Does everyone really change the carpets when they move house

[Flickersy]

(Inspired by a few threads)

I've seen quite a few posters say they have to put down new carpets when they move into a house, or at least get rid of the previous owners carpets.

Now if they're irretrievably stained, ripped, or blindingly hideous, I would understand it. And perhaps I'm too used to living in house shares and rentals where you just have to live with whatever's there.

But I'm hoping to buy somewhere this year, if I'm lucky, and frankly having to change all the carpets isn't an expense I'm factoring in. Unless they're in such a condition which renders them unusable, I plan on changing them slowly over time as and when it's needed. Is that completely slovenly? And if so what else should I be watching for?

But it's your own filth.

The thought of living with someone else's filth would give me the heebjejeebies.

Carpeting is one major area of filth that you have control over.

It would do you harm if it harbored spores or bacteria or the dander of pets you were allergic to, or dust mites.

I have wood floors and appreciate them massively.

@shams05

i didn't need 'to read into' your ousts, you stated things quite clearly.

You can do as you please, but being Muslim does not require you to out new carpets in a house

I'd think most people would clean them either professionally or Rug Doctor unless they were truly done.

That said I have removed carpet from a bathroom and in the same place replaced the kitchen vinyl. Neither were big rooms and got a bit fitted for about £250 from the same roll end.

@Walking2024now30days Did I say it requires me to do anything? I'm simply stating our preference to make our lives easier.
Why does it bother you so much?
I mean if we were in a warmer country we'd have hard floors, easily cleaned and not full of anybodys filth and grime but we live in the wet, cold north of England so we enjoy and prioritise clean carpets.
Other people rip out perfectly good kitchens and bathrooms to make their home their own, I'm not really bothered about modern Upto date kitchens but I am bothered about a clean carpet so that's what I'll do.
Like I said before when we bought our first home we budgeted it into our expenses. 16 years ago it cost us 1700£ to carpet the whole house, it was something we factored in when we made an offer on the property.

How on earth do the compulsive carpet changers cope when they stay in a hotel?

I asked about hotel beds, though, not hotel carpets. I think you're evading the question because you don't want to think about it 😉

@Lurkingandlearning

yrs, I think that too. I kept biting, need to improve my self control! 🤣🤣

it would, but I think her nonsense means no carpets are being replaced anyway!!

I had mine professionally cleaned and they looked new afterwards

No, not changed any, been here 3 years

All our carpets needed replacing but over time - moths, wrinkling and crinkling underlay, some rips or holes but neutral. I’m doing it room by room after redecorating. It will take 3 years in total - 5 rooms, two sets of stairs & landings. The builders damaged it during a bathroom refit so bottom stairs are last. It is depressing having drab, stained, ripped carpet so don’t blame anyone wanting to do it asap.

When we moved into our house in the early 90s the carpets were a hideous colour but really good quality and in a bungalow so the same throughout the whole house. My parents waited 20 years before they could justify changing them!

Surely mental impurities are what bothers you more though? And why don't you just put a cushion down?

I did but they were very old and nasty