Carpet or floor boards?

aocal on 15/01/2014 - 16:32
Last edited 22/01/2014 - 08:38

I am needing to re-place carpet in my whole house. Want advice on carpet vs polished floor boards from anyone who has had both. Which is preferable? Your thoughts, thanks

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    • StewBalls on 21/01/2014 - 23:12

      …it also removes the "cheap power bill" issue! ;)

      • tonester on 22/01/2014 - 03:35

        yes perhaps not cheap but nothing beats slab heating no matter what the flooring is :)

        • StewBalls on 22/01/2014 - 08:36

          Never tried it under carpet, only tiles; but in an era of escalating power costs I'd be looking to a more economically viable heating solution…but that's just my preference.

    • kwaker on 22/01/2014 - 09:52
      +2

      Yes its great. Chews power though and once its broken can't be fixed.

  • Peck on 22/01/2014 - 11:12

    I pulled up the carpets 15 years ago, and had the floor boards sanded and sealed. Replacing with carpet would have cost about the same $. There have been many accidents since, mostly the dog gulping down his food too quick and throwing up. No problems, no stress! If I had stayed with carpet, then by now I would have had to have replaced the carpet at least once. One shortcoming is the boards fade and so where you have furniture/carpet there will be a different shade after a while.

  • aocal on 18/04/2014 - 06:05

    Went with floor boards with a satin finish all through the house and love them! They have rejuvenated the house and it looks fresher and modern. A little noisier than carpet so I have put down a couple of large rugs. Highly recommend. They do show the dust even with the satin finish but not like the gloss.

  • aocal on 05/02/2017 - 12:44
    +1

    Still loving my floorboards, for anyone considering ripping up their carpets.

    • HmrW on 10/03/2017 - 11:16

      Just wondering, who do you use for the installation of the floorboard ?
      I notice you are in Melbourne, do you mind sharing the info as I might need this for my next reno project.

      Also do you ended up getting laminate, hardwood or the composite floorboards ?

  • aocal on 10/03/2017 - 14:38

    The floor boards were already under the carpet so they just needed to be polished.

  • bazza1980 on 11/03/2017 - 15:33

    Floorboards for sure. Just gotta be careful when moving furniture etc, but much better when you have a couple kids like mine running havoc around the house !

    Don't like those laminate/floating floorboards though.

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