Hardwood Under Carpet Reddit

This leaves me at a crossroad.

Hardwood under carpet reddit.

In this sub s experience is the rent premium from hardwood worth it. 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. The cost differences are substantial. Spills harder to clean.

When i bought my house six years ago built 1952 i asked the previous owners if there was hardwood under the carpet. Tile cracks under pressure or if not layed down properly. Carpet comes to around 4500. The carpet seems relatively new ish and it was taken care of so it s okay.

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. 1900 for carpet vs 5 7k for 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. If not properly sealed will swell when mopping.

My inclination is to go with carpet. 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. 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. Lots of old flooring e g.

Hardwood floor can scratch from moving furniture. Here s a pic from when i pulled up a floor grate to take a look. Go with hardwood for resale value. New buyers will accept and value the classic look of newly refinished hardwood floors in a home.

Some stains won t lift. Where i live people would frequently put pad and carpet over the wood floors to help insulate and to cover the gaps. Replace with a mid grade carpet or with hardwood. Hardwood is about 13000.

My preference is hardwood floor everywhere. I m also worried about the creaking. 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. Heart pine were simply s4s no tongue and groove.

Also a hell during the winter seasons and slippery when wet. My realtor however is strongly in favor of hardwood. We are moving into a house that has hardwood in family living and dining rooms.