Count me in the no tile except for bathrooms. Just god rid of kitchen tile floor. We have a 70 lb 6 year old dog who is very active- he has not done any damage to the floors. But I do keep his nails trimmed.
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our house was built in early 1900’s. Our hardwood floor is gorgeous and has a darker inlay around the perimeter. We did a light sanding and clear coat of poly when we moved in and it’s still gorgeous 16 years and 2 kids later. I don’t mind tile in the bathrooms. I wish I’d followed my preference and tried to match the kitchen floor with hardwood but we went with tile. It is fine, but dated with cracked tiles. Due to my newly diagnosed MS we will have to move out of our very tall, 3 story rowhome into a condo in a few years.
I esthetically dislike wall to wall carpet and would have to rip that right out. Plus I need to think about my cane and a potential wheel chair or walker at some point. So, carpet and tile would probably be a big no. I’m not a fan of the vinyl tile floors (wood look). But that is just me. I’d probably skip a home sale if I saw a lot of any of these 3 finishes. But that is just me.
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Thanks so much for the additional thoughts!! I still haven’t decided! The latest plan is now to nail down the price for cabinets and see how much $$ is left - that might help define the flooring decisions.
As much as I’m not a fan of carpet (seems like it never gets clean) I can see how future buyers might (?) prefer that to a lux vinyl in our living room and dining room (very separate rooms). And I don’t particularly have a burning desire to do those rooms in lux vinyl - was just thinking I’d keep the open flow consistent, for future sale-appeal. Glad to know that a whole first floor in one lux vinyl material might not appeal to everyone (see above, lol!!). That has been helpful!
Just saw a friend’s kitchen redo (almost $150k! 
) and it was just stunning. Large tiles in kitchen looked great, but it’s (now) much bigger than ours.
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I hate wall to wall carpet. I’d much, much prefer LVP over carpet. Especially if the home has pets.
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Personally - I hate carpet. But, we do have a really cool patterned carpet in our liv/dining room that looks nice and no one ever really goes there, LOL. For next ‘perm’ house I def want something else that won’t collect dust/dirt/fur!
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I never thought my cats shedded so much until we moved into our current place. I would vacuum the carpets 2-3 times a week in the old place, and we were good. Never had fur flying in the air! Have to be much more proactive with the all wood floors (due to the layout of the place, a robot will not do - we tried a couple and hated what they did). So long story short… carpets are not that terrible, they just need to be vacuumed frequently, but they are great at catching the fur that otherwise would be flying everywhere. A few area rugs definitely help.
And add me to the No LV Plank Allover Camp. I saw how badly LV got scratched at the ortho’s office by the patients’ crutches and wheelchairs in just a few short months.
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I would not suggest wall to wall in the dining room…where the chance of food spills and stains is HIGH. At least you can replace an area rug easily. Not so much so with carpet.
If your LR and DR are adjacent rooms, I would suggest no carpet in either…using area rugs.
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Intersection of different hard surfaces seem more bothersome than a patch of carpet on same level as hardwood (which is what we have).
I guess we are old fashioned, don’t mind carpet. In bedrooms, it’s our strong preference. And I can see how it will be helpful as we age to not have area rugs to trip over. Based on HGTV shows, we are in the minority.
Of course we do like our hard floors in kitchen (where I hang out a lot - ipad/keyboard on breakfast bar), baths, hallway. But after recent heel pain issues, I make sure to always were impact-absorbing Oofos or soft slippers around the house.
Trends come and go. I’ve been wondering when carpet, especially when made of recycled materials, will make a comeback. Seems unlikely in near future (or even in my lifetime), but someday I bet the pendulum will swing.
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Me too, I hate carpet, pulled it all up as soon as we moved in. I have an office gray carpet in my office, but only because it has a cold floor. (Slab on grade instead of basement like the rest of the house.)
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Trust me when I tell you this, no buyer will keep your carpet. I think it’s a top swap out item for homebuyers - it would be for me anyway
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We have carpet in our bedrooms. But no where else.
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Carpet in the basement and upstairs bedrooms. Tile in the 3/4 and full baths. Hardwood elsewhere. Works for us.
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Question to the carpet haters … what do you put in the upstairs bedrooms to dampen the noise below?
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I have carpet…but if I didn’t, each room would have a large area rug.
Also, upstairs at our house, no hard sole shoes are worn…just slippers…or socks.
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We don’t have a noise issue other than squeaky floors which a carpet wouldn’t help with ; )
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We have carpet in our bedroom and in our den. I spend a lot of time sitting on the floor watching tv or stretching. I definitely prefer carpet for that.
Our wood floors are 112 years old. People seem to love them. I think I prefer newer floors. But at least scratches don’t matter at this point. They’ve seen everything.
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Evidently rugs can help with squeaky floor noise, but I assume that is just for upstairs rooms (?).
Will a Rug Help Fix a Squeaky Floor? - Soundproof Expert.
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Not one ounce of carpet in our house. Our wood floors have area rugs…or nothing. When we are looking at homes a house with carpet (that can’t be easier and economically changed), I swipe away.
Our floors are almost 100 years old so they will squeak here and there anyway! We are used to it.
Do you know any realtors? Ask them for an honest opinion for your area.
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I’ve never particularly noticed noise from upstairs or vice versa.
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I have an entire house full of wood floors, tile in bathrooms. I’m not bothered at all by the noise level from upstairs.
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