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Post by ArchietheDragon on Nov 14, 2014 15:44:10 GMT -5
OK, what I want to know now -- why would ANYONE put carpet over hardwood?!? Was hardwood out of style at some point or what? That's insanity. This was pretty common in the 40s, 50s, 60s,.
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Post by Bob Ross on Nov 14, 2014 15:45:05 GMT -5
OK, what I want to know now -- why would ANYONE put carpet over hardwood?!? Was hardwood out of style at some point or what? That's insanity. It was called "The 70's".
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Post by muttleynfelix on Nov 14, 2014 15:45:32 GMT -5
OK, what I want to know now -- why would ANYONE put carpet over hardwood?!? Was hardwood out of style at some point or what? That's insanity. This was pretty common in the 40s, 50s, 60s,. I think it was the thing, but it was also probably for comfort as well.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2014 15:46:23 GMT -5
OK, what I want to know now -- why would ANYONE put carpet over hardwood?!? Was hardwood out of style at some point or what? That's insanity. because only poor people had hardwood....rich people could afford to put in carpet.
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Post by Lizard Queen on Nov 14, 2014 15:48:50 GMT -5
OK, what I want to know now -- why would ANYONE put carpet over hardwood?!? Was hardwood out of style at some point or what? That's insanity. Hardwood is colder, houses were draftier back in the day. And yeah, it was out of style. Deep pile carpet was in in the 80's, and I think the 70's too.
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Post by kittensaver on Nov 14, 2014 15:49:03 GMT -5
OK, what I want to know now -- why would ANYONE put carpet over hardwood?!? Was hardwood out of style at some point or what? That's insanity. This was pretty common in the 40s, 50s, 60s,. My house was built in 1949, and came this way. Carpet over hardwood is very comfortable to walk on. Solid and supportive. It stopped being done as costs went up. Carpet over plywood, as is done today - even with a thick underlay - doesn't feel as substantial. It is also (obviously) cheaper for the builder. Those of us with older houses are lucky to have found such well-preserved floors hiding under the w2w carpets.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Nov 14, 2014 15:51:29 GMT -5
because only poor people had hardwood....rich people could afford to put in carpet.
Carpet was EVERYWHERE in this freaking house. We finally got it removed from the bedrooms, living room and kitchen.
Like Kitten we found awesome hardwood underneath the carpet in the front of the house. The refinishing company commented they rarely see floors this solid nowadays.
Now all we need to remove is the bathroom carpet. It must have been popular at one point because I browse house listings every once and awhile and see carpeted bathrooms in houses from the 40's-60's.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2014 15:54:03 GMT -5
because only poor people had hardwood....rich people could afford to put in carpet.
Carpet was EVERYWHERE in this freaking house. We finally got it removed from the bedrooms, living room and kitchen.
Like Kitten we found awesome hardwood underneath the carpet in the front of the house. The refinishing company commented they rarely see floors this solid nowadays.
Now all we need to remove is the bathroom carpet. It must have been popular at one point because I browse house listings every once and awhile and see carpeted bathrooms in houses from the 40's-60's.
when I was house shopping 3.5 years ago I looked at some houses with carpet in the bathroom and this development only started being built in 1988
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2014 15:56:33 GMT -5
I think in this house they did the carpeting because it had been rented out at one time. Maybe it was their version of saving the floors? No idea and the only people to ask are unfortunately, or fortunately since it's my house now, are no longer with us. If they were, I would be more than happy to ask them WTF they were thinking of in the basement. It got flooded one year, bad rainy season about 10 years ago, and their idea of fixing it was to put new insulation up instead of ripping out the drywall. Numbnuts.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Nov 14, 2014 15:56:50 GMT -5
Carpet in the bathroom is gross no matter what decade it came from. We had UGLY carpet in the kitchen. Brown, yellow and orange swirls. People in the 70's must have been color blind.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2014 16:00:46 GMT -5
Carpet is a lot warmer. When you live where there is 7 months of winter like I do. hardwood and tile aren't always luxurious.
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Post by ArchietheDragon on Nov 14, 2014 16:02:23 GMT -5
Carpeted bathrooms.. 50 years of accumulated toilet splash.. sweet! My parents still have burnt orange carpet in their upstairs bathroom. I mean, it is only 35 years old or so.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2014 16:03:05 GMT -5
Carpet is a lot warmer. When you live where there is 7 months of winter like I do. hardwood and tile aren't always luxurious. under floor heating!!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2014 16:03:21 GMT -5
Carpeted bathrooms.. 50 years of accumulated toilet splash.. sweet! My parents still have burnt orange carpet in their upstairs bathroom. I mean, it is only 35 years old or so.
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Post by muttleynfelix on Nov 14, 2014 16:06:15 GMT -5
because only poor people had hardwood....rich people could afford to put in carpet.
Carpet was EVERYWHERE in this freaking house. We finally got it removed from the bedrooms, living room and kitchen.
Like Kitten we found awesome hardwood underneath the carpet in the front of the house. The refinishing company commented they rarely see floors this solid nowadays.
Now all we need to remove is the bathroom carpet. It must have been popular at one point because I browse house listings every once and awhile and see carpeted bathrooms in houses from the 40's-60's.
when I was house shopping 3.5 years ago I looked at some houses with carpet in the bathroom and this development only started being built in 1988 There is a whole generation and a half that LOVES carpet. My Grandparents purposely built their house in '93 with carpet in the kitchen and bathrooms. About 5+ years ago, my parents replaced it with vinyl.
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Post by Lizard Queen on Nov 14, 2014 16:07:58 GMT -5
My mom has a friend who has a large and lovely well kept home, but it STILL has red and white shag carpeting in the den. It's like stepping into a time capsule.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2014 16:10:09 GMT -5
Carpet is a lot warmer. When you live where there is 7 months of winter like I do. hardwood and tile aren't always luxurious. under floor heating!! I should have quoted. I was answering about putting carpet on top of hardwood in older homes. I agree in floor heating is nice, my parents have it in their whole house. Of course theirs is electric and runs them about $400-$500/month to heat, so that part isn't great. When I finished my lower level the quote to put in floor heat in was crazy high and I already had a furnace so I passed, but those floors that are just tile (most of the level) are COLD in the winter.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2014 16:15:23 GMT -5
I do think hardwood is a bigger pain if you have a dog that sheds a lot. My parents have two labs and hair is just floating around all the time even though there's a Roomba going and Mom swiffers every day.
Labs are awful shedders though. Other breeds might not be such a big deal.
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Post by midwestlily on Nov 14, 2014 16:20:47 GMT -5
I've been happy with the Pergo I had installed three years ago. It is slippery, though. My cat had trouble with it at first, but she's become surprisingly good at running on it, rarely crashes into the walls anymore!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2014 16:21:05 GMT -5
Dogs shed whether you have soft or hard flooring. The only difference with hard floors is you notice it more and tend to clean more often. On soft floors it blends and you ignore how much dog hair is floating around in your house, until it gets so bad the carpet color starts matching the dog exactly. It's the "notice it more" part I don't like. I still vacuum a couple times a week because I know how much hair my Dyson picks up.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Nov 14, 2014 16:24:58 GMT -5
The only difference with hard floors is you notice it more and tend to clean more often. On soft floors it blends and you ignore how much dog hair is floating around in your house, until it gets so bad the carpet color starts matching the dog exactly. While it bothers me sometimes seeing the dog tumbleweeds, I remind myself if this is what I see on the hardwood imagine what was in the carpet that I COULDN'T see. I'll take hardwood over carpets any time. DH has had way fewer sinus infections since we got rid of the carpets.
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Post by Pants on Nov 14, 2014 16:25:42 GMT -5
We have hardwood under our carpets - at least on the bottom level. Unsure of upstairs (which is carpeted, but I don't know if it has hardwood underneath or not.) It was courtesy of the previous owners, I have no idea what their rationale was.
They also installed tile in the kitchen and hallway, no idea whether they ripped the hardwood out ot do that or just laid it on top.
Right now we have a 2yo and one on the way. I feel like carpet is safer for young kids, which is why we're keeping it. But the 2 labs and the 2yo are pretty much trashing it. Once learning to walk is done for both, am going to have to have someone come in and see what we've actually got going on under there and upstairs.
Is it possible to declaw dogs? Just asking.
I thought I would hate having carpet, but actually I don't mind it terribly. I don't hear the dogs nails clicking around in the night like I used to with our old apartment, and it is substantially warmer in winter than a bare hardwood floor - or the tile they installed.
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Post by Lizard Queen on Nov 14, 2014 16:35:49 GMT -5
I had hardwood and 2 cats. You could never get all the hair swept up because it would float away as you tried to get it. You just couldn't catch it all. At least with carpet it would stay there pretty much while you're vacuuming.
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Post by Anne_in_VA on Nov 14, 2014 16:36:15 GMT -5
We have carpet over the original hardwood in our house except for the kitchen and baths, but we were told one of the previous owners had multiple dogs who totally messed up the wood floors so we haven't looked at them to see if they can be refinished. We have too many other projects to tackle before getting to the floors.
The carpet is really cheap stuff with minimal underlay and although it's only a couple of years old, it is already looking dirty and shabby. Ideally I'd like to pull up the carpet and refinish the wood floors, but we'll have to see what they look like once the carpet comes up. I hope it's not too bad but if it is, I'll put in new hardwoods and get area rugs for the living room and family room.
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Post by bookkeeper on Nov 14, 2014 17:43:53 GMT -5
Carpeted bathrooms.. 50 years of accumulated toilet splash.. sweet! My parents still have burnt orange carpet in their upstairs bathroom. I mean, it is only 35 years old or so. My parents have it in their stairwell!! They put it in for my brother's high school graduation party in 1975.
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Post by bookkeeper on Nov 14, 2014 17:54:01 GMT -5
Your house is much cleaner with smooth flooring instead of carpet.
We have installed quite a bit of laminate in several houses. It wears well and doesn't cost a fortune. The big savings is in the ability to install it yourself. It does look cheaper than wood, but not everyone is willing to shell out twice the price for flooring that can be easily damaged.
I have also noticed that laminate floors (they are so freaking hard ) cause much more stress on your feet and back if you stand on them all day, as opposed to a wood floor.
We will get to have the wood floor/laminate floor debate again soon. The house we are buying has parquet flooring from 1974 -- sweeeet.
Our home in Arizona came with engineered bamboo floors in a dark cherry stain. They look nice and are a renewable resource, but the dark color does show scratches and blemishes.
There are many flooring choices out there, you just need to go shopping.
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Post by sesfw on Nov 14, 2014 18:08:45 GMT -5
We live in the AZ desert so our home has tile floors in the living areas and Prego in the bedrooms. We have area rugs also and everything is easy to keep clean and it's cooler.
In MI we had carpeting in the living areas and hard wood in the halls and it's warmer.
I went to an open house here in AZ that had carpeting and I could feel the warmth.
Depends on where you live and what your needs are.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2014 18:25:36 GMT -5
you guys are overly obsessed with dog/cat hair and being able to see it.....I have a lab mix and a cat....my house is vacuumed once every 2 weeks when the cleaning person comes and maybe once on the off week if I decide the kitchen is a disaster. I think you all need more wine!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2014 18:56:07 GMT -5
Mid, if you can, I'd go for hardwood. You guys seem pretty settled in, I definitely don't get the impression you'll be moving soon. So that might be something to take into consideration, even if it's a bit more than you'd like. Remember to buy a bit extra. We did and it has come in handy. ;-)
And I love your choice of color! Know that it will darken slightly over time, with exposure to sun and moonlight. That's the color of our wooden floors upstairs (ours are engineered hardwood rather than solid hardwood). IMO that color (which we call "light oak" here) is classic and timeless, and won't go in and out of style like some of the very light or very dark woods do.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2014 19:10:06 GMT -5
And like others have said, carpet was a sign of wealth in the day.
Once you put hard flooring in (whatever kind) you will be DISGUSTED to realize what you've been walking and sitting on all this time!
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