Hardwood Under Carpet Reddit

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.

Hardwood under carpet reddit.

My preference is hardwood floor everywhere. 1900 for carpet vs 5 7k for hardwood. We are moving into a house that has hardwood in family living and dining rooms. If not properly sealed will swell when mopping.

Lots of old flooring e g. Carpet comes to around 4500. My inclination is to go with carpet. The carpet seems relatively new ish and it was taken care of so it s okay.

Some stains won t lift. In this sub s experience is the rent premium from hardwood worth it. Also a hell during the winter seasons and slippery when wet. 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.

Where i live people would frequently put pad and carpet over the wood floors to help insulate and to cover the gaps. Carpet vaccume won t get everything. I m also worried about the creaking. Hardwood floor can scratch from moving furniture.

Tile cracks under pressure or if not layed down properly. Spills harder to clean. The stairs and rooms upstairs have blue carpets that we want to replace. This leaves me at a crossroad.

New buyers will accept and value the classic look of newly refinished hardwood floors in a home. Go with hardwood for resale value. When i bought my house six years ago built 1952 i asked the previous owners if there was hardwood under the carpet. 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.

Hardwood is about 13000. Here s a pic from when i pulled up a floor grate to take a look. My realtor however is strongly in favor of hardwood. 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.

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. Seek your advice on if we should replace it with neutral carpets or hardwood. The cost differences are substantial.