To rip out all the carpets and replace with hard floors?

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... although probably not on the stairs as the noise would drive me nuts.

It's just so hot in my house and the carpets are man made something or other and feel hideous under my feet. I'm loving the kitchen floor which has cool tiles. The carpets are still in decent condition but quite old and a bland beige that could do with an update in the not too distant future.

Has anyone gone from carpet to hard floors and regretted it?
Will it be freezing in the winter?
What about bedrooms, do they still feel cosy?

I guess voting would be YES to change to hard floors and NO to keep carpets.

Just to counter the carpet hate, DH is extremely allergic to dust and was advised by allergy specialist to get carpet. Contrary to popular opinion carpet traps dust whereas on hard floors it’s literally blowing about and every time someone walks on it it’s thrown into the air. To keep on top of it properly (for someone with allergies) you’d need to be hoovering multiple times a day. Since we got carpets he doesn’t need to take his medication which has made a huge difference to his life.

You don’t need to shampoo carpets weekly (for the pp who said that). We hoover every day or so and get them professionally cleaned every 6 months. They’re much softer and gentler for children, especially crawling babies. We have tiles in kitchen and hall and DS has had so many bumps whereas the front room and upstairs (apart from bathroom) are carpeted and much nicer for him.

Also think it depends on the carpet - we got high quality wool. I wouldn’t like the synthetic feel of man made and would choose hard floors over that.

Had a flood downstairs about 9 months ago all carpets, other flooring and skirting boards had to be ripped out and replaced. Went wood right through was a bit worried about it Thought I would miss my carpets but it was the best thing! The wood is much easier to keep clean got a nice rug in front of the fire in the living room which adds warmth. We found it warm in the winter (newish build house with good underlay) but cool in the recent heat. I feel the house always looks tidier and cleaner with the matching wood right through, we are now planning on the same upstairs!

150 year old house here too, only carpeted in the living room and on the stairs. Laminated or similar elsewhere but my bedroom has original floorboards complete with gaps.
Can't comment on the cold in winter thing as I keep the windows open in sub zero temperatures.

HarrietM87, I think it's precisely that idea of all the dirt trapped in the carpet that puts a lot of us off them- though in your husband's case I do absolutely understand why that is a good thing.

Yes, though it’s only trapped there until you hoover it out (in the case of dust) or clean it (actual dirt). I promise my carpets are very clean!

I only have a stair runner throughout a 5 bed house. Solid hardwood flooring everywhere else. Our last two properties were the same. Our children were all quite wheezy as little ones so we made the decision years ago and never looked back. A few under bed rugs here and there. 👍. Not at all cold in the winter and we live in Scotland. If the stair wasn't so clattery and Amish looking, we would go for wood there too.

It has to be solid hardwood. I personally wouldn't go for laminate or engineered flooring as nice as they are now - you'll get the natural warmth with solid wood.