Most people want to get rid of old carpets and replace them with something more clean, like hardwoods or laminate flooring. I am the weird guy who does the opposite: I had laminate in my bedrooms and I wanted it replaced with carpets. Two years ago my daughter succeeded in convincing me to exchange the "dirty & impossible the perfectly clean" (these are her words) carpets with something better looking and easier to maintain. So, 2 years ago I installed laminate in my bedrooms. Laminate floors are nice, but extremely cold. I really hate them! This is Canada, not Hawaii! I would get off the bed in the morning and on the way to the bathroom my feet used to freeze when stepping on those floors. My arthritis is killing me and cold is the last thing that I need these days. So, I decided to go back to carpets. I found Mike on Craigslist. Mike came over, helped me choose the carpet, made his measurements, and gave me a quotation. Then, I see Mike looking at the floors in my living room. My house is old and the floors in my living room must be at least 20 years old. Mike turned over to me and asked me, "what do you plan to do with the laminate that we will be removing from the bedrooms?" I looked at him confused, because I did not know what he meant. Then he explained me that the laminate is a floating surface, not permanently attached to the floor, and that it can be easily removed and re-used. He suggested that instead of throwing it away, I should install it in the living room, on top of the old hardwood floors. I liked the idea and asked him how hard is that to do. He offered to send one of his men over and have it installed for me. He said it would take only half a day. Long story short, in two days I had new carpets in the bedrooms and laminate floors in the living room. Mike is a very creative man and he saved me lots of money. I am very satisfied with the work and the money I paid.
- Approximate cost of services:
- $2,000.00