VACUUM OF ENGINEERED WOOD FLOORS. YES! A: It all depends on how thick it is. As for those finishes, Aluminum Oxide is the best from a durability standpoint and found on flooring in the budget and premium classes. Hardwood floors are overrated Everyone seems to think that hardwood floors are beautiful and easy maintenance, but I am for carpet all the way. Q: Is a thicker wear layer always better? Instead of just vacuuming and then an occasional shampoo, i have to sweep, then swifter and around rugs that will leave marks around the rugs unless you lift them all every time you do your floors! I hate carpet, and also have my reasons for it. Bamboo and a few other kinds of wood are exceptions, but binding agents and adhesives are two things you don’t have to think about with solid hardwood flooring. Carpeting soaks it up so we can pretend that it's not. The warranties vary by line, but you can expect a 25-year finish warranty at a minimum, and all their boards come with a lifetime structural guarantee for residential use. I LOVE the warmth and comfort that carpet brings. is continually wisked into the air every time you walk across the floor. BTW, if you can swing it, single-filament nylon carpet is wonderful with pets (but expensive). One easy mistake beginners make when purchasing engineered hardwood flooring is dealing with dimensions. Same for a tiled shower... luxurious looking, sure, but I'd rather fall in a prefab shower stall (which I have done. And MY GOD.. I agree!!!! Acacia has risen in popularity in recent years while IPE or Brazilian Walnut provides excellent durability. At least with carpet, you only have to vacuum. I think if it’s just adults hardwood and a couple area rugs is fine, but if you have kids, carpet is mush needed. !” There are beautiful hardwoods under there! I am dead serious. Sniff, sniff. I and an avid hardwood floor hater too!! You just vacuum regularly and then give it a thorough cleaning every few years and you're good. As long as we all are happy with our choices it doesn't matter what we put on our floors. Carpet is for the uneducated who don’t appreciate the craftsmanship of good quality hard flooring. Despite the fact that hardwood floors will still be functional decades after they’re installed, they … Mrs. Refinishing engineered wood floors a new color can be done but is best left to the professionals like Seer Flooring. If you want to install the flooring yourself, floating floors are the easiest, but you may still have a lot of prep work to deal with. I want my carpet with a really good vacuum. The floors are so filthy. She walks over and sits on the entry mat by the front door and watches me from there. I think carpets are very unhygienic. There are dozens of types of flooring you can use in a residential property, and each has its own strengths and weaknesses. I really don't mind at all! A major manufacturer asked me to inspect one of their engineered wood floors. It's not about being too stuck up to lie on the floor. Why I Hate Hardwood Floors: The furniture slides across the floor like a clumsy hockey player on ice. Fumes during staining and sealing – Like I mentioned, if you choose to have your hardwood floors finished on-site, be prepared to inhale some of the worst fumes of your life…I’m talking a lung scorching, eye tearing nightmare. I hate my hardwood floors. Carpet is the right choice for giving a sense of peace and rest to these favorite areas of a home. We installed our wood laminate and I then realized that for my own health (I am an asthmatic), it's much better for me. The fibers provide a safe haven for mold, bacteria and other allergy-causing organisms to flourish. A: For pet hair and dirt, a broom will suffice or a dust mop for light-duty cleaning. I now have tile in both bathrooms, kitchen and hallways and I do not really care for its cold hardness but alas, I think most would agree that carpet in bathrooms and kitchens is kinda gross. It feels so cozy, warm and not like a museum. Depending on the method of construction, the core of a poorly produced engineered wood flooring board can give you issues. My mother vacuumed and still vacuums nearly every day. I would love to get carpeting through -out - except my husband thinks that will not be good for resale since people have become CONVINCED (by who? How to Decorate With Multiple Wood Floors in the Same Home. Q: Can I install engineered flooring in basements or an attic? They are made from Synthetic materials and will release GAS for many years!!!!!!! How you will benefit by having your engineered wood floors sealed Although carpet requires some general, common sense consideration, at least you do not have to worry about what touches then 24/7. You can buy spot cleaners for carpets if you spill something and need to deep clean or get a stain out. When my husband and I purchase a home it will definitely be carpeted. Unless you are allowing your animals to pee and poop on your carpet, it isnt any more dirtier than hardwood. My one itchy girl just rubbed and rubbed her belly on it. However, for me, my carpet choice boils down to two words: luxuriously soft. I couldn't understand what people found attractive in laminate floors. Tile naturally would be used where carpet doesn't belong (bathroom, kitchen, etc) and hardwood would not even be an option. Scratches can also be a problem with subpar products, especially if you have large dogs. I totally agree with your comment! All of Somerset’s engineered flooring has a 50-year finish warranty along with a lifetime structural guarantee. It's unpretentious. I just like the way hardwood floors accents art and decor---not that carpet can't be beautiful or provide accent---it's a matter of personal taste, not superiority. Never again. BTW, there having a sale right now . Engineered hardwood floors are suitable for installation on all levels of the home and over plywood, wood, OSB and concrete subfloors. Oak, Maple, and Hickory are three of the most popular domestic species and should be readily available anywhere in the continental United States or abroad. And consider that at lest 80% of houses have hardwood floors at least in the bedrooms (and real tiles in the other rooms). I like hardwood floors better because I grew up with one. The other two ran in circles all over and rolled around in ecstasy. After throwing them outside for the rest of the day, I made quick work of the "mess" with my spray foam, and voila!—all better! Obvious. It’s not easy to replace a damaged board that’s been glued down in the middle of your floor, and chips are impossible to hide well. I want to get out of bed in the morning to carpet on my feet, not a cold hardwood floor. Understanding and pursuing your legal claims for a defective hardwood floor installation. If I fall in a bathroom with vinyl flooring, my hip might be bruised, but my head won't crack like a watermelon. I'm SO glad i'm not the only one that feels this way! Our guide to engineered flooring will explain what makes it special, and we’ll even tell you where you can find the best quality flooring as well. The way I see it living without carpet is almost like living in an unfinished house. I loooove hardwood floors. :S. Carpet lover here. It’s difficult to acquire due to its age and generally falls under the reclaimed banner. Not only that, but Carpets collect Dust Mites, Cockroach Allergens, PET Dander, Dirt, indoor air pollutants, mold spores and so on and so on and your poor Dogs looks itchy from all the nasty shit collected in ur carpet!! It is much more hygienic and easier to clean (if you clean it properly it doesn’t need to be refinished or polished for a long time) than carpet. Carpet is literally a towel or fabric like material stapled to the ground that you can’t ever put into the water machine. Upstairs on the living floor I prefer carpet. My house has laminate flooring and I hate it. Sourcing hard to find building materials can be a real headache, but it won’t be if you go with engineered products. I often sit on the floor watching telly etc. It’s their budget tier, and one with some interesting choices like Character grade Cape Code red Oak and Chai Tea hard Maple. A: That’s usually not a feasible option, although unfinished engineered hardwood flooring is available if you prefer to customize the color of your flooring in your home. One of the enemies of your prefinished engineered floor, small dirt particles can fall between cracks and scratch the edges of the boards. Engineered hardwood has many of the same disadvantages as solid wood flooring. Farewell hardwood! And if you think your floors are cold, why not have under-floor heating? No shoes! Our current house has a mixture of capret and polished wooden floors. If scratch resistance is important to you, look for engineered hardwood floors with a scratch-resistant top coat. But who wants to lay on cold hardwood and bang up your knees and elbows playing. It doesn’t alter or change the tone of the wood but can highlight grain patterns and color streaks while providing protection. Like the Swiffer, it charges when not in use, so I don’t have to worry about a cord when I’m vacuuming. I lived in an apartment with hardwood floors in it for 3 months and hated every single day of it. Wood floor is the future . 1)Can new flooring be nailed onto this ? I would really love carpet, but it's not my forever home and buyers in my area want hardwood. They also have some harder to find wood like Cherry, pecan, and yellow birch. I am not fond of tile and hardwood floors and do prefer carpet for sound muffling ability and comfort, however, that being said have you ever removed carpet after it has been in a home for a few years? Colors range from light and natural to dark hues and smoky greys. When pricing engineered wood, you’ll see that most is sold by the square foot even though it’s sold by the case, pallet, and box. Maybe it's just me, but hardwood floors all the way! We're in a fixer upper and it has old hardwood floors. Yuh-uh, no thank you, soft surfaces throughout the entire home forever. Walking across the floor with the same shoes that have been exposed to the numerous chemicals in daily life w ill distribute those chemicals into the carpet fibers, where they will remain - sometimes up to 7 years. My mil claims its better for her asthma yet I get sick every time I visit. This article is accurate and true to the best of the author’s knowledge. TV, magazines...) that hardwood is better. I HATE IT, HARD + COLD + all my bodyparts hurt I can't stand it. They have everything from cabinet hardware to lighting but also carry a very nice array of engineered flooring featuring some of the harder woods. Builder put in wrong floors and couldn't change them. I live in a carpeted home and love the coziness. I am an allergy and asthma sufferer and the dust and crap just floats in the air and its IMPOSSIBLE to sweep it all up without it going everywhere!!!! On that note, there are companies that use veneers from reclaimed boards as well if you prefer flooring with a bit of character. Its the same as the war on drugs. I'm not the only one who's perplexed by the sheer disgust that everyone seemingly feels toward carpet. The next house I buy, I'm telling my realtor, "No carpet, no sale!". Again, it’s usually wood, but some manufacturers have experimented with cork and other alternatives. I am not an idiot and neither is the author. "That cushioned step and cozy feel that carpet provides comes with a number of significant health risks. I miss carpet! My boy's love to wrestle, and could not do that. I’d like to keep my figure, pocketbook, personal time and-of course- my beloved hardwood floors. It's nice to see others prefer carpet as well!! There are well over 30 colors between all the collections, and their SolidPlus engineered boards are suitable for below grade rooms as well. Why? Plus, with hardwood, you have to mop, steam clean, or polish your floors to keep them looking good. THE DYSON V6 ABSOLUTE I PHOTO: AMAZON Oh- I do not have children. I don't think I'm "too good" to sit on the floor, I do, and I stick a pillow under my butt. Q: What’s the easiest type of engineered flooring to install myself? And if you do have carpets and pets or kids, they need to be not only vacuumed but shampooed or steam cleaned every other week or so as well. If your complaint about dust and debris than you’re either lazy or ignorant to the benefit of hard flooring. Who wants to deal with the constant noise from a hard floor? Congrats on your new carpet; it is really beautiful! I slipped twice on that stupid floor. After you’ve finished sanding, remove the plastic film off your windows, vents and … It's just so stupid to live like this. Needless to say, if you want something tropical, engineered flooring is cheaper. For instance, if a plank is ¾", it shouldn’t be sanded beyond the wear layer, which has approximately a 5/16" thickness. To each his or her own, but carpets IMHO are the single nastiest thing known to human kind. I have to sweep almost every day and even then it's dirty 30 min later! Consumers that want a rustic vibe will like the Character collection, which shows the natural beauty of knot holes in Hickory, Maple, or Oak. The only other hard surfaces are the wetbar in the finished basement (parquet) and the utility/laundryroom which is just concrete although I do have a large, non-professionally installed remnant in the laundry area since this room floods once in a while. Where is all this dirt and dust coming from! Well, Brazilian Cherry hardwood flooring isn’t exactly cheap, but the price drops considerably when there is only a sliver on top, not a completely solid piece of wood. You can see the scum. On average you can expect somewhere between 15 – 30 years although you always want to read the fine print. It was EXACTLY how I wanted my floors to look in my home. Engineered wood floors are typically real wood on the top, usually protected by a protective treatment layer. All those pro-hardwood comments sound like they are from angry industry reps & salesmen afraid of losing sales. It’s all domestic species, however, and the same goes for the Essential collection. My husband and I lived in a home for about 5 yrs with wall to wall carpet (newly installed before we purchased the vacant home). I'm glad I'm not alone in my hardwood hatred (: Willow Mattox (author) from Northern California on August 31, 2010: Thank you Marc for agreeing with me! I took the animals out of the house for the weekend so my husband could refinish our 100+ year old pine floors. Ugh. I prefer a washable surface-not necessarily wood, also marble floors. I'm pretty sure that if that dog could speak, he would say, "I hate this floor. The coating or finish and the amount of foot traffic you get are things to consider as well. (down with dust bunnies)! Now I know and can only say I am awed at how different people's tastes can be. I totally agree with the irony of placing area rugs down on top of hardwood floors. I'm a computer technician and many times my job involves getting down on the floor, under desks, tables etc. So you admit that carpet is needed for comfort! I'm hoping that this ridiculous hardwood trend is just that--a trend. But of course my toddlers don’t want to wear their slippers all the time so their feet get dirty from the dust, and yes I sweep and mop. These are not homes. The Wide Plank series is self-explanatory as is the Specialty class with its random width boards. They use sustainable forest management and selective harvesting practices with all of their products, which includes domestic species along with a few exotic kinds of wood. Engineered Hardwood flooring is real wood from top to bottom that’s normally made using multiple wood veneers or slats of wood glued together at opposing directions. Sweeping, mopping, and dusting under furniture is a pain. I was beginning to think I was the only person who did't care for wooden floors. My 60 year-old fiancée died recently of heart failure and left me his beautiful home. Whether you are using a family friend or a pro from Home Advisor, check their references and work beforehand. We also live in a warm climate (Texas) so the floors are never really cold. I think hardwood floors just feel cleaner, carpet always felt so dirty to me and it never feels clean. I just spent half an hour with Q-tips cleaning dust out of my sons kitchen. Founded in 1898, they have been dealing with wood for a long time, and have churned out engineered flooring since the 80s. Budget-friendly boards typically can’t be refinished, and you may only be able to sand thick engineered hardwood flooring once or twice. The only thing I think they have going for them is ease of cleaning. I hate stepping on little speaks/crumbs that get stuck to … A: Yes. Then orange glow so they keep some shine! "But it's so easy to clean up messes!" Living rooms, dens, bedrooms, family rooms, should all have carpet. Dust bunnies roll across the floor unabashedly like sagebrush in old west movies. Very resistant to scratches unlike hardwood. I have also been one to carpet over hardwood floors. They wear shoes in the house and I cannot get out of bed without slippers b. I think it is down to preference. Also, I think the trips back to my inlaws hardwood home made him realize how cold and hard to maintain hardwood is. Yeah, carpet doesn't make the fur go away, but it makes it so you can't really see it, it doesn't roll around your house, and you only gotta vacuum once a day at most to keep things a-okay! At least with carpet, you only have to vacuum. Vinyl flooring in the entryway, bathroom, and kitchen, and the rest is all carpet--my only pet is a cat (indoor only) and I take off my shoes as soon as I step inside, long before I hit the carpet. I'm so tempted to just buy my damn carpet and not worry about potential buyers. Having rugs means that you can remove them, clean them and clean underneath. It shows you have something most people don't these days...COMMON SENSE. I vacumm weekly and use common sense. While we don’t have a price on these planks, they come with a 25-year warranty and an aluminum oxide finish. No echoing here. wood flooring was fading in such a short period of time. I confess I'm one of those people who prefers the "museum" look offered by hardwood floors. Engineered hardwood throughout your home can increase its resale value as well, although it won’t have the same impact as solid wood. Just get carpet, keep it clean, and keep your shoes off (which you should be doing anyway)!!! I grew up on hard floors and now I have carpets which I hate!! They are driving me crazy. My vote is for marble/tile floors with radiant heat underneath if you live in the cold. A: If you have heavy traffic in your home, paying extra for a product with a thick wear layer can be well worth it. I am not so in love with the 18 year old, ugly, worn out berber throughout the upstairs (ranch house) but I just picked out 4 beautiful colors of shag carpeting that will replace what I have as soon as we complete some minor renovations in about a month. A list of these include: formaldehyde, toluene, xylene, the potent carcinogen benzene and a long chain of any other tongue twisters. I love carpet floors . I ABSOLUTELY HATE HARDWOOD FLOORS! Ain’t nobody got time for that! This Canadian company is one of the leaders in hardwood flooring and one of the greener brands as well. I thought I was the only one. Quality control, in general, can be an issue as well. Answer + 7. It makes me feel as uptight as the people are that love hardwood (uptight people). When you lay a run of flooring, you never want the joints or ends to line up, unlike tile, which gives you a nice uniform pattern. Oil-based Polyurethanes are cheap, easy to apply, and popular. Engineered wood flooring is also prone to scratches, dents and fading. You can find both their products and Cali Bamboo’s through Lowes along with brands like Bruce and Shaw. you are an idiot. Wow I can’t tell you how happy I am to be waking up each morning to look at at my completely refinished hardwood floors. I'm so happy to find someone who agrees with me on this. Compared to solid hardwood or linoleum, engineered wood flooring is something you can find with ease. Lauzon has some of the more unique colorways, and we like the fact they have grades like select & better or character on some of their products as well if you are looking for something different. Things are more difficult if you plan on buying exotic engineered flooring, but it’s still possible to find products that are harvested responsibly through agencies like the FSC. I like being able to wash my floors several times a year. PS. Suffice it to say I would not enjoy moving into a home with “mystery” carpet. That can be relatively easy with click-lock flooring, but it’s not so simple with planks that have been glued down. I hate hardwood floors. I miss carpeting, and yes I agree with toxic chemicals etc but they are also in area rugs so all you can do is air it out. Especially if you had bad '80s carpet beforehand. Each collection is a little different from the rest, so there is something for everyone. But that's just me, and this is just my rant about my love of carpet! I'm not a super dramatic person, but I hand-over-mouth gasped when pulled up the track. While the width is more of a design preference, thickness affects the durability of your flooring. While with carpets if you miss a day here or there it isn't all that noticeable. The little messes every now and then are worth the effort of cleaning. I cant get under my carpet everytime there is an accident. Stain the Floors. I agree with everything you said. Carpet is heinous. 2) Can they be stained with a … Water-based polyurethanes are much easier to deal with all-around but aren’t quite as durable as the other options. You have to learn to take care of whatever flooring you have. In most cases, using a spray mop on water-resistant engineered boards is acceptable, but wet mops, steam mops, and other cleaning tools could void your warranty or potentially damage your flooring. I couldn't agree more! Warranties are fairly straightforward in the wild world of engineered flooring. So it works both ways. My health actually improved. I'd rather take off my shoes than have to wear slippers on cold flooring. I just feel so much better now. Dust sticks to carpets and I still haven't found a vacuum cleaner that would effectively suck the dirt away from them. Answered. I don't think of it as "uptight" one way or the other, whether you like carpet or wood. Some of the more common reported complaints related to carpet exposure are; difficulty in concentrating, headaches, nervousness, chills and fever, nausea and burning in the eyes, nose and sinuses. trapped closer to the floor until vaccummed away. If it gets muddy or dirty you mop it. Not anymore. Hardwood floors can be personalized with rugs; they develop unique character and quirks as … I know this is no longer true with the obscene prices they charge for the crap (hardwood is MUCH more expensive), I still feel it is pertinent and true in its own way. It's a huge job, give me carpet please! AMEN! 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