aemeijers wrote:

May as well trash it yourself, then. A couple years under vinyl or w/w
carpet will trash hardwood as quick as cats will.

Not necessarily. A couple of years ago, I pulled up carpet in one bedroom,
cleaned, buffed and waxed the oak hardwood It was fine. My guess is that the
carpet had been down for twenty years or more. The previous owners had dogs,
cats, and kids. -- Doug