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We came up with the BEST way to protect your floors! #DIY #diyhacks #flooring #demo

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  1. 0:55–1:00 Seal Off Entryways From How to Remove Old Carpet from Stairs, Step 1: Secure the Area

    To fully contain dust and debris within the renovation area, use more duct tape and 6-millimeter thick plastic sheeting to cover and seal off any entryways or doorways leading to other parts of the house. Tape the plastic securely around the door frames, from the floor to the ceiling, to create an effective dust barrier. This prevents airborne particles from spreading beyond the work zone.

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0:01 My name is Nick and my wife and I took on this massive primary bathroom remodel which was extremely messy and we had this brand new carpet that I really did not want to destroy. I knew that I was going to go back and forth on it literally thousands of times and it was going to be extremely messy from all the demo. So, I wanted to come up with a system to protect the floors and I did that and I want to show you just how well it worked. I came up with it for carpet but it would work on any kind of flooring. And check out how clean it is after literally months and hundreds and hundreds of back and forths with wheelbarl full of crap. Here's everything I did and used so you can do it yourself. And if you follow our page, you will never have to comment any word to get the information from us. No gatekeeping here. Went to Lowe's and bought extra-L large boxes, carpet shield, and some duct tape. Focus the cardboard on the main trafficked area so I can go back and forth with wheelbarls if I need to. And I also put some where the main tools are going to be stored. Then you're going to use your duct tape to tape together all of the seams, and that keeps it from separating at any point. Then you're going to cover it all with carpet shield, overlapping about 2

0:47 to 3 in on each roll. I found that the combination of the cardboard and the carpet shield is extremely effective at keeping dust, liquids, and everything out, which is so important. Once that was all done and sealed, I then used more duct tape and 6 mm thick plastic to cover the rest of the entryways. And then it was time to demo. Now, the project is almost done, and we're going to show you that shortly. But I just wanted to share this process because we were so pleased with the results. If you're a DIYer like us and you want to protect your flooring, I promise you there is no better way to do

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