Hardwood Under Carpet Reddit

My realtor however is strongly in favor of hardwood.

Hardwood under carpet reddit.

Seek your advice on if we should replace it with neutral carpets or hardwood. Spills harder to clean. The cost differences are substantial. They said that they had just had carpet put in and there definitely wasn t hardwood so i planned to get rid of the carpet a bit at a time starting with our spare bedroom where i could take all the time i need while learning wtf i m doing.

Also a hell during the winter seasons and slippery when wet. Here s a pic from when i pulled up a floor grate to take a look. My inclination is to go with carpet. I m also worried about the creaking.

If the carpet is over the same flooring that s in there the carpet should be 3 4 higher than the wood floor in the dining room. My preference is hardwood floor everywhere. Where i live people would frequently put pad and carpet over the wood floors to help insulate and to cover the gaps. The carpet seems relatively new ish and it was taken care of so it s okay.

When i bought my house six years ago built 1952 i asked the previous owners if there was hardwood under the carpet. This leaves me at a crossroad. But no buyer will value your used carpet they won t like the colour and or will perceive the carpet as being old unclean like old clothes. Carpet comes to around 4500.

We are moving into a house that has hardwood in family living and dining rooms. Go with hardwood for resale value. Over time as that wood dries it shrinks a bit and the resulting gaps between the boards can easily become large enough to allow dust to fall through. 1900 for carpet vs 5 7k for hardwood.

In this sub s experience is the rent premium from hardwood worth it. Heart pine were simply s4s no tongue and groove. New buyers will accept and value the classic look of newly refinished hardwood floors in a home. A good sign that that the carpet is over existing hardwood that matches the wood in the dining room would be a height difference between the two floors at that threshold.

The stairs and rooms upstairs have blue carpets that we want to replace. If not properly sealed will swell when mopping. Hardwood is about 13000. More glue i was trying to see if maybe i could tell if there was a subfloor under this wood but the edge is capped.

Carpet vaccume won t get everything. Replace with a mid grade carpet or with hardwood. Lots of old flooring e g.