If any of you guys ever hear some old geezer say, "I'm gonna tear up all the carpet, pad, tack strips, staples, base boards, paint the entire inside of my house, install new hardwood all thru the house and I'm gonna do it all by myself because I'm retired and have nothing better to do", then throw that idiot a life preserver as he has definitely gone off the deep end. I have seriously underestimated my advanced age. My house is a wreck, my living room is mostly in the kitchen and my old tired butt is already worn out and nowhere near half way done. The smart move would have been to get on the phone and hear someone answer, Hello, this is Acme Painting Service and then book a two week vacation. Hope I'm done by Christmas......this year's Christmas.