Since someone in my family is allergic to black, it looks like I will be doing carpet from scratch. That brings up two questions.
First, I am perfectly willing to not do again what someone else has already done. So, if someone within reasonable distance of southeastern Virginia has an uninstalled carpet set that I could come trace, that would be of great help. I understand that some trimming is required for the F5 carpet, but that won't be a problem. In the alternative, if anyone has existing carpet templates they would be willing to share, that would be just as good.
Second, also looking for recommendations for a source of good carpet material. It seems like there is a supplier on every corner, and it is hard to guess who has a quality product. It would be nice to have carpet that didn't dissolve when it gets wet, so if you have any tips here, please let me know.