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Hi - we we are building in NC and have a choice of 3.5, 4.5 or 5.5 inch width hardwoods. We don't want the house to look dated should we decide to sell in 5 - 10 years and were wondering if we should go with the wider width. It seems like this is the trend, but there are still a lot of the narrower widths being installed. There will be about 1500 - 2000 sq. feet in the home. Would love some input from anyone who is familar with the trend of hardwoods.
Just put in what you like. For all you know hardwood will be out of style in 10 years. And you certainly aren't going to be able to predict what width a buyer is going to want.
Just put in what you like. For all you know hardwood will be out of style in 10 years. And you certainly aren't going to be able to predict what width a buyer is going to want.
I second this. Things move in and out of fashion constantly. Just pick what you like.
Remember we went from avocado and rust in the 70's to Maple washed cabinets in the 80's. Just 10 years later...
Agree with above, but PLEASE don't install hardwoods with the grooves. We just looked at a home that advertised, lovely wide board floors, but they had those grooves and it was an instant turnoff because they were filled with dirt and pet hair. I know that has more to say about ones housekeeping habits than the floors themselves, but that was an instant turn-off.
Agree with above, but PLEASE don't install hardwoods with the grooves. We just looked at a home that advertised, lovely wide board floors, but they had those grooves and it was an instant turnoff because they were filled with dirt and pet hair. I know that has more to say about ones housekeeping habits than the floors themselves, but that was an instant turn-off.
Strongly agreed. I think there will be a LOT of "Hand-scraped" wide wood floors being torn out in 5 to 7 years, and ongoing from there.
It is just a way to camoflage a poor quality product, IMO.
I would price tearout into a resale house if I were buying for myself.
And, it will be expensive.
...lots of folks have used it before and lots of folks will use it in the future. I agree that anything that requires an extra measure of housekeeping will not be timeless, but I suspect that in the right setting some kinds of wider flooring would be consider an desirable upgrade, avoid anything that it too far out of the mainstream. How you determine mainstream? One easy way is to look at movie sets and TV shows that are not about renovation. If the floors you are considering show up in standard sets they are mainstream...
I heard that about SS and granite a few years ago, and just don't see it yet.
I'm seeing the regular hardwoods being installed here in new construction. Granite and SS are still going strong here.
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