I did the same thing.. pull up the 100 year old TOXIC carpet (lol)and the 200 pounds of staples... had to replace some of the subfloor.. and put down a wooden laminate flooring.. Now it is soo easy to clean and small rugs can be washed or cheaply replaced...
So good luck and take your time and measure twice cut once,,,
before
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after
Never do anything you wouldn't want to explain to the Paramedics...
2000 Windsport 34K