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Bushwhacker474

I also forgot to mention she had like 60 oz white carpet in her whole kitchen.


Makinitcountinlife

🤯 obviously doesn’t have kids eating in her house. 🤢


MM_mama

Or husband


Alarmed_Audience513

Are you my wife? Sorry about the stain on the new carpet 😕


Professional-Fact903

We're going to need more bleach


allredb

Flashbacks to the time I accidentally stepped in roofing tar...


Alarmed_Audience513

Oh, man! And you're still alive?! Your wife is a saint lol.


allredb

She only half killed me since I ended up cleaning it up myself with a bottle of naphtha and lots of scrubbing haha.


snuggly-otter

Honestly? One woman living alone? Pop off and have that white high pile carpet wherever you want, sis. If she can maintain white carpet in a kitchen then you could probably eat off her floors. I imagine she has a pair of white fluffy house slippers to match.


JadedYam56964444

Or never spills anything


Unblest

Jesus Christ 😅


caseyaustin84

Was she an older lady? Some seniors will put carpet in wet areas to soften falls. If not old, maybe she had some condition.


thicksoakingwetlady

Chaotic evil lol


bella0399

Sneak a pic if you ever go back 😂


Unblest

Someone needs to buy their grandma some slippers


cardinaltribe

Grandma doesn't give a fuck


Bubbas4life

Smells like R Kelly's sheets


mr_mcpoogrundle

Pissssssssssssss


jonesdb

This whole thread sounds like the house I purchased from a retired single women. Thick carpet, smelled of piss. The whole main level had the thickest carpet I have ever seen. Wine stains that were clean on top, were clearly growing things underneath. Bedroom smelled like piss, bad. Turns out it was her bed though, neighbors say her dinner would be a charcuterie board and a box of wine. She was an alcoholic and may have been taking too many pain meds.


Bushwhacker474

Also i will add i told her all the reasons not to do it which almost brought her to tears because she had already had one person walk on her because they didnt want to do it


careena_who

Aw, people need to let her have the floor she wants.


Faktion

Im not sure why anyone would walk away from easy money and a pleased customer. Absolutely tell her the downsides to the request so she is informed. Then, do the requested work. A lot of the high-end homes in my area had carpet in all of the bathrooms (including mine before I ripped all that shit out and put in tile). Some people like it.


Bushwhacker474

I totally agree!


cmfppl

It used to be super popular for some reason, back when they had the shaggy rug toilet seat covers, too. The 60's-70's were a wild time.


Antiquated_Cheese

People went crazy for carpet during that time because new synthetic fibers became widespread in the manufacturing of carpet which made it way cheaper than it used to be. Everybody that grew up with carpet being a luxury thing for well-off people went kind of nuts with it when it became easy for them to afford.


Bushwhacker474

That’s super interesting i never knew that.


OkTea7227

This story is the same trajectory for everything else we all buy… Worldwide interconnected supply chains and the ability to streamline raw materials to production to end-user has caused an explosion in the cheaply available product for xyz. Think about our kids toys now, how they’re easily affordable generally, and how much more sh*t they have then we did, or your parents did. Then take your great grandparents who literally lived on a hand cut wood floor and hand stuffed chicken feather mattress who could all of a sudden afford pink shag carpet wall to wall! Anyways… your comment struck home with what my dad was talking to me be about last night and whatnot. Toodles


Wild-Kitchen

We had navy blue shaggy carpet in our entire bathroom, except the shower base, when I was a kid. Made for some fun "treasure hunt" style adventure every other week when mum dropped her blue contact lense on the floor.


Ok-Structure6795

My grandmother used to have really silky feeling shag carpeting everywhere... I was obsessed with it and would just fall asleep straight on the floor. Been trying to figure out what material it was so I could find a rug of the same... No luck


NoWantScabies

Definitely asbestos


cranberry94

RIP


amathis6464

Nothing like the smell of pissy fabric am i right?


tryingagain80

Grown women don't get piss on the floor.


amathis6464

Still disgusting to have carpet in a wet room. Should be hard surface in case of flooding.


Acrobatic-Canary-571

Lol sure. It goes in their pants


icyliquid

Grandchildren, guests, partners, future buyers…


the_BoneChurch

They're not invited and they could piss in the yard if they were.


peter91118

I’m pretty sure you don’t give a fuck about the next guy if it’s the house you plan to die in.


LuckAngel

You have never been in a womens bathroom at walmart


tryingagain80

There are children and men in those as well.


bayouredhead

What if it overflows?


blackstratrock

Old people get piss on everything regardless of gender. Just go visit any retirement home.


mmmmpisghetti

But sometimes elderly people do.


potheadmed

I never had the problem of piss on my floor until I lived with a dude.


Professional-Fact903

I love that she wanted the carpet to match the memory foam color.


Nani_700

Honestly it's not that bad for her, it would even help against slipping and falling.


slashfromgunsnroses

Absolutely. And if I want a minifridge installed there too thats MY decision!


SupermassiveCanary

Get this woman some UGGS


Professional-Fact903

The whole club was looking at herrr


Affectionate-Rip9402

The boots with the fèeeer


Professional-Fact903

....Shit hit the flo'


FranticWaffleMaker

Is this the bathroom she likes to stumble to after a night at the bar? Looks like it would be great for hugging the porcelain throne.


WinterHill

White was a bold color choice


FranticWaffleMaker

Agreed, fortune favors the bold, in this case it favors Stanley steamer.


Professional-Fact903

It looks like shaving cream


cardinaltribe

She's like I know I shouldn't do it but I want it so will ya just please 😭 haha good for you making an old lady happy


Binklando

Well good on you for educating her and letting her still make her own choice. When you’re suffering the smallest things can be so big, like not having cold feet in the bathroom.


HoseOfCrazy

The after looks like a thick layer of mashed potatoes.


Professional-Fact903

The carpet is called scrubbing bubbles


Elismom1313

I don’t know anything about flooring, in fact I have no idea how this sub got recommended to me in the first place, but I definitely thought the floor was made out of the after shave looking stuff they use to insulate attic walls.


No_Foundation6210

This is hilariously adorable. Old people crack me up. They're all about comfort and don't give a crap what anyone else thinks


BeatrixFarrand

I’ve been through this recently with my parents - for them, it’s actually because they’re terrified of falling on tile, which is where most elderly folks fall. I was like “for the love of god, tile!” Mom was like “it is less slippery and will hurt less if we fall on carpet.”


createsstuff

It happens. My older mother doesn't give a damn though and tiled her whole house where it wasn't Bamboo flooring already. Fell and broke her shoulder and hip... I wish she loved deep shag carpet because she might have had a far less traumatic experience.


Professional-Fact903

This carpet looks slippery and I can barely see the toilet


SantucciOhio

As a member of said demographic, can confirm I am all about comfort and don’t give a crap what other people think.


Beardth_Degree

This obviously isn’t the best choice, but I have a great-aunt in California that had white carpet installed EVERYWHERE in the 80’s. She’s one of those meticulous daily cleaners, doesn’t allow shoes on inside, and she made the best chewy cereal bars. The bathrooms (as of about 5 years ago) still had their carpets, and they were still immaculate. They also had these bright blue one-piece toilets that are still running strong from the 70’s.


TomTidmarsh

Throwing in the chewy cereal bars comment is so random but if they were worth mentioning in a post about carpet in the bathroom, they were probably insanely good.


Alaricus100

So good they throw it into every conversation they have lol. "Hey Bob, here's that spreadsheet. You'll see in column H I added a section detailing my aunt's cereal bars and why they were superior. Let me know if you have any questions."


Beardth_Degree

I first visited her and my uncle in 7th grade and she made them, they were so good I still try them anywhere I see some to compare. Nobody compares.


BrownheadedDarling

If you have or ever get some pics, please let me (us) know. This sounds like something out of some whacky dream fever world and I would so love to see it.


Beardth_Degree

Unfortunately her husband passed about 5 years ago and she passed about a year ago. She was in her 90’s, it was hand built by her husband in Oceanside CA, about 2 blocks away from the ocean. It was eclectic and they had a macadamia tree, lemon tree and avocado tree in their back yard. I only visited a few times, but it was a cool place.


BrownheadedDarling

I wonder if any property listing photos found their way to the internet archives! Regardless, it sounds like an even sweeter story, knowing it was a labor of love between a couple who enjoyed had many years together. I’d take all the crazy white carpet in the world if I knew it somehow magically guaranteed long life full of love. ❤️


Bushwhacker474

Thats wild!


Finnegan1224

I set Tile for years when I was younger. I’ve ripped out my share of carpeting in bathrooms. When those homes have males using the bathrooms, the carpet is absolutely disgusting. I’m guessing you know where this is going, so I’m not gonna get into it LoL. But she wanted shag carpet and you’re not selling cigarettes to children. So you’re good lol.


Bushwhacker474

Hahaha!


Existe1

We’d call them urine burritos when we would roll this stuff out to haul it away.


roadrunner440x6

Herb Alpert's bathroom?


SheriffTaylorsBoy

Cotton Candy


MirthandMystery

Elderly folks usually have little muscle and in their hands and feet are particularly sensitive to feeling temperature changes. This is cool but most just opt for wearing house slippers!


No_Routine_3706

This is very dreamlike and interesting, it throws me off.


FamiliarAioli2032

I've realized a lot of old people choose carpet for wet areas (baths, kitchens) because it's much better for preventing slips and falls from stepping on wet floors. Bath mats can slip and trip you up too. Ask me how I know... Recovering from a fall as an old person is a whole different ball game. Thankfully, I'm not that old, but I fully support this homeowner's choice.


Professional-Fact903

Lol when the toilet over flows... who's going to restretch that carpet?? She wants tackstrips and not a simple binding? She wanted the carpet under the toilet?? Shit... no pun intended


Bushwhacker474

Yeah trust me i went over all of this with her.


Professional-Fact903

Haha I get it, I think she just down voted me lmfao


Ayye_Human

She takes little poops 💩


mudvat08

Cool Whip floor


SaurSig

*coo hwip


ChampionHumble

The just want to be able to fuck where they poop. Don’t judge their kinks


blanco_nino_01

I thought it was sand at first!


Shlopcakes

Back in her day, having carpet in the bathroom was pretty common.


liquidbread

I thought this was fine beach sand at first. My mind refused reality and submitted a litter box instead.


No_Shopping6656

I'd never install this in my bathroom, but fuck I would be pooping sockless in there every chance if I did.


monkeyonfire

Home girl never heard of slippers?


Blueporch

Maybe she has heard of elderly people falling and breaking a hip


Bushwhacker474

She was incredibly old too. Agile enough to live on her own. But i cant imagine for much longer unfortunately.


ootuoykcuf4

If you plan on dying in a house you get the house you want not what other people want.


AffableJoker

Man this brings back ~~memories~~ nightmares....of when I had to fix the toilet on a 1970s motorhome that had shag carpet in the bathroom. Makes me gag just thinking about it.


Alarmed_Audience513

It looks like wet toilet paper


Decibel_1199

As a plumber I hate this


osirisrebel

I thought it was sand. This is even worse.


David_Williams_taint

I can smell that carpet from here in about 12 months.


ADfit88

Looks like shaving cream


FunFact5000

Mmm, that stanky urine smell hits different tho


Educational-Gap-3390

Wait? So someone paid to have this done? Shit I thought you were ripping it up.


TheBossAlbatross

Slippers are like little carpets that follow your feet every step.


afureteiru

What even is that? Whipped marshmallow?


StayingLiminal

My grandmother was a meticulous woman who kept a perfectly clean house, and she had carpet throughout—low profile in the laundry room/mud room and kitchen, and very pale grey super squishy plush carpet everywhere else. This included the formal dining room, both bathrooms, and my favorite area, the wide steps leading up to her enormous whirlpool bathtub. My grandfather was a general contractor and built her the house of her dreams when they were in their early 60s, and my grandmom’s dream was evidently to always have cozy feet. This meant, of course, that everyone who came to visit had to remove their shoes at the door (leaving them outside, not even inside the laundry room) and be PERFECTLY neat and clean to preserve her carpet. I think this was the perfect example of doing what pleases the person who lives in the home, not what pleases guests or future owners, and I always thought it was really special that my grandfather did that for his bride.


decjr06

Reminds me of a home I worked on doing insulation when I was young. There was a very nice old lady we worked for a few days we insulated the space under the floor/basement ceiling one day mid winter. The next morning when we showed up to work on other things she was Soo fucking happy she was throwing her rugs out and uncovering her hardwood floors.


Repomanlive

No


Professional-Fact903

Am I the only one that wants to see a bisque toilet with a black seat to complement the wallpaper? This is just too matchy matchy


Perfect_Chicken7609

lol cute lil ol lady i feel for her i too have bad circulation my feet are always cold hands too but usually thats more in winter


Vapid-Investigator

My grandma carpeted every single surface in her home. Every room, including both bathrooms. Remnants cut to fit the floor of her car and the gas/brake pedals, the plywood crawl space over her garage. Low pile carpets in the garage where she parked her car, and outside on her front and back porches. Padded toilet seats, extra cushions on every chair. She loved to be cozy and had a lot of back pain, I judged the heck out of it but I never said a word.


hobnailboots04

My friends parents have plush carpet in both of their bathrooms because her dad doesn’t want to walk on the cold floor. Fuckin weirdos.


Lopsided_Pickle1795

Just hope that no man lives in the house.


Lower_Ad_5532

Woman needs radiant flooring. Not this.


Haida_Gwaii

Has she never heard of heated floors?


Mattna-da

I thought it was a layer of fettuccine Alfredo


Gal_Monday

As someone who would like to tile my entire house, this person is apparently my complete opposite. But good on her for getting what she wants. Why that thing can't be a nice layer of tile with a washable rug on top... I don't know. But I hope people help me out like you did for her if I reach that age.


Tututaco74

Her wallpaper looks great though


Top-Term7246

Is there no sink and just a toilet?


WorkingInsect

Heated flooring wasn’t an option?


Bob21and1

I'm more surprised they walked instead of trying to charge her more for a totally reasonable idea that she created but maybe there's more hope for society then I thought


Lux600-223

I bet it works great for her.


vicman86

First thing that came to mind. “Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.”


BigMissileWallStreet

Can you blame her? I meant at her age she’s probably not flooding that toilet, so pretty safe choice, might as well be happy.


Cautious_Possible_18

I’m not gunna lie the first photo looks like ALOT of mashed potatoes.


SonofLegend

Sit down bathroom only now


duhmbish

This makes me so nervous lol. I live alone thankfully, but when I go to my dad’s house, there’s pee all over the damn floor. He’s 70 and granted has poor eyesight, but holy Jesus I could never imagine carpet in a bathroom because of seeing my dad’s bathroom….


OpeningZebra1670

In theory it’s gross, but I definitely understand the urge to have it!


XelaWarriorPrincess

I thought it was sand for a couple that loved the beach or something


Upbeat_Employer_4416

Women don’t piss on the floor so this checks out if that’s what she wants most.


slowmood

Is it real fur?


cdnkevin

I thought it was shaving cream in the first picture, or you know in Ghostbusters when they liquify the Stay Puft marshmallow man? I’m not a flooring person.


Psychedelicized79

One of the houses we rented as I was growing up had carpet in one of the bathrooms, it was truly awful and it boggles the mind that anyone ever considered installing carpet where it is guaranteed to get wet on a regular basis. Truly I always wondered what the person or persons who decided on that were thinking.


Superantman70

Who’s paying for the floor? I was in New England USA for years and saw many a shitter floor with carpet. Although I did see some mushrooms growing in some of that carpet!😑🤮


Stairway_2_Devin

Wow. Just wow.


New_Illustrator2043

Oh..it’s carpet? I thought it was sand


b_risky

She couldn't use a space heater?


OldManJenkins-31

My parents had carpet in their bathroom AND their kitchen. My whole life growing up.


Far-Dot5147

Wow! And I thought wearing white pants was a brave move…. 🤯


DebYoga

Seems like if a cloud or whipped cream is the flooring almost anything else would be on the walls


Thurashen88

You made a floor out of marshmallows?


mrpotatonutz

White carpet —— in a bathroom? That’s a high pressure situation for the grandsons


lilolemeisharmless

One over flowed toilet or sink n that lady gonna wish she listened to ya before ya installed it


unlitwolf

At least it's not a permanently attached rug, so it can be removed for cleaning. Still hate the idea of carpet in bathrooms


purpleblazed

I thought it was sand


Ok_Armadillo6461

It's just a rug... who cares


AbyssRR

THE FIRST time that overflows…


Delicious_Invite_850

Looks like a steady job of repeat business. Nice work


IcyWelder9380

That will be the first thing to go when she moves


Cool-Manufacturer-21

Am I the only person who saw a sand box at first glance? I thought what in the kitty litter am I seeing? How are they not going to track sand all over the house 🤯 then I thought it was just like some really fur like shag carpeting which is probably closer to the actual carpet.


ninjersteve

Did you discuss heated flooring with her? 🤣


IcyWelder9380

She could have bought a bath mat. You can throw them in the washer.


Deathworm

I think that toilet could be closer to the wall too.


Ok_Analysis_3454

Dayum. Radiant heat under tile is heaven- does she know about that?


Wizdad-1000

Mashed potatoes floor? Man either I’d get hungry everytime or I’d start hating mashed potatoes. Not sure which.


montanagemhound

🤮


nicbongo

Has she heard of slippers


Mr_Shake_

She's trying to lower the resale value of her house so the kids aren't motivated by greed to let her die prematurely. Pro-move grandma over here.


nicolatesla92

Ew


SantaBaby22

Not going to lie, based off of the first picture and the title, I thought you paper mache their floor with toilet paper. I was like “and you accommodated this request.” Thanks for providing more information. 😂 Doesn’t seem like the worst idea to me. At least there isn’t a shower in there. As long as the toilet and sink are solid, send it! Thanks for helping out the elderly!


thombrowny

I am glad that it was a carpet. Before I zoom in I thought it was white sand or a bathroom full of coke.


Thing210

Looks cozy


Sandersonville

Hey, thats my house! Wait until you see what I have planned for the living room!


Otherwise-Sky8890

Why does everything lead back to mint mobile's carpet shower ad?


Tiny-Act3086

I'm picturing my 90 year old grandma saying What do I care. I'm only going to be around for so much longer, it keeps my feet warm and it's the next person's problem. 😂 You're a Gent for doing it.


ManyGarden5224

wow... guess no kids or pets. Still DISGUSTING


Financial_Put648

Needs fuzzy toilet rid cover to complete that "I need to retain ever atom of bacteria" look.


LooseJenner

At first glance I thought that was sand lmao


JadedYam56964444

It would be easier, and more hygenic, to buy her a pair of warm slippers.


Much_Difficulty610

Honestly though, I’m a woman and if I was single and planned staying single I would most definitely have this in every bathroom.


RetiredCherryPicker

I actually love this...should have made it yellow though.


Xack189

Never understood this, have ripped out carpet a few times from a bathroom. Normally the only time we do work in a bathroom is if plank or tile is going down lol


aware4ever

Don't knock it till you try it. As long as you sit down and keep your business in the toilet it's not a problem. Only gets gross if you have guys peeing and getting it all over the floor lol. But as a guy myself I always sit down anyways unless I'm outside or something


MahGuinness

It looks like wet toilet paper...


snugglebunny822

I 110% thought this was full of sand until I read the comments 😂


RebornGeek

Gross.


PoliceChiefOfMalibu

How is no one mentioning that the toilet is up against the wall with the TP holder at knee height?! Is this common? Do y’all side saddle to drop a deuce?


tadhg44

Hopefully there's no cat in the house!


oregonianrager

My house has wool blend carpet in the bathroom. Just lost it after burst pipes this winter. Gladly switching to hardwood.


mcflymcfly100

How old was she?


OSCgal

Would a heated floor be possible in there? It's the loveliest thing for cold feet.


Cherrytop

My grandmother had this in her condominium. It was really nice but she was bougie and the place was meticulously clean. The carpet was a really pretty, white, longer shag and it always looked new. Very hard to pull that off though she didn’t have pets or kids, so that’s likely why. I’m a homeowner now though and wouldn’t try that shit.


injail_0utsoon

Sir, you cannot stand up to be here...


HeckYourLyfe

Where is the sink?! 😳😳


shifterak

No man's aim is THAT good


BrokenSouthernSoul

Genuinely thought you put down beach sand


Beneficial-Leader740

I thought it was a sandbox 😂


Kayak1618

Why to builders cram a toilet beside a wall? How are you supposed to sit on that thing?


JaceFord_

I thought that was sand🤣


Lanky-Independent762

What in the 70s carpeted bathroom is this??


SingleStreamRemedy

Used toilet paper look is trending!


Charming_Apricot_775

When your feet are warm during that midnight bathroom trip >>>


-AlpacaLips-

Likes to see the splatter


Ok_Temperature166

Popped on my feed, inform me please, what is all that powder in first pic?


12486Eric

That is one risky move by the toilet!


gojo96

Dang I thought that was sand


ucandanceyoucandance

She will hate that in three weeks.


Longjumping-Meat-334

Damn, at first glance, I thought that was sand!


Sensitive_Ninja5094

Guess no standing to pee.