A question re wood floor maintenance.......PLUS wood vs carpeting.
We just stayed for two weeks in a home with GORGEOUS wood floors.
It was a good "test" as they were something I thought I'd like in TV.
However, even though it was our 45 year old daughter, with boundless energy, who took out the mop and dusted them every single day......they still showed a lot of dust.........and every single soul of the eleven staying there, used the outdoor shower to clean sand from their feet, etc........so it wasn't sand........just normal dust. The house was immaculate, but the gleaming wood floors still showed dust. There were two living rooms with the wood floors.........foyer, steps going up. Berber carpeting in the 4 bedrooms, and family room.
Tile in the kitchen and all the bathrooms......
When we came back home to Vermont and our new carpeting, it felt so comfy and good on my feet...........that I think I will carpet the home in Florida.......with the same exact thickness of pile and pad.........it just feels better than the wood floors.
My question is "Why do people say not to get carpeting in Florida?"
Is it because of roaches underneath...or some type of other bug?????
Living on cement slab floors.........I would think carpeting would be more comfortable and quieter..........definitely quieter.
We had it in our home back in 1972 for one year in Florida....no problems.
We installed it in our condo at the beach on the Gulf Coast......no problems.
Wood flooring looks GORGEOUS..........but carpeting is nice as well.
Thanks in advance for any and all opinions on the matter.
I've also decided NOT TO GET TILE AGAIN........except in the bathrooms.
Not fond of tile in my kitchen here......hard to stand on.
Everyone is now switching to the "resilient" floors for the kitchen....
They have a wood plank look but easier to stand on and to clean.
I just can't imagine myself having to clean LARGE areas, such as foyers and living and dining and kitchen filled with TILE. Even with the I-robot.
I do realize tile would be cooler in the Florida heat........but what about winter? The coldness would radiate up from beneath the cement slab, correct??????
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