Poll - Bedrooms: Carpet or Hardwood

[Eric.]

We're gonna go ahead and do some remodeling since the tree already has everything torn apart.  The bedrooms will be practically rebuilt from the floor up.  I can't decide if I want to put hardwood in to match the rest of the house (tigerwood), or just replace the carpet with nicer, new carpet.

Carpet pros:

More comfortable

Cheaper

I don't have to install it

Carpet cons:

Every other conceivable factor

 

Ultimately I think hardwood would look better so that's probably the right call in the end, but my wife is all hung up on "it'll be cold in the morning when I step out of bed." 

Help me decide y'all...

[wtnhighlander]

Personal choice. I like comfort of carpet, but keeping it clean is a pain, and allergens abound. How about hardwood & area rugs?

[Llama]

I like having carpet in the bedrooms. We have very nice carpet, so that makes a huge difference over the crap most houses have.

In the end, your wife will win so you might as well just start looking at different grades and colors of carpeting.

 

[Woodenskye]

Eric, I would cast my vote for hardwood.  I would also think about putting carpet or a good rug under the bed. 

[..Kev]

I went through this a few years ago with my wife..  We went with wood floors and some well placed rugs.  Worked well.

So, my vote (as if it counts) would be wood.

[Tpt life]

Also a hardwood and rug fan. When you get sick of it, pitch it. Carpet is not as easy to manage that way. 

[toddclippinger]

As a remodel contractor, mostly working in old homes with wood floors, it was pretty evenly split.

The people that chose the carpet did so for the comfort factor just as your wife desires. 

The people that chose to stick with the wood floor did so because of wanting to show off that old flooring. 

I suppose that my answer really didn't help... 

Good Luck!

[Coop]

11/4" to 11/2" shag carpet as it will hide the dirt for a good two years or so.

[Chestnut]

Rugs and wood benefit of carpet with easy relplacement. Best of both worlds.

[AceHoleInOne]

Carpet is my vote.  Remember, as you age, you do have to get up at night and throw a piss or two. So the hardwood thing does get cold on the feet. ?

 

-Ace-

[Chet]

3 years ago, "I fought the law and the law won" so do wood with rugs so that I might live vicariously through you.

[ChrisG-Canada]

Hardwood with carpet under/around bed.  There's something great about a couple feet of carpet around the bed - cleans of anything on your feet before you get into bed.  Nothing worse than fine grit in the sheets!

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[Eric.]

So far, pretty much what I expected...hardwood wins...because it's better.

I agree with everything everyone has said, on both sides.

I'm no better off than when I started.

 

Here's another question...how weird would it be to run the hardwood in the bedrooms perpendicular to the hardwood in the rest of the house?  Is that totally taboo or who cares?

[Woodenskye]

Depending on the transition from the bedroom to the hallway, I don't think it matters.  With that being said, I am probably not much help again.

[RichardA]

To many questions for the morning after, tee many martoonies!

[Eric.]

Just now, Mike. said:

you want the floors to be perpendicular to the joists.  It could sag. 

Yeah I've heard that before but I'm calling BS.  What about tile floors?  They weigh a lot more than wood and they're non-directional...?  I just don't buy it that it's a big deal.

The floor in the main area of the house is perpendicular to the joists but they would run parallel with the joists if I changed directions in the bedrooms.  The dimensions of two out of the three rooms would make more sense to run the floors perpendicular to the rest of the house...plus I feel like it would be easier to hide the transitions that way.

[drzaius]

Running perpendicular to the joists, I think, is a hold over from when the the there were floor beams & just the floorboards on top. So they had to be perpendicular. Of course, if you have springy subfloor joists that are minimal, running perpendicular will stiffen things up.

We did our main floor area in hardwood, but the bedrooms were carpet. When I changed a bedroom into an office, the carpet came out & hardwood went in. Weaving the new with the old was more work than I wanted, so I just used 1 piece of flooring run perpendicular right under the door, like a threshold. It looks fine.

[ChrisG-Canada]

I say run the hardwood whatever direction looks best in the room.  Long lines created by rows of hardwood will tend to visually accentuate one of the dimensions - pick whichever looks best for your space.

 

[chrisphr]

So far, pretty much what I expected...hardwood wins...because it's better.

I agree with everything everyone has said, on both sides.

I'm no better off than when I started.

 

Here's another question...how weird would it be to run the hardwood in the bedrooms perpendicular to the hardwood in the rest of the house?  Is that totally taboo or who cares?

My opinion is it would look weird. Best way would be to tooth it in with the existing at the doorway, sand the whole floor down and site finish. It is going to be challenging to get a pre finish to match perfectly.

[TerryMcK]

Carpet. Only you and the family will see it unless you are charging for house tours.... In which case isn't there a basement to do too?

[shaneymack]

I tell all my clients that hardwood is installed perpendicular to framing. If they want it parallel i make them sign off on that decision. I have had sagging happen before. Using 11 7/8" tji's 16" o.c. with 5/8" t&g advantech screwed and glued. It definitely sags when placed parallel, It is minimal though. If you place a straghtedge across you would notice. It was quite noticeable in the house I had a problem with because you could see it wave up and down under the quarter round in front of the staircase.

Eric, the reason there is no problem with tile is because the subfloor is doubled or there is an un-coupling membrane used. Also the thinset adds strength.

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[wtnhighlander]

Do the bedrooms @ 45*.

[Eric.]

2 minutes ago, shaneymack said:

Using 11 7/8" tji's 16" o.c. with 5/8" t&j advantech

So I understood 16" centers...

[shaneymack]

Using 11 7/8" tji's 16" o.c. with 5/8" t&j advantech

So I understood 16" centers...

Its just the floor build up- 11 7/8" high truss joist ibeams, 16"on center with 5/8" thick subfloor screwed and glued.

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[wtnhighlander]

If the hardwood floor ( floor covering, technically) sags when run parallel to the joists, the sub-floor must be nearly useless. My house has joists 16" on center, with 3/4" t&g plywood subflooring. Different rooms have hardwood in different directions, and there is no sag.