Andrew Means
Member III
I suppose this could go in the maintenance forum, but since the carpet issue is less about the technicalities of installation and more about actually living with the stuff, I figured here would be the place.
Firstly, about my boat - I own it with a couple other guys and we use it primarily for sailing around Seattle's Lake Union with lots of our friends, picking people up at the dock at the south end of the lake, or Ivar's or wherever, and generally having a lot of fun. We sail to the San Juans whenever possible, but we'll go out for a couple hours at the slightest provocation. As such it sees almost constant use in the summertime, and we use it a fair amount in the fall and winter as well. What I'm saying here is that beer/wine/whatever is often spilled in the cabin, and as such we haven't had carpet since a bottle of syrah was virtually emptied during a rousing game of poker one night.
That said, I did like the homey feel of carpet, and as the winter approaches and I'm planning on doing more overnight sails I'd like something soft under my feet when I wake up in the morning.
Those of you with carpet; how do you keep it clean? What kind do you recommend? I'm assuming white shag is out of the question.
oh, edit: I've seen some people put down laminate flooring, but I haven't really seen many that look particularly good; is this something anyone has done or recommends?
Firstly, about my boat - I own it with a couple other guys and we use it primarily for sailing around Seattle's Lake Union with lots of our friends, picking people up at the dock at the south end of the lake, or Ivar's or wherever, and generally having a lot of fun. We sail to the San Juans whenever possible, but we'll go out for a couple hours at the slightest provocation. As such it sees almost constant use in the summertime, and we use it a fair amount in the fall and winter as well. What I'm saying here is that beer/wine/whatever is often spilled in the cabin, and as such we haven't had carpet since a bottle of syrah was virtually emptied during a rousing game of poker one night.
That said, I did like the homey feel of carpet, and as the winter approaches and I'm planning on doing more overnight sails I'd like something soft under my feet when I wake up in the morning.
Those of you with carpet; how do you keep it clean? What kind do you recommend? I'm assuming white shag is out of the question.
oh, edit: I've seen some people put down laminate flooring, but I haven't really seen many that look particularly good; is this something anyone has done or recommends?
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