kaffine
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No carpet anywhere.
Carpet or hardwood?
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fourjeepin
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Except for the hall bath, hardwoods throughout my place, even the kitchen and master bath.
flyng_fool
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This!
crewchief888
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no wall to wall carpet anywhere in our house.
upstairs bathroom ceramic tile,
kitchen has vinyl plank flooring,
part of the basement does have carpet in it, (my mom stayed with us for a while a few years ago, she has her own apartment now), ive been pulling up the carpet and getting rid of it.
we have large area rugs in the bedrooms and living room. they get changed out/replaced every few years as the wifes "style" changes
upstairs bathroom ceramic tile,
kitchen has vinyl plank flooring,
part of the basement does have carpet in it, (my mom stayed with us for a while a few years ago, she has her own apartment now), ive been pulling up the carpet and getting rid of it.
we have large area rugs in the bedrooms and living room. they get changed out/replaced every few years as the wifes "style" changes
Dragfluid
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When I built 22 years ago, there was to be no carpet due to wifes allergies. Ceramic in kitchen, bathrooms, and entry closet. Laminate (floating floor) everywhere else, including bedroom. For the first ceramic installation test, I did it in the closet first. It went very well, so full steam ahead.
After living with it that long, I would do it again in a heartbeat.
After living with it that long, I would do it again in a heartbeat.
Growing up our house was all hardwood .. but, we still had WtoW carpet in the bedrooms. Carpet use has an interesting history -- rising and falling based on style and wood flooring quality. On of my early rehabs had carpet over never finished hardwood. I did this in the 80's and the house was built in the 30's -- the whole place was covered in very nice white oak never finished ... could still see the pencil marks from the installers. I came to find out that you could not get a mortgage on a house without hardwood flooring -- the banks being afraid that they would have to replace the carpet. Carpet was actually the more expensive option back then and considered very posh.
My place in NYC is mostly all carpet -- it's quiet and cozy. Good wool carpet is frightfully expensive today ..... big difference in various qualities. The pads today are much better vs what was available years ago.
My place in NYC is mostly all carpet -- it's quiet and cozy. Good wool carpet is frightfully expensive today ..... big difference in various qualities. The pads today are much better vs what was available years ago.
this, i have a family room left with carpet and it will soon get wood like the living room dining room, pool room and kitchen have.
Lassen Forge
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Hardwood with oriental carpets on top. Ceramic tile or stone in the "wet" areas.
rburke65
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Well there’s a thought.....put down hardwood and then put a throw rug over it.....???!!!
Worsedog
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This.
Bruce 993 SEA
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Solid nail down hardwood everywhere except bathrooms...powder bath is hardwood as well.
I have torn out so much carpet in my own houses and all 6 of the rentals.
Talk about gross...removing carpet after a tenant.
For a builder, carpet goes down fast but does not last. That is why you see it often where they want to get the house sold but don't think the preference for hardwood will affect the sale.
I have a theory about wall to wall carpet and why it got so popular. Think about the movies from the '30, '40 and '50s...the scene is a large apartment and the actors are speaking with fake east coast or British type accents. They were filmed in Hollywood warehouses and the fastest way to get the floor down was to carpet it. Those old movies left a lasting impressions on people and they wanted to duplicate the look when cheaper carpet became widely available.
I made this up but I think it is what happened. My folks covered the solid honey oak hardwoods with carpet in the '60 and stayed with that look far the rest of their lives.
As I mentioned, I have removed about 12 houses worth of wall to wall carpet and hate it. What is worse is the carpet tack strips...
Cheers!
I have torn out so much carpet in my own houses and all 6 of the rentals.
Talk about gross...removing carpet after a tenant.
For a builder, carpet goes down fast but does not last. That is why you see it often where they want to get the house sold but don't think the preference for hardwood will affect the sale.
I have a theory about wall to wall carpet and why it got so popular. Think about the movies from the '30, '40 and '50s...the scene is a large apartment and the actors are speaking with fake east coast or British type accents. They were filmed in Hollywood warehouses and the fastest way to get the floor down was to carpet it. Those old movies left a lasting impressions on people and they wanted to duplicate the look when cheaper carpet became widely available.
I made this up but I think it is what happened. My folks covered the solid honey oak hardwoods with carpet in the '60 and stayed with that look far the rest of their lives.
As I mentioned, I have removed about 12 houses worth of wall to wall carpet and hate it. What is worse is the carpet tack strips...
Cheers!
rjn2649
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I would prefer hardwood every place but the bathroom. I plan on replacing the tile with hardwood in the kitchen, We have nice area rug on my woman's side of the bed, she seems to have issues walking on the hard floors in the morning.
We also have a couple of small cheap area rugs for the dog, he prefers to eat his treats on there, and it's the only place he can sit up to receive them.
I think it's so much easier to keep the place clean with wood floors.
I lived in Kansas for a while...one (of many) thing I found weird was a lot of places had carpeting in the bathroom....grossed me out.
We also have a couple of small cheap area rugs for the dog, he prefers to eat his treats on there, and it's the only place he can sit up to receive them.
I think it's so much easier to keep the place clean with wood floors.
I lived in Kansas for a while...one (of many) thing I found weird was a lot of places had carpeting in the bathroom....grossed me out.
onewheat
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I saw "Carpet or Hardwood" and I completely thought this thread was about something else. 
In a house however, I will agree with the others who said - Carpet in the bedrooms and stairs (for better traction), ceramic in the bathrooms and bar area, and we have hickory hardwood everywhere else.
In a house however, I will agree with the others who said - Carpet in the bedrooms and stairs (for better traction), ceramic in the bathrooms and bar area, and we have hickory hardwood everywhere else.
Jazz1
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We have dogs so no carpet, only the odd throw rug on floor here and there.
Prior to the invention of synthetic yarns, only natural fibers could be used. It was not until after the civil war that wide looms became available -- both made carpet expensive.
You are not far off with the movie analogy .... fine wool carpets were the expensive alternative .. They were considered the premium look. And wall to wall was used extensively on the wast coast in the first part of the 20th century.
After WWII the masses could buy carpet made from less expensive synthetics -- most people did not like wood floors because they showed the dust .. carpet was viewed as the "cleaner" alternative.
Styles change -- the introduction of pre-finished has really changed the industry. Much that's installed today is not even wood ... and good wool carpet can easy go over $200 yard
kaymccampbell
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Hardwood every room but the bath. Then area rugs any place you want to soften things up. Broadloom is the dirty alternative.