Surprise!

“So, what are you going to do with that hideous carpet running up the stairs in the cabin?”

I thought I’d just replace it having pulled up a corner only to see a ratty board. Naturally, I presumed that there was nothing underneath but cheap subfloor.

It turns out that the ratty board was just the edge of a carpet tack strip. The rest of the flooring is nearly pristine tongue-and-groove pine. I say nearly because there are now a lot of nail holes to patch that will be left from the tack strips.

Maybe I can win after all! Hooray for the anti-carpet brigade!

Your pal,

bob