how often should carpet be changed? rental property

[Mumt02]

hi everyone 😊

we moved into our rented home in 2018! we have carpet through the landing on the stairs and in the two bedrooms upstairs! i’ve found the property on right move from 2013 when it was last sold and it’s all the same carpets so they are 11 years old probably even older as the previous owner had put them in!

i just feel like they should of been changed by now 😂

We own our house. Our carpets are over 25 years old.

Decent carpets will last a lot longer than that.

Are they damaged or threadbare?

Why should they have been changed?

Depends on the quality of the carpets and how worn they are. My parents put very good quality, expensive carpets throughout their home 30 years ago and they are still fine.

Imagine you owned the home, and the carpets looked like they do now. Would you replace them? What reason for?
There isn't a set time to do them, but the landlord might if it's for a reason- they're getting threadbare in places or frayed at the edges.

they aren’t damaged no!

i just had it in my head that maybe they should of been changed by now but that’s just me 😊

There's no reason whatsoever for your landlord to change them.

I imagine if you want to change them you can and you pay for it? I don't think it's Landlords responsibility unless there's literally no floor down.
I tried to get HA to change mine when i moved in, which had been down for YEARS, were threadbare, covered in stains, all kinds, they were having none of it so I had to replace them myself.

we have proper heavy wool carpets in our bedroom which are from the original house owner, fitted in 1978. They are the best carpets in the house. Would not replace them as we could not afford the same quality.

What? Carpets aren't disposable.

There's nothing wrong with them but your head tells you they should be changed anyway?!

What the fuck am I reading?

i mean i could but it’s just the fact i seen it on right move today and i thought omg these carpets are old 😂! they aren’t the best like but just had it in my head that maybe they should of been changed but seems that’s not the case 😂

hahahaha it’s not that deep 😂

genuine question as i didnt know if landlords should change them after a certain time. first time living alone so had no idea 😊

nothing to get so worked up over love 😊

People wanting to throw huge things in landfill for no reason is well worth getting pissed off about IMHO.

i haven’t said i wanted him to change them i said i thought they would of been changed by now being over a certain time, that’s all.

clam down 😊

No you said "should" (not "would") and you said it three or four times.

You're being daft.

I moved out of my childhood home in 1976. The house was listed on right move 3 years ago - and still had the same lounge carpet my dad laid - so that was 45 years later. They made things to last in the past 😄

Carpets are made to last OP. You could get a carpet cleaner in and give them a clean. But carpets can last for decades, centuries even!! No need to change them. Huge environmental issue too.

hahahaha i think you’re taking this to heart tbh.

im not expecting him to change it, i asked a question wether they “should” of been changed as they are old IMO!

would, should, whatever i said. why you proper fuming over it?

im not demanding he changes them 😊

thank you yeah i have cleaned them numerous times will do it again 😊!

just had it in my head maybe it was a thing they would be changed more often, my mistake 😊

im going against the majority. I’d rather they were changed after that amount of time,
but I suppose it depends on the quality of them.

I’ve recently been to Osbourne House and they have the original carpets from Queen Victoria’s time still looking in very good condition!

Throwaway society.

This makes me so sad.

They only really need changing if they are badly worn/ fraying/ unclean and beyond cleanable or there is a moth problem.

However, as a landlord I probably would half expect to change high traffic area carpets every 8-12 years or so in between tenants just to keep things in good condition and it's a good opportunity to check the state of the floorboards, have a refresh of paint etc.

Carpets are always gross.

We bought our house in 2013 and the carpets had lots of stains that wouldn't come out. We've eventually changed some of them but a bit CBA.

I'm a LL and I change carpets when they need changing either looking scruffy, badly stained and does not wash out when cleaned. I inspect in-between tenants for re- painting rooms and fresh carpets. On average about every 8-10 years.