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Nothing Says More About Quality Than Great Flooring.
By Denton Lesslie, Fri Dec 9th
Notice, I said great and not expensive. The right choice offlooring will make your home more comfortable and functional toyour lifestyle. Hardwood and laminate hardwood is best way to get more out ofyour investment at resale time. It requires little maintenanceother than an occasional sweeping. The life expectance ofhardwood is easily 20 years. Then you just refinish it(comparatively cheap) and your floor looks fantastic for another15 or so years. The misconception about flooring is the initialexpense. Yes the majority of the cost is the initial investmentis sometimes scary. The overall value is a no brainer.Homebuyers today love hardwood, there are no two ways about it.Being a recent homebuyer myself the addition of hardwood was abig selling point for me. Our home purchase had quite a bit ofcarpet, with the plans to replace most hardwood. We were able touse that as a bargaining point, and it worked quite well. Once Iinstalled the hardwood the difference was amazing. Selfishly,the "ooh's and aah's" of visitors to our home was in itselfworth the investment. Then when they found out that I did itmyself, the complements go to the next level. That felt greatand I show you how here (link). While carpeting is nice to the touch and ads a warmth andcomfort that hardwood cannot, it requires much more maintenanceand care to keep it looking its best. The problem is at resaletime the investment of carpet (even the good stuff) usuallycauses a negative impact to prospective homebuyers. Considercarefully the use and placement of carpet in your home. I saythis purely for the resale value and quality of use.
While it is easiest to do this step while the home is empty. Isuggest that you live in your new home, and look at how you liveyour home before you take this step. If you use a room as aplayroom, for example, it might be better with carpet. A diningroom that sees little use and has a better chance for messymesses, hardwood is a better choice. So I say all this to saylook at how you use the rooms to better make your choice offlooring. Although hardwood throughout your home is the best forthe investment of your home, there are rooms that you will findmore comfortable with carpeting. A misconception with hardwoodis that it is cold and hard. I installed hardwood (instead ofcarpet) in our master suite and absolutely love it. Wood is anorganic material that takes on the temperature characteristicsof the surrounding environment. When I climb out of bed in themorning I have never had an adverse opinion. We chose carpet forthe kid's rooms, because while they are young they play withtheir toys on the floor on their knees. I thought that it wouldbe more comfortable for them to play. About the author:Mr. Lesslie is the president of greathomeimprovements.com and a consultant for Department of Energy's BuildingAmerica Division for the last 6 years. He is responsible for allthe content and marketing for www.greathomeimprovements.com - Great Home Improvements Start Here!None
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