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Cheezoholic

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2. I've owned 3 homes since 1990. First thing to go in all of them was any carpet. I detest the stuff

Reply to SouthBayDem (Original post)

Sun Mar 15, 2026, 12:32 PM

23 hrs ago

If you have it take a magnifying glass to it, even if you just had it cleaned (and Dawg don't look at the cleaning water lol). Its just indoor plastic grass. I HATE the stuff. Plus, if you're handy. you can put down wood and/or tile floors using repurposed materials for pennies on the dollar. I did a 600sq ft room in one of my homes with left over Brazilian Koa from a million dollar house that was being built (I was running a network setup for it). My cost was my labor. Man that stuff is gorgeous. I'll get off the re-purposing kick but I'm telling you they waste so much anymore you can damn near build a house out of dumpster scraps

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Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacy (full documentary) - PBS Frontline [View all] SouthBayDem 23 hrs ago OP

Also fire fighting foam IbogaProject 23 hrs ago #1

I've owned 3 homes since 1990. First thing to go in all of them was any carpet. I detest the stuff Cheezoholic 23 hrs ago #2

This was excellent and an important issue that few realize. Envirogal 22 hrs ago #3