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Originally Posted by TNLAKEPANDA
In the winter all that tile flooring makes the house very cold. Hard wood is much warmer. Carpet is ok if it is good quality. They put more tile so they can charge more and you end up paying double for the tile work.
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The carpet we had in our first home here was decent builder quality. In our second home it is top quality. We asked them to duplicate a model home when we built three years ago and the model home had a tone on tone diagonal pattern carpet. I liked both carpets and they clean well. Our first home here was built in '07.
They put more tile in spec homes because tile is very sought after. That is what a lot of people ask for here. Many people have pets and it is easier to keep clean. All tile floor is a positive selling point and you will see it advertised as such on homes for sale here.
Back home or in Tennessee hard wood is warmer because it is installed over a subfloor. Here it is installed over a barrier that is installed over the concrete slab. The up side it isn't cold very long here.
We have carpet in the bedrooms, hardwood in the great room and dining room and tile in the rest of the area. I think they use great contractors and very good products.