Hi Meghan, et.al.; I first put sheet vinyl on all floors, then cut carpet scraps to fit. Most of the time I don't have to cable tie it all down, but the edges of the carpet scraps are pretty easy to do.. Just make a hole with awl, small phillips screwdriver, or knitting needle, & loop the small cable tie thru & around a cage wire. Keep the cut end outside if the cage, they wind up pretty sharp usually. Most vinyl & carpet stores have scraps you can buy, & if u get a pile of the carpet "samples" (which are out of date demo samples), you usually can bargin for lwss than $1.00 ea. if you get a pile or the whole lot of what they have. I usually get about a 3 foot tall pile, & it lasts most of the year:) Take care, Gary & the gang of fur Timmy's web site=<http://www.concentric.net/~Gferret/>; He's the ferret totally healed from "terminal lymphoma" without drugs or surgery. :) ICQ#4461104 [Posted in FML issue 2517]