Talk to me about floors

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

Nov 14, 2014 15:54:03 GMT -5 @singlemominmd said:

Nov 14, 2014 15:51:29 GMT -5 NomoreDramaQ1015 said:

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

This house was built in 1995.  The builder (who lived here) ran the carpet into the bathroom in front of the sinks, and tiled the rest.  I kind of understand, didn't like it but it separated the bathroom into what is essentially a dressing room and a bathroom.  The area around the toilet and shower was tile.

[NastyWoman]

I want cork with underfloor heating.  Barring that I want bamboo with underfloor heating.  One day...

[violagirl]

I have had light coloured birch floors before. They dented and scratched quite a bit. I would not get birch again.
Currently we have oak that is stained a matte dark brown. Dog nails do not scratch them and they dont' show pawprints and hair that much. 
My friend had a new house with dark stained sort of shiny hardwood. LIke in the Swiffer commercials. It looks nice when it is freshly swiffered but it nearly drove her insane with showing every foot print.

Probably the most beautiful hardwood floors I have ever seen are my brothers floors. I can't remember if they are hickory or ash, but they are soft of a tortoiseshell color. They are sort of shiny. I think hard keep clean of dog prints etc but they are so nice.

I think laminate floors have come a long way since they first came out. Personally, I would put laminate in the basement or maybe in less travelled areas of the house. 

[swamp]

I have laminate. You can't kill it. I had 150 lb dog when it was installed. Dog would run and slide on it. Kids ride bikes and scooters on it. Still no scratches. Vacuum or sweep it, mop every other week. Really low maintenance.

[billisonboard]

It is very important to determine how much time you will be spend there.

[Knee Deep in Water Chloe]

I haven't heard of cork floors before. 

We have hardwood, though I'm not sure if it's engineered. I prefer the look of it far better than carpet or laminate. 
Our hardwood goes in the great room that includes the kitchen, family room, and dining room, then down the hallway that leads to the bedrooms, and it goes through the master bedroom. The previous owners did put a "matching" laminate wood flooring in the bathroom. I understand that they were trying to continue the look without putting in flooring that would quickly be ruined. It is so obvious with them sitting right next to each other how much better the real floor looks compared to the laminate. 

The only problem we have is that DH hates the way the wood floor makes his feet cold. 

[Knee Deep in Water Chloe]

I haven't heard of cork floors before. 

We have hardwood, though I'm not sure if it's engineered. I prefer the look of it far better than carpet or laminate. 
Our hardwood goes in the great room that includes the kitchen, family room, and dining room, then down the hallway that leads to the bedrooms, and it goes through the master bedroom. The previous owners did put a "matching" laminate wood flooring in the bathroom. I understand that they were trying to continue the look without putting in flooring that would quickly be ruined. It is so obvious with them sitting right next to each other how much better the real floor looks compared to the laminate. 

The only problem we have is that DH hates the way the wood floor makes his feet cold. 

[Spellbound454]

Got waterproof laminate all though downstairs (maple)....I steam clean it weekly and have got some expensive rugs. (antislip)

Just good for dogs, kids and spills.

Upstairs.. plush carpets with thick underlay in fairly dark colours.... so I don't have to keep replacing them.

Wouldn't even attempt a pale carpet unless it had Scotchguard.

[resolution]

We have pine and it is very soft. We have to be careful with furniture even though we put felt on the bottom of everything. It has lasted for 75 years now and it holds a nice color, but I would put in a harder wood than pine if I were to ever redo the floors.

[thyme4change]

Nov 14, 2014 16:00:46 GMT -5 minnesotapaintlady said:

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.  

It is also much softer if you like to walk around in bare feet.  I removed the carpet in our house and now my feet hurt all the time.  We also used to sit or lay on the floor - to play games, or watch tv or whatever.  Now - never.  We do have an area rug to warm up the sitting area, but it is nothing like sitting on nice soft carpet with a thick pad underneath.  

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Nov 15, 2014 17:09:49 GMT -5 thyme4change said:

Nov 14, 2014 16:00:46 GMT -5 minnesotapaintlady said:

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.  

It is also much softer if you like to walk around in bare feet.  I removed the carpet in our house and now my feet hurt all the time.  We also used to sit or lay on the floor - to play games, or watch tv or whatever.  Now - never.  We do have an area rug to warm up the sitting area, but it is nothing like sitting on nice soft carpet with a thick pad underneath.  

We had all the carpet in the house pulled and the floors refinished. Except in the living room. We put carpet back in.  Like thyme said it's soft, warm, and I'm usually laying or sitting on the floor when I watch TV or feed the fire . We don't have a family room.

The floors upstairs are maple, oak downstairs. We didn't have either of them stained , just 3 coats of sealer.

The hardwood in the kitchen is great for us. I cannot understand it when people say it's a problem in the kitchen.