Ohhhh I have just found stripped, stained floorboards under my carpet!

[pecka]

I have been getting more and more sick of the carpet in the living room for ages now - its manky from the heavy traffic (messy me, messy kids and am a childminder too) so in some places it is really stained and drives me mad.

Anyway, was thinking about replacing with laminate (cant afford real wood sob) but cant really afford to stretch even to laminate.

Anyway, had a neighbour round for a cuppa today and I mentioned about the carpet and she said oh XXXX when she lived there had it all stripped and stained but then put a carpet over it.

AHA Imagine my excitement when I pulled back the carpet to find lovely smooth floorboards.

I cant decide whether to go with it. Not sure I like the "look" of stripped floorboards but the wipe cleanable aspect of it appeals.

Anyone else got them? Do you like them?

I was thinking big rug in the middle to soften it up a bit.

They are stained quite a dark colour.

What, NOW?

I'd say not

why not?

I would myself.
(but don't blame me when you're still fannying about at midnight trying to put it back down for some reason )

Oooooooooooooooooooooooooh sounds great. I'd love a floor like that in my new conservatory!

Waswondering, the cracks are a bonus as far as I'm concerned - with laminate or newly laid wood floors, the amount of dust and fluff that gathers in corners is hideous - most of it falls through the cracks with older floors, so less sweeping required

what sugarfree said

It's bloody freezing in winter pecka....we've got floorboards in the front room and it's harsh in the depths of winter.

Laminate is even worse though.....

Mind you I know how you newcastle lasses don't feel the cold so you might be ok

Geordie lasses never feel the cold - its the law!

I was just about to do it but DH rang and reminded me that the wires for the surround sound system are under the carpet

BUGGER

so he is going to have to think of some way round that

i cant wait, impulsive is my middle name

I'd rather have a proper concrete floor, with boards (of whatever kind) on top. Our house is Victorian jerrybuilt and all the floors bounce something chronic

Another fan of sweeping stuff down the cracks here.I do worry what will happen when the space underneath is full though.
And it's not remotely funny when money/credit cards go down there.

would lokok great

If they are long enough you can run them around the edges of the room and tack quadrant beading (or something like) to the skirting boards on top?

There arent any cracks here. Its got gaps but is solid right under it

Ours do too Jan.

It was nightmare when we first moved in and trying to learn where all the bouncy/squeeky one were so we didn't wake the kids. The squeekiest is right outside their bedroom doors...gggrrrr

think it ll be nosiy

do it, we have old victorian house and have all wood floors except stairs and kids bedrooms.

Its the colour that is putting me off a bit

What colour are they?

Get that carpet up girl - it will look fabbo.

this is the closest i can find to the colour

thats the same colour as ours in the front room pecka.

everyone comments on how nice it looks.

pecka - when we moved into our 1930's house we had to rip up a lot of pink carpet (god love little old ladies!). In our living room, we were too cautious about stripped floor boards, wanted old fashioned look, so painted around the edges with a colour that is very nearly black and then plonked very large rug in middle of room. Still looks good, to us! I think knack with your stained boards will be to get right colour rug - at which point I hand over to other MNers!

ladytopham - do you have a rug? if so please describe

please also tell me wall colours etc

i thankyou