100%!!! That whole house needs new carpet all over. I mean, look at the state of it in Lou's room, it's covered in stains and burns from cigs/joints. The whole house would be done, plus carpet fitters don't use nails ffs, they only use tacks for carpet grippers & they're not big enough to go through a pipe. Besides which, they'd use an electronic tester that tells you where pipes & electrical wires are. Also, I doubt any grippers would be used anyway, as in most rooms fitters use a tool that pushes the carpet edges under the skirting boards.
It's a story that could be setting the scene for the loss of the laptop. I'm amazed she still has it, to be honest. I do know that Carol put stipulations in place regarding that laptop. Lou has to "report in" to Carol on facetime with the laptop every few weeks, to prove she still has it.
Weird for two reasons..
1 ... It's a means of control and maintaining contact and,
2 ... It proves that Carol actually does not have faith or trust in Lou, which makes her cheerleading and "you got this" crap all the more bizarre.