The first step is to remove the old carpeting.

It had a dank smell, he said, with old carpeting.

And the rambling, characterless dining room flaunted old, dull carpeting and heavy black chairs in ornamental iron.

But what other people saw was the shabby face of the house, the seedy yard, the boarded-up windows, the smell of cheap old carpeting and thick-laid dust.

The dampness made the interior smell of plastic, motor oil and old carpeting.

In some places the old carpeting was so thickly and darkly stained with blood that the patterns had disappeared.

He ripped out the old carpeting, painted everywhere, including the garage and the unfinished basement, and buffed up the kitchen counters with an epoxy-based paint.

They plan to remove the old carpeting and flocked velvet wallpaper, and update the bathrooms and kitchen, where the oven and dishwasher are broken.

The shelter needs animal food, old carpeting, blankets, sweaters, other animal supplies and volunteers.

Its ReEntry program reuses or recycles customers' old carpeting.