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Charlie's Chatter
Wall to Wall...
By Charles Alexander
I remember as a child that most we have sheltered in recent years.
people’s homes had hardwood floors. It may
So, when my wife announced that
have been just me, but it struck me as a sign
she wanted hardwood floors in our present
of being less affluent than those who had
home, which was almost fully carpeted, I
wall to wall carpeting.
was receptive. This was more or less on the
My observation was strictly anecdotal, heels of my Christmas wish for a new carpet
but it always seemed to me that if you could shampoo machine. To be blunt, carpet is a
afford it, you carpeted your floors. I can dirt magnet, and requires frequent cleaning. I
remember as a lad, visiting the carpet store found myself longing for the days when our
with my parents as they made their choices hardwood floors could be swept clean with
for the floors in our spacious new home. a broom or vacuum cleaner. Hardwood also
did not absorb every
Some fifty-five
little spot and spill the
or so years later, I have
way carpet does.
an entirely different
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view. I suppose that HARLIE’S With several other
some of it has to projects taking priority,
do with changes in HATTER the hardwood would
home fashions over have to wait. However,
those decades, but for that turned out to be
me, it is a lot more a good thing, since in
about maintenance. I am a huge fan of the the interim laminate flooring had become
maintenance free home, to the extent that hugely popular, due to advances in the
such a thing is possible. I’ll give proper credit technology. We opted to go for a waterproof
for influencing my decision to my children, version, which was less expensive than
as well as to the five cats and two dogs that hardwood, and easier to install.
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