Aibu to be completely over hard floors?

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The last house and the current one (we rent) are completely wooden/laminate/tiled downstairs.

Bloody things are cold, are lovely when freshly cleaned but show up every speck, crumb and dust/hair ball leading to constant bloody sweeping/mopping and make a racket every time something’s dropped.

I’m not houseproud and appreciate a carpet that doesn’t insistently show you how dusty the room is and politely waits to be vacuumed. Doesn’t help we’ve got those wooden shutter blinds that require constant bloody dusting too. I like nice curtains and voiles that can be bunged in the washer every now and then and make the room smell lovely whilst they hang there drying.

Viva la revolution!

I love fitted carpets. And my attitude to dirt (except in the kitchen) has always been if I can't see it, it can't harm me.

The original 80s carpet in our hallway is doing well as it approaches its 30th birthday.

The better laminate left from previous owners is still in place in some low priority rooms, but is scratched and tatty. It's probably about 10 years old at most.

The cheapo laminate was a slip hazard. The wrong quality was put in the kitchen. If there was any damp, DS1 who was crawling before we could rip it out with glee, used to lose grip and faceplan as his limbs shot out to the sides. The same laminate in the lounge was very reflective and headache inducing, particularly before we had chance to get rid of the spotlights and put proper light fittings in. That was a job that couldn't wait 4-5 months for the room to be decorated.

I'm happy with vinyl downstairs and tiles in upstairs bathrooms, but love the warmth and softness of carpet.

Unless you have specific health issues such as dustmite allergies, a carpet is not a health hazard.

I worked in Sweden for a while (they love a wooden floor there!) and it was considered very unhygienic to have carpets there.

They absolutely can be cold, and best with good underfloor insulation, or heating, cheaper laminates are invariably colder than better quality solid wood.

I'd recommend a rug to at least make a room feel less cold.

carpets all the way.

I love my wood and stone floors. They look beautiful and I have underfloor heating so they are toasty on my toes.

We have proper dark wood floors all the way through the bottom of our home and it all flows from the front door, through the living room, dining room through to the kitchen and it is bloody gorgeous (well done dh)

I don't think I could do carpet downstairs now. There is only hall stairs landing and dd's and spare room carpeted. Ours is the floorboards varnished and treated. Beautiful and light and airy.

Tiles and wood here. I have a toddler and a baby. Sick, potty training, food and drink spills, they are also basically made out of crumbs. Carpets would be way too stressful.

Have you considered an irobot roomba and braava. They do the cleaning automatically for you and would be cheaper than redecorating.

Yep. Not a fan.
Had a hot as hell lovely handyman round to do some odd jobs in the house last week and he not only took his shoes off in the porch without us asking (we never ask but its assumed as you can see us barefoot when we open the door), but he also complimented how lovely and bouncy our carpet was. We had extra thick underlay so its like footporn.

I cant do laminate. Too cold!! And im too cheap for underfloor heating lol

I have pets so a hard floor works better for me. Upstairs is carpet though

Yabu I hate cleaning and am untidy but I like thr fact I can clear them and that I can tell they are clean from looking at them. Not having loads of crap hidden I thr fibres. That and the fact you can disinfect them when necessary. The number of cases by boys had when we got rid of the downstairs carpets decreased significantly.

Having young children and animals I choose hard floors every time !!

We've got under floor heating so our laminate and tiles are always lovely and warm. I do agree though I prefer carpet but with two cats and two dc it's not so practical especially as you have to walk through the living room to get the kitchen.

We're in the process of finally getting rid of all our wall-to-wall carpeting. (Doing the work ourselves and taking breaks as we need them.)

I do agree that dust and crumbs show more on the hard floor, but at least I can really clean the new floors, so much more effectively than the carpets. I do find I need to vacuum or sweep more often with the hard floors, though.

With indoor dogs that shed and leave stains (that no stain-remover I could find was ever effective against), our hard floors are a blessing!

...But yes, they can actually create more day-to-day work, and there's no denying that they're not as warm as carpet. Rugs help. And we wear socks (and/or house-shoes) most of the winter, anyway.

Have old wooden floorboards with massive gaps - so yes, very cold and draughty indeed (underfloor heating in kitchen and bathroom at least!) but there is the advantage that you can sweep all the crud straight down the cracks between the boards

I have oak laminate. Matt and textured. It doesn't show every bit of dirt at all. And having proper thermo underlay underneath it made massive difference to what was here before. Which was thin white-ish laminate with no underlay.

Our new house is entirely crap laminate apart from the stairs. We cant afford to replace it all just yet but i yearn for a carpet in the living room and bedrooms, we are making do with rugs.

I do however see the appeal of all wood/laminate whatever. It's very easy to clean and i don't stress about the 2 year old making a mess like I did in the old house.

We have wood floors in the lounge, study, hall, kitchen, dining room, doenstairs loo and utility. If I could change it i would only out carpet in the lounge. But would then wonder if the lounge floor would look out of place to the rest of the house.

I love wood floors in the 'practical' areas.

YANBU. I carpeted my wood floors earlier this year. Much warmer and the dogs hair tumbleweed is a thing of the past. I too care not that it's still there. What the eye doesn't see...

Carpets in bedrooms - because it’s quite a cold country

Hard floor downstairs - because stuff gets spilled, and pets

If you have carpet downstairs isn’t it a complete pain if you spill a drink, or drop a pen, or muddy feet come through...?

minipie modern carpets are bleach cleanable, ours wipe off a treat if I slop tea or the dog brings any muddy foot prints in.

I have dust mite allergies so hard floors have made a huge difference to my quality of life - I used to be wheezing all the time and I'm mostly fine now. They are bastard cold underfoot this time of year though! Thick slippers all round. Wish I'd had the spare cash to do underfloor heating but it wasn't an option at the time sadly.

YABU, rustic oak floors which look better with age and a few scratches and dents are heavenly, especially with underfloor heating 😊

Yabu.
I'd rather see the bits on a hard floor than have all the dust and crumbs pushed into the carpet.
At least a hard floor comes up like new with very little effort.

Yanbu. Carpeting is far cozier. My inlaws have all hardwood and it's cold and no thanks cozy at all!