Carpets or wood floors, which are the best?

[fuzzybuddy]

It's the war of the flooring. Which do you prefer-carpeting, or hardwood ( and fake hardwood)?

I had carpeting in the bedroom, but a frozen busted pipe wiped it out. When ypu get up in the middle of the night, it's much nicer to step on carpeting than a cold wood floor.

 

[Timewise 60+]

Our bedrooms are carpeted as is the living room. The bathrooms are tiled. The rest is hardwood floors...it all works well for us.

 

[Disgustedman]

What if you're happy with what you have then just reinstall it and you're done with it just cross your fingers you don't have another busted pipe.

 

[That Lady in PA]

What is best for you may not be the best for someone else!
Life is short... have what you prefer

 

[Capt Lightning]

Vinyl in the bathroom and kitchen. Carpet everywhere else.

 

[Aunt Bea]

I prefer hard floors.

You can always add a carpet to warm things up or define an area.

IMO hard floors are also a better option for older folks that may need a wheelchair at some point.

 

[DebraMae]

I have hardwood (fake) throughout the house and have been thinking about carpeting. It would add more insulation as well as sound absorption and is easier on "old" bones.

 

[Lethe200]

We prefer hard flooring with area rugs, as we collected a number of handmade Asian rugs for a decade or so when we were younger. Hard flooring is much easier to keep clean and dust-free.

 

[DebraMae]

I prefer hard floors.

You can always add a carpet to warm things up or define an area.

IMO hard floors are also a better option for older folks that may need a wheelchair at some point.

I hadn't thought of the wheelchair factor.

 

[Teacher Terry]

I have asthma and allergies and carpet retains dust, dirt and dust mites. Have you ever pulled up carpet and seen all the crap left behind underneath? No thanks.

 

[Nathan]

Ceramic tile all throughout the house, so's not to worry about pet accidents.

 

[officerripley]

I hate carpet because my feet are hot all the time; if we had been able to get this dog housebroken, I would've thought about putting in nice hardwood or good-quality vinyl flooring.

 

[Trade]

If one has reached the stage of life when they are at a greater risk for falls it would seem that a thick carpet would be best.

 

[chic]

I have carpeting on top of hard wood floors but not the fake hardwood. With my joint issues, I wouldn't even be able to walk on that surface.

 

[MACKTEXAS]

This house has carpet except for tile in the kitchen and bathrooms. We bought the best carpet we could find and it's lasted well. Since I have no pets, fur or hair isn't an issue. Also, carpet is softer to walk on and is my personal preference, even though it needs more attention with cleaning and dust removal than hardwood floors.

We had one house with hardwood floors and didn't like it. The least thing could scratch them, and especially moving furntiure or chairs. The color would be lighter in areas like the dining room from scooting chairs, or always sitting with shoes in the same spot. This dining room at least has tile so that part hasn't been a problem, since tile is less susceptible to color change from wear

 

[OldOld]

I would say, tile floor is the best in southern climate. Tile floor is more durable than hardwood floor(and the cheap but popular fake engineered plastic wood floor), and is more resistant to scratches. You can put big area rug on top if you like the warmth in colder days.

 

[Nathan]

I have asthma and allergies and carpet retains dust, dirt and dust mites. Have you ever pulled up carpet and seen all the crap left behind underneath? No thanks.

Same here. Since we've lived in this house with all tile flooring my asthma and allergies have been very minimal.

 

[Jules]

I’d have hard flooring everywhere, if possible. The only place we have carpeting now is in the one bedroom and it was too pricey to even consider replacing it. I hate vacuuming it. There‘s carpet in the basement rec room and bedroom. It’s too cold from fall through spring to not have it there. It’s not used much.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

We put down our own 3/4 inch maple hardwood with porcelain tiles in the bathroom, kitchen and sunroom.
We have large area rugs to warm up certain areas . Before it was stained birch throughout kitchen and all. I love solid maple more than engineered fake hardwood.

 

[Kadee]

We’ve got carpet in the 4 bedrooms and the seperate lounge all the rest is ceramic tiles
Our home is constructed on concrete footings and the floors get very cold in the cooler months like now, so carpet keeps it a little warmer.

 

[IrishEyes]

Growing up in southern Calif, we had tile in every rental house, that black tile. My mom would shine it till it was like a mirror and then scream at us for walking barefoot leaving toe prints, man I hated those sort of tiles.
I like the feel of carpet. I have had laminate flooring and carpet. For pets laminate was good for easy muddy feet clean up but I barefoot most of the time so I hated the smallest bit of anything on the floor. So I have not found the perfect fit for my pickiness.

 

[Knight]

Home came with carpeting through out. One day my wife decided she wanted to work out watching a Denice Austin work out video. The carpet in the living room I guess was not good to work out on. That began the DIY project of removing the carpet & putting in hard wood flooring. 4" random length red oak was her choice.

When I had all the carpet removed she said why not paint the living room? Her color choice for walls & trim bought & room painted. She was so happy with the end result she decided that the rest of our home should have hard wood floors & each room painted.

She never did exercize to those videos. I however did get a lot of exercise.

 

[OldOld]

Home came with carpeting through out. One day my wife decided she wanted to work out watching a Denice Austin work out video. The carpet in the living room I guess was not good to work out on. That began the DIY project of removing the carpet & putting in hard wood flooring. 4" random length red oak was her choice.

When I had all the carpet removed she said why not paint the living room? Her color choice for walls & trim bought & room painted. She was so happy with the end result she decided that the rest of our home should have hard wood floors & each room painted.

She never did exercize to those videos. I however did get a lot of exercise.

I am sure you are very handy.
And free labor, why not.

 

[seadoug]

We have hardwoods in the living room, kitchen and dining room but our family room is slightly recessed so it is carpeted. The stairs, landing and bedrooms are carpeted. We have lots of rugs over the hardwoods.

We had friends in the neighborhood that had beautiful Travertine tile in all the public spaces in their house. It looked great, but every time I visited I would get a sore back from standing on it. Not so with hardwoods.

 

[OldOld]

... I would get a sore back from standing on it. Not so with hardwoods.

Fiest time I heard of this. Were you not allowed to sit down in their house?