Apartments with hard-wood floors in the area? (Raleigh, Durham: hardwood floors, rent)
Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, CaryThe Triangle Area
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Just out of sheer curiousity, WHY is said friend looking for an apartment with hardwoods???
They have toddlers (<2) and they think a carpeted home makes it difficult to clean up after spills, and tough on the kids who like to play with their trucks, cars, etc as they don't roll well on the carpet.
They have toddlers (<2) and they think a carpeted home makes it difficult to clean up after spills, and tough on the kids who like to play with their trucks, cars, etc as they don't roll well on the carpet.
Makes sense. Just make sure they know that an apartment can't charge for "normal wear and tear" in an apartment (i.e. spills, etc.).
I never knew that there were actually hardwoods in apartments....course nothing says class like orange shag carpet like the apartment I had in college.
West Village apartments in downtown Durham has wood floors, but the loft layout may or may not work well with little ones (though GREAT for rolling those toy trucks!)
Most apartment buildings with hardwood floors are old. (And it's strange, every apartment or home I've ever rented or lived in had hardwood floors; in the past, I didn't think living spaces DIDN'T have hardwood floors. )
The OP may be better off with a new place with more amenities than old apartments and just deal with the carpet -- or maybe rent an older home with hardwood floors.
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I never knew that there were actually hardwoods in apartments....course nothing says class like orange shag carpet like the apartment I had in college.
I am in 100% agreement with the OP's friend being the mother of three, unfortunately, it is darned near impossible to find in this area. It was a culture shock moving from NJ where carpet in apartments is rare unless you pay to have it installed yourself. Hypervigilance about carpet stains is just one more headache you don't need with little ones.
Honestly though, I wouldn't have this be a make or break issue for where to live as there are more important issues to consider with young children like safe area, SIZE, floorplan, location and proximity to parks and libraries, etc. As the pp's said, you'd probably be zeroing in on lofts or older homes which may have some issues related to age that could become problematic depending on how responsive your landlord is.
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