almost the whole basement, minus one storage area and a raised platform area (which I'm eventually going to do a paper bag floor on). These are perfect for a basement .....they have a rubber backing, so no need for a carpet pad. And if there is ever a mess, just pick it up, clean or replace ...Simple!! A good DIY project .....just need sharp box cutter to cut tiles with. As I was doing the carpet, I took a little bit off at a time so that I could get a tight fit. Ended up doing a lot more cutting that way, but didn't waste any carpet tiles due to overcutting. Whew, what a job this was ...after taking out all the old nasty carpeting that had been there for over 20 years. I took a pic of my current project, I'm in the process of working on .... I'm crocheting a small throw rug out of some jute I've had laying around for years. The lighting isn't that great in my pics, the carpet looks a lot better in person.
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Published December 30th, 2012 2:06 PM
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Bernice H on May 14, 2016yes we were in the Air Force also. 8 kids..we only had 3. wow! 8 kids! yikes. I am still impressed with your carpeted floor! did you glue them together or down to the floor or are they loose on the floor? if loose i can see little kids having a good time rearranging ....and i am sure it is not a problem! my great granddaughter woudl rearrange..then rearrange again and again! fun!
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Maureen O'Donovan on May 15, 2016I have about one out of ten with double sided carpet tape to hold them down and keep them all from shifting ....working out quite well that way!
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