Hardwood Under Carpet Reddit

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Hardwood under carpet reddit. Where i live people would frequently put pad and carpet over the wood floors to help insulate and to cover the gaps. 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. In this sub s experience is the rent premium from hardwood worth it. The stairs and rooms upstairs have blue carpets that we want to replace.

Lots of old flooring e g. We are moving into a house that has hardwood in family living and dining rooms. 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. Seek your advice on if we should replace it with neutral carpets or hardwood.

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. My inclination is to go with carpet. New buyers will accept and value the classic look of newly refinished hardwood floors in a home. Also a hell during the winter seasons and slippery when wet.

Some stains won t lift. 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. The cost differences are substantial. Tile cracks under pressure or if not layed down properly.

When i bought my house six years ago built 1952 i asked the previous owners if there was hardwood under the carpet. The carpet seems relatively new ish and it was taken care of so it s okay. Here s a pic from when i pulled up a floor grate to take a look. Carpet comes to around 4500.

This leaves me at a crossroad. 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. Replace with a mid grade carpet or with hardwood.

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 floor can scratch from moving furniture. Carpet vaccume won t get everything. Go with hardwood for resale value.

1900 for carpet vs 5 7k for hardwood. My realtor however is strongly in favor of hardwood. Heart pine were simply s4s no tongue and groove.