畳たたみ替がえ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

renewing tatami mats; refacing tatami mats

Refers to the process of replacing the woven surface of a tatami mat while reusing the core, or sometimes replacing the entire mat. Used as a noun or with する to mean 'to renew/reface tatami'.

• 古ふるくなったので、畳たたみ替がえを業ぎょう者しゃに頼たのんだ。

  Since they got old, I asked a contractor to renew the tatami mats.

• 和わ室しつの畳たたみ替がえには数すう日じつかかる。

  Refacing the tatami in the Japanese-style room takes several days.