I like our Camellia with tile throughout kitchen and entry path, and baths but keeping it clean is a chore because of the dirt that comes in somehow. ( I find that things get dusty much faster than anywhere I have lived and I have lived in construction neighborhoods before.
There seems to be available in the houses that are already built just two choices of carpet: a cut shag and a plush. We have the plush and I like it. It gives some resilency to your feet.
I think that wood laid on top of cement would have no give. The wood floors in our Cincy home are laid on plywood that gives with each step. I imagine the reason that real wood is avoided is because of termites. ( I don't understand this, the house itself has an inner construction of wood) People are always warning you not to put down wood mulch etc.
If you shop carefully you can have your entire carpet cleaned in an average TV house for about $150. which I do frequently here and will do in TV. When you call several places for cost , do the math and say traffic patterns only and move things for easy access.......or not. I like to save money. Also go to Sams and buy an 8 pack of Spot Shot. It cleans any stains out of light carpet.
Get a Shark cleaner for tile. Works great. AND you will need to use it often. Saves your carpet too by not tracking that gritty grime onto it. Using it is fun and good exercise.
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