Heard a trim carpenter say carpet is the easy way out and it got me thinking

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The last time I tried my hand at carpet, I ended up with more carpet stuck to me than on the floor. My wife still calls it the "tumbleweed incident" because I looked like a walking floor sample afterwards. Carpets easy? I'd say its a great way to learn some humility real fast. What kind of work do you usually end up doing around the house?

jamienguyen10d ago

Duct tape is the real MVP for keeping carpet fibers off your clothes lol.

fisher.charlie8d ago

Tumbleweed incident is gold, I'm stealing that lol. The worst part is the static, man. I swear after cutting carpet for an hour I look like I got in a fight with a tumble dryer and lost. My trick now is I wear one of those cheap painters suits from the hardware store, the ones that look like you're about to clean up toxic waste. Keeps 90% of the fibers off your clothes. Still gotta pick fuzz out of your hair for the next two days though. Honestly the only housework I really do is patching drywall and painting, stuff where if you mess up you can just paint over it again. Carpets too permanent for my shaky hands.