Do you like carpet ?

[fastfredracing]

I've been on a 10 year mission of removing all carpet from the rental houses. I usually only carpet a small bedroom or two. I have carried out and disposed of so much disgusting awful smelly carpet in my life, that I just try to avoid it whenever I can
I've done the same in my own home, either refinishing original wood floors, or using laminate, and or engineered floors when and where I can .
Im getting to that stage on the remodel of our game room . It is the only room in the house that still has carpet. It is also, the dirtiest room in the house, it is where we come and go from the back yard, dog comes in and out, and where our wood burner stove is located.
That being said, sure is nice having warm soft flooring under your feet on a cold winters day . Really nice to play with the little one on the soft floor, right next to a warm fire after a long cold day at the shop .
We have oriental, or throw rugs over all the other floors, but it is just not the same as good old fashioned carpet with padding underneath in this cold climate .
Do you guys still do carpet ?

[Crowbob]

One more room to go. Hardwood floor/ceramic tile wherever possible.

[javadog]

Yes. All of the bedrooms and associated hallways that service them are carpeted. My library and personal office are carpeted. The majority of the living space downstairs, including all areas of ingress/egress are hard surfaces. Lots of oriental rugs on those, but that is nowhere near the same feel as a carpeted room.

[red-beard]

Upstairs still has carpet. I'd like the remove the carpet in the non-bedroom areas and replace with engineering wood. Leaving the carpet in the upstairs bedrooms is fine, since they are hardly ever used.

[Laneco]

I completely despise carpet - both in my house and our rentals. The compromise for us is carpets in the bedrooms and tile, engineer wood, hardwood, or vinyl planking everywhere else.

angela

[wdfifteen]

Not that fond of carpet. Our flooring is still just as it was when we moved.

in.

Great room and all the main floor rooms are wood, kitchen and dining area are some kind of composite tile.



The basement, of all places, is carpet. One door leads from the garage and the other from the lower patio - right on to the carpet. This was 2 years ago, the carpet sure doesn't look like that now.

Third floor is all bedroom and all carpet. I'm OK with carpet up there, but the basement carpet has got to go!

[LWJ]

In bedrooms. All else is hardwood, cork, or laminate.

[sc_rufctr]

I loathe carpet... My house has non. Only tiles and floor boards with big woollen rugs were needed.

[juanbenae]

I just bought a house that has carpet in the main living area and having not lived on carpet for 20+ years im already hating it. like the OP states the dog and cat coming and going from wet outside conditions it's driving me crazy. I plan on getting it out for a laminate this spring as soon as the weather allows me to store furniture out on the patio under tarps.

[Evans, Marv]

We have wood floors except for the tiled kitchen, bathrooms, pantry, & carpets in the two smaller bedrooms and the master closet. The two smaller bedrooms are hardly ever used. That leaves wood flooring on about 2.8K s.f. of the rest of the house with area rugs. At entrances we have outside mats and just rugs inside. I definitely wouldn't like to have any more carpet than we have. The wood and tile are very easy to maintain the cleanliness of and low effort. With our arrangement, there's no maintenance of those high traffic paths you tread on daily, since the wood doesn't wear like a carpet does.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by fastfredracing

I've been on a 10 year mission of removing all carpet from the rental houses. I usually only carpet a small bedroom or two. I have carried out and disposed of so much disgusting awful smelly carpet in my life, that I just try to avoid it whenever I can
I've done the same in my own home, either refinishing original wood floors, or using laminate, and or engineered floors when and where I can .
Im getting to that stage on the remodel of our game room . It is the only room in the house that still has carpet. It is also, the dirtiest room in the house, it is where we come and go from the back yard, dog comes in and out, and where our wood burner stove is located.
That being said, sure is nice having warm soft flooring under your feet on a cold winters day . Really nice to play with the little one on the soft floor, right next to a warm fire after a long cold day at the shop .
We have oriental, or throw rugs over all the other floors, but it is just not the same as good old fashioned carpet with padding underneath in this cold climate .
Do you guys still do carpet ?

Yes and no. Our previous home we had pulled all of the carpet and everything was tile or laminate. Then the wife adds rugs.

For the rugs, you should add a pad https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ICNBCFO/

Ramps the comfort level way up, and supposedly somehow helps the rugs last longer (at least that's what the missus said she found on the Internet, so it must be true).

[john70t]

The one thing about area-carpets is the vacuum chews up the edges, they are difficult to size and more expensive, dust bunnys are more obvious in corners and edges, and there is two-stage cleaning process required.

[Evans, Marv]

Originally Posted by john70t

The one thing about area-carpets is the vacuum chews up the edges, they are difficult to size and more expensive, dust bunnys are more obvious in corners and edges, and there is two-stage cleaning process required.

We have six area rugs and a high performance central vacuum system and a strong power head for carpets & rugs. Our area rugs are ten years old and show no chewed up edges at all and no dust bunnies anywhere.

[fastfredracing]

Originally Posted by john70t

The one thing about area-carpets is the vacuum chews up the edges, they are difficult to size and more expensive, dust bunnys are more obvious in corners and edges, and there is two-stage cleaning process required.

And that is the other problem. Sort of a pain to clean, you have to vacuum, and sweep, pick up dirt, and damp mop. We are busy people, and some weeks, don't vacuum/clean till Sunday . Sometimes, it looks like a barn floor by them, with foot prints, and dirt and dust collected in the corners. We use one of those small cordless vacuums to quick clean throughout the week
Im also not super pleased with how some of the laminate floors have held up . We bought decent Pergo stuff, and probably 6 years out now, some of the edges are starting to lift, and the finish is starting to dull some . I love vinyl planks for the rentals though. Nearly indestructible , and still looks great 3 years after install, even in the kitchen and entryways .

[fastfredracing]

The one thing nice about carpet for rentals though, is that I can flop down a roll of carpet in a room in about an hour or two . $200.00 and done, brand new looking for new tenants, you just have to replace it every time you re rent .

[speeder]

Yes for my apartment, which has always had carpet since it was built in the 1920s. I've toyed w changing it to hardwood or polished cement like many other units have but there are pros and cons to keeping the carpet. It's a lot warmer and quieter, for starters.

The downside is that I need to change it out every few years and that costs $$ and a lot of inconvenience, (clearing out the carpeted rooms). I only use the highest quality berber carpet in a light color and change the pad every time. I always go to some big remnant place down in the 'hood and find a roll w enough left for my small place and pay their guys to do the install and remove the old one, etc. The carpet I buy for a few hundred bucks because it's a remnant, (it's brand new of course, the left-overs from some big job), would be $$thousands at retail. The cost of top berber in the big mansion it probably came from might have been in the six-figures.

Cheap carpet would be a total no-go for me. It's nasty stuff. Even using good carpet, it's not the bet for allergies as it holds dust in places that are not easily vacuumed, (underneath book cases and the couch, etc.), it's definitely a trade-off but it's beautiful and makes the crib really quiet and warm.

[petrolhead611]

Just had new carpet for salon, dining room,stairs/landing and all bedrooms. New tile everywhere else.So, yes I like carpet.
Incidentally, modern imitation wood plank floor results in the most accidents in UK homes.

[GH85Carrera]

Yes. We have carpet in the living room, and all three bedrooms. The bathrooms, kitchen and laundry room are tiled. The entry way, and halls are wood floors.

Carpet is just so much quieter. The tile rooms are noisy.

[speeder]

This stuff, (with some shoes I was advertising for sale):

[drkshdw]

I like carpet in bedrooms but not anywhere else (certainly not a basement or play room leading directly to outside). However, I just moved into a house that has solid oak hardwood in the bedrooms and laminate in the living room and kitchen. I HATE it! There is no comparison between hardwood floors and laminate at all. It's like walking on plastic and it's squishy from the underlayment under it. So that is coming up asap if not sooner and I'll refinish the hardwood under it. This is my first house with laminate and I dunno how anyone can use it and like it. Maybe because it's cheap stuff but it has got to go.