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JamesNLA

Howdy all,

Getting ready to start another remod, and there is this one silly stupid thing that's bothering me.

We have to demo out part of a mstr bed / hallway. Those areas have carpet. We need to take the demo'd material out either via wheel barrel or Manuel labor....well, someone else needs to take the demo'd material out I should say! The 20 or 30 feet to get from the end of the carpet to the outside is newly installed Mahogoney(sp?) flooring. The client LOVES her flooring. Needless to say I don't want to have it screwed up under my watch.

Normally I'll use canvas drops for carpet, but if that is down on the hard wood there is a safety issue there, it's too damn slippery. So in the pase we have just used rosin paper with blue tape. Seems to work well until there is a tear and pieces of lath and plaster get under that and people step on it. Now we have nice little scratched and gouge marks. Not fun. So what do others use for this sort of thing?

Thanks

Mud Master

Got any scrap rolls of carpet? that would work. I tore out plaster OVER a new hardwood floor before. MAN was that project ever done bass ackwards!! but we used an old roll of carpet,under it we put rosin paper and taped it to the hardwood, and than duct taped the carpet to the rosin paper. Didn't think the duct tape would hold up on the paper with all the movement of the feet back and forth, but damned if it didn't! Get it as big as you can, take it out in wheel barrows and try to utilize only that pathway.

Or worst case scenerio just take it out in trash bags lol.

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Ed the Roofer

My first thought was remnant scraps of leftover cheap carpeting from a carpet outlet also.

There also is a possibility of setting up a trash chute through the window opening, if the pieces are small enough to fit through without creating any damage.

Ed

eastend

how about 1/4" masonite

dougchips

I have never seen a wheel barrow used in a finished house. I would be equally concerned about the walls.

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lawndart

Eastend is right. I do alot of hardwood flooring installs, and often pick up other work after I've finished the flooring. I usually cover the floor with red rosin paper, and then lay down 1/4" masonite on top. Never had a problem with it yet.

JamesNLA

It's ok, kinda hard to explain the layout. Any walls in vicinity are comming out anyhow. And I have seen wheel barrows used all the time on finished homes. Better than Juan dropping a header with nails sticking out of it

Thanks for the tips, I'll use the Rosin paper with the carpet. That sounds like the better way to do it

lawndart

James, consider the masonite. Carpet does not protect against damage. you need a solid barrier in between. If someone drops something heavy, I guarantee the owner will not be happy about the denting, or chipping that will occur. Trust me I've learned this the hard way. Take the most extreme measures you can when it comes to working on a finished floor, because splitting out and replacing damaged boards is not fun at all. It can get very expensive too if he/she insists that you have to re-finish the floor.