Hardwood Floors (laminate, sofas, color, ceilings)

[kab0906]

Originally Posted by oregonwoodsmoke

A friend just told me that no one wants a hardwood floor any more. Hardwood floors make a house look old-fashioned,

So. Hardwood floors? Yea or nay?

Yay, but with restrictions.

Your typical yellow golden oak floors do look dated. Darker stained floors are the trend. But real wood floors are wonderful.

Here in humid florida I wouldn't have them, but I would if I could.

[K'ledgeBldr]

How does that ol’ sayin’ go?
Opinions are like a-holes, everybody got one!

So! My opinion- your friend is an idiot.

[7th generation]

So what would the nay votes use if not wood?

[davebarnes]

Originally Posted by 7th generation

So what would the nay votes use if not wood?

In Florida and some parts of California, I would choose high-end ceramic tile.
If you put a gun to my head in northern climes, I would go with engineered hardwood.

[K'ledgeBldr]

Originally Posted by davebarnes

…I would go with engineered hardwood.

It’s still “hardwood”- just the “plywood” variety.

[North Beach Person]

I just checked the experts at HGTV and they said that while wood floors are not out of style currently that dark colors for it are.

[NORTY FLATZ]

Originally Posted by oregonwoodsmoke

I just pulled out all carpet and was replacing with vinyl plank. I was trying to find a vinyl plank that I like when I looked around and found a hardwood that I like for $3.95 a foot. The better quality vinyl plank is $4 a foot.

So, what the heck, I called my flooring installer to make sure he installs wood, and I am doing the entire house in hardwood.

I like vinyl plank a lot, but because I have been looking at vinyl plank all over the place, it occurred to me that the public might get over it after it is no longer "the latest thing" and they have seen it all over and gotten tired of it.

The "old fashioned" comment caught me off guard. but I know that the younger buyers don't seem to like wood of any kind. They want things to look like plastic, like the "white kitchen" cabinets that look like they are made of Melmac over chipboard, and they want furniture made of metal and glass instead of wood. So maybe they don't like wood floors either.

No matter. It is my house and I am getting the floors that I like.

This.

It's futile to try to "stay up with design/popularity fads."

You do what YOU want!

[Wile E. Coyote]

Originally Posted by Formerly Known As Twenty

Yay for hardwood. Those LVP floors that are currently the trend are going to look as dated in a decade or so as shag carpet and fake wood paneling on the walls.

I could not agree more. The fake stuff is only more popular right now because it's dirt cheap and you can do it yourself.

I could always refinish my hardwoods to lighter or darker when I get ready to sale depending on what is trending at the time. There's no way that hardwoods are not more valuable.

I had a guy about 50 do mine. It was supposed to take 2 weeks. It took 5 weeks. It was a nightmare. I would so put hardwoods into a empty house before I move in next time. I would do so much different.

But, I know Oregon is a landlord/investor. So, that's a bit different.

[lair8]

I prefer carpet. More comfortable to sit on. Also better acoustics: less echo and reflection.

[rrah]

I think your friend is full of nonsense.

Carpet is fine for bedrooms. Carpet is a good option for stairs or bedrooms because it's warmer on one's feet, but I still kick myself I didn't do hardwood in a couple of rooms on our main floor. We could add it now and may do it one day.