So yesterday we got new carpet and everything went swimmingly. It looks great, the furniture is back in place (not the books... but I can't do everything in a day). But there simply MUST be a glitch. It's required in every single home improvement project we ever do.
Today, as I sat and watched, the trash guy, emptied our can and then left all that old carpet!!! We've had carpet done before (as I stated earlier) without the haul away being a problem. Trash guys come by, load it up and take it away. As long as it's cut into 4 ft rolls and is manageable. Not anymore....
We ended up having to load the crappy old stuff in the minivan (now there's a good use of space) and take it to the dumpster of the carpet place. On calling both the trash people and the carpet people. Having THEM come do it would cost between $100 to $300. However, the carpet store said if we dumped it in their dumpster, there would be no charge.
There you are, that's what my husband and I did this morning... hauled carpet. Dirty, smelly, old carpet. Very likely with bugs and all kinds of stuff from having been outside all night. *sigh*
Well, at least it hadn't rained...
The carpet people didn't haul it away?? That's strange... I thought disposing of the old stuff was part of the deal.
At least you have a van and didn't have to pay someone else or rent a truck... ;)
Posted by: pam | July 13, 2004 at 05:41 PM
Oh and don't forget about the dust mites. Yucky aweful looking critters. Good Riddance. (too tired to check spelling, but you get my drift!)
Posted by: Tammi | July 13, 2004 at 06:24 PM
Pam - the carpet people do take it away... If you want to pay the big bucks - they're much more expensive than the regular trash guys, even if you have to schedule a special pick up.
But you see, up until now, you've always been able to put properly cut up, rolled carpet out at the curb and it got hauled with the usual stuff on trash day. So, why would you pay extra when they'll just take it with the regular stuff.
Now, suddenly, they don't do that anymore! And there was no notice that I ever heard about!!! No mailing saying they don't take this, that or the other thing. That's what really pissed us off. *sigh*
Posted by: Teresa | July 14, 2004 at 11:00 AM