Carpet Over Hardwood Floors Brenda

We are finally ripping out the carpet in the living room of our 15 year old home and replacing it with hardwood floors.

Carpet over hardwood floors brenda.

Hardwood is a link to both the past and future. I m not sure but you may be mistaking coincidence for design. Here s a short video to show how to remove carpet strips from hardwood floors. Wall to wall carpeting was very expensive and not very high quality.

We bought an antique house from 1781 and have undertaken a remodel. Hook the edge of the carpet into the tackless strip pins in one corner. This method does not involve using nearly as much water as shampooing nor steam. What do you think of having carpet installed over perfectly fine hardwood floors in a family room.

Carpet generally lasts 7 10 years whereas solid hardwood typically lasts 100 years and yes we have refinished many floors from the 1800s and several from the 1700s. Carpet has more interior design options and styles while hardwood arguably trumps carpet when it comes to classical sophistication it is carpet that let s you express your own individual character. Click over to see the process. The post may contain affiliate links which means i get a small commission on any purchases you make at no cost to you.

It is the safest non toxic for the doggies non damaging way to clean carpet over hardwood. Dh is very concerned about the damage to the floor i am concerned too but wondering if the benefits outweigh the damage. Many houses that were built in the 50s and earlier had hardwood floors. Place the knee kicker so it faces the wall.

We took up the carpet at our airbnb and found nice wood floors underneath. Carpet is much softer to stand on so if you are on your feet a lot carpet offers a distinct advantage over hardwood flooring. Hardwood lasts much longer than carpet.