Fun Weekend for a Handyman

I have known Bob and Carol for about 20 years, and they still live in the same house they did when I met them. They also still have the same carpet in their basement they did when we met. This is where the fun begins. Bob and Carol invited me over for steaks on the grill Friday night, of course I went. After dinner Carol punched Bob and said, “Have you asked him yet?” Bob was supposed to ask me to help him remove the old moldy soggy carpet from the basement. Carol had purchased new carpet and was having it installed on Tuesday. Only one problem, the old carpet needed to go before then.
The fun job of carpet removal started at six a.m. on Saturday morning. Now the only good reason to get up that early on Saturday morning is to go fishing, but that is not what we were going to do.
As a handyman one thing I have learned over the years is to work smart. There are hard and easy ways to do everything. At this stage in my life, I will choose the easy way. Here is the easy way to remove that old carpet:
Cut the carpet into strips about two to three feet in width. Roll up the strips and put it in garbage bags.
Here is what you will need:
1-A razor blade knife
2- Heavy duty garbage bags (I like the leaf bags)
3- A yard-stick
4-Duct tape (optional)
Start at the short side of the carpet, folding the carpet over onto itself, about three feet to start. If this is too heavy to handle, make the next cut shorter. Step on the fold, so it flattens out; this makes it easier to cut. Cut the carpet at the fold. Let the remaining carpet lie back down. Now fold the padding over onto the carpet you just cut and cut the padding. Now you have the cut carpet with the padding on the top, just roll them up and stick them in a garbage bag. If the carpet is hard to handle, you can duct tape the roll before you put it in the garbage bag. Just keep repeating this until you are done.
After the carpet is removed, clean the floor with bleach and water solution. Make sure you let the floor dry completely before the new carpet is installed.
With Carol’s help, Bob and me had the job done by noon. That left plenty of time for the important things in life, like fishing.