I have a carpet that I am having removed in order to install hardwood floors. The carpet itself is only about a year old and still in very good condition. (If we didn’t have pets we would probably keep it.) We have another house we would like to put the carpet in, but would only like to do so in the form of an area rug.

Is this kind of transplant possible? Has anyone ever done this? What are some other options?

Thanks!

I just purchased a 45-year-old home and the previous owners installed carpet over the hardwood floors. They ripped it up before selling it to us and the carpet pad left residue in high traffic areas. It looks like the floors have stains in some of those high-traffic areas as well. Does anyone have any suggestions as to the best way of cleaning this? We don’t have much time to do extensive work on the floors before moving in because we also have to paint all the interior walls. Any suggestions?

I have a 2 bedroom apartment with hardwood floors. My roommate and I have started keep really different hours, so I’m trying to find ways to keep the noise down for both our sakes. We have rugs in all the common areas, but we can’t think of anything else to reduce the noise.