zibazinski
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Post by zibazinski on Feb 4, 2017 4:01:06 GMT -5
That reminds me of when the painter of the house we built told us for a few hundred more dollars we could have upgraded our paint to a more durable brand than contractors grade. I never made that mistake again even when I built my rentals.
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debthaven
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Post by debthaven on Feb 4, 2017 18:57:48 GMT -5
So what have you decided on?
I agree that once you get rid of the carpeting, you'll never go back!
We still have 2 bedrooms (the 2 masters) with carpeting. Both carpets need replacing but there's no money for that right now. I will probably cave in and replace them with carpet (DH's preference for those 2 bedrooms) because it's cheaper. Our bedroom is a no-shoe zone, so carpet is less of an issue there, although I still prefer hard flooring.
We also have carpeting on the cement stairs to the basement (because we had small kids at the time, and we'll soon have a grandchild, so we're leaving it. But those stairs get very little traffic.)
We replaced the carpet in the rest of the house (LR/DR/3 bedrooms/basement) with either laminate or tile many years ago, with ZERO regrets!
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Post by dee27 on Feb 4, 2017 19:10:21 GMT -5
We have cushioned vinyl in the bathroom, kitchen, and second bedroom. I love the cushioned vinyl in the kitchen because it is easy on my knees and back. There is carpet in the master and vinyl tile squares in the den. The great room has wood flooring.
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Feb 4, 2017 23:04:11 GMT -5
We have real hardwood in our great room, hallway, and master bedroom. DH is very much against it because it's cold. He is fine with how it looks; he cannot stand walking on it with his bare feet. (We keep the house at 72*F.) If the floors were heated, he would be absolutely fine. I love the way the hardwood looks. I get frustrated with how easily they scratch. I have a friend who put porcelain tile that looks like hardwood in her house. That plan is better regarding scratching. I have to sweep the kitchen at least every evening and mop it once per week. I sweep the rest of it two or three times per week. I should mop the floors every week, but I'm lazy and only mop them every two or three weeks. In our houses that had carpet in high frequency areas, I only vacuumed twice per week.
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suesinfl
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Post by suesinfl on Feb 4, 2017 23:29:28 GMT -5
So what have you decided on? I agree that once you get rid of the carpeting, you'll never go back! We still have 2 bedrooms (the 2 masters) with carpeting. Both carpets need replacing but there's no money for that right now. I will probably cave in and replace them with carpet (DH's preference for those 2 bedrooms) because it's cheaper. Our bedroom is a no-shoe zone, so carpet is less of an issue there, although I still prefer hard flooring. We also have carpeting on the cement stairs to the basement (because we had small kids at the time, and we'll soon have a grandchild, so we're leaving it. But those stairs get very little traffic.) We replaced the carpet in the rest of the house (LR/DR/3 bedrooms/basement) with either laminate or tile many years ago, with ZERO regrets! Congratulations! I don't remember seeing the announcement, or maybe I'm just late to the party.
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debthaven
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Post by debthaven on Feb 5, 2017 6:27:24 GMT -5
Thanks suesinfl! I think I only announced it on WIR. The baby is due in early June.
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Spellbound454
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Post by Spellbound454 on Feb 5, 2017 6:56:23 GMT -5
Yep bathroom (heavy duty waterproof) laminate all over downstairs. Just much more hygienic..... with a muddy onslaught of kids and dogs I can just steam clean it. Its been down years and it still looks smart. Plus its pale maple... so makes the rooms look bigger I have rugs to match my colour schemes..... and which can be separately cleaned.
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Post by Anne_in_VA on Feb 5, 2017 15:42:21 GMT -5
In the current house we have tile in the entry and kitchen and the bathrooms and laundry area. We do not have any heated under layments, but my neighbors did it in the Master Bath, and I would love to have it. We considered doing it in the basement....but DH was ready to lay tile and he would have had to change the electricity to add a thermostat/controller for the floor. That coupled with the added expense caused us to just go ahead without it. Tile is more expensive to install, but my DH is able to do it himself, where as he can not do carpet himself. When I was looking for carpet for my office (in the basement) I gave DH the prices, and told him I really liked the tile at the landing...if he wanted to install it it would be less $$. He told me to buy tile and he installed it for me.This is us. We have tile in the entry, bathrooms and kitchen. When we retiled the master bath, as the tiler was laying the tile he mentioned being able to easily put a pad under the tile which would heat the tile. It would have been nice had we known sooner. He told us it would have been about $200 for the bathroom. I do think the hardness of the floor on the joints is a concern - I am always cold, and I have back problems, my solution is to always wear shoes/slippers in the house.
Standing in the kitchen is hard on my hips too. I've been thinking about buying one of those padded mats. However, I have discovered that as long as I am wearing good slippers (we tend not to wear shoes in the house), I can stand long enough to usually do what I need to do. I've currently wear a pair of Sorel slippers, which are warm, have a nice rubber sole and there is support. I should go looking for a replacement pair before they become discontinued. Mich, we have these in the kitchen and love them www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/product/gelpro-reg-classic-seagrass-floor-mat/3261436?Keyword=GelproMich - we bought something similar at Costco for around $20. Best thing ever!
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