After 6 years of carpet in the bedroom I wish I had tile. I can no longer get matching tile. My carpet is hard to clean and already showing traffic pattern. Do the tile immediately.

Our home in Nebraska had wall to wall carpet except in the kitchen/bathroom. Yes it looked very nice but it had to be replaced every once in a while and vacumed all the time to keep it clean and looking good.
Our home here in Florida has all the same tile through the whole house, keeps it cooler sooo easy to clean. You can find beautiful area rugs to suit you. Since your home is empty and you can still get the matching tile do it now.

Jack Frost
 

Rip the old carpet out immediately and put in either nice hardwood, tile or laminate flooring. We ripped out our original carpeting within 2 years of buying our home. Carpet collects dirt and becomes worn. The other coverings are much, much easier to clean and they're comfortable to walk on...if you really think you need it, put a small area run where you step off the bed.

At our last house, we had carpet in bedrooms, tile in the large foyer/gallery and bathrooms and high-end hardwood in den, living room, dining & kitchen. Hardwood looked great with the tile as tile had a brown hue that complemented the hardwood. When the time comes, we're thinking of doing wood to replace in living/dining only & maybe 3rd bedroom which we use for a den. Like carpet in the bedrooms.

We took our carpet out and put in wood in the bedrooms! Wish we had wood where we have tile!

Love the carpeting in my bedrooms. The rest of the house is tiled. Have the option of putting tile throughout when we bought the house as the carpet was old and shaggy. Just replaced it with new carpeting. Very happy. Personally I think it’s easier to take care of than tile

Home we built our home we put luxury vinyl plank throughout and love it very tough and warm in the winter

After 10 years we're going to get rid of the carpet. Area rugs can be used to dampen sound and are easier to clean or replace. If in the future one of us has an issue that would require the use of a walking aid, mobility is much easier without carpet.

Totally depends on what you like. We have carpeting in all our bedrooms and living and dining rooms. Tile in baths, kitchen and walkway. It's soft, quieter and what we've always liked. If it wears out, will probably replace with upgraded carpeting. Personal preference is best.

Replacing the rugs in your home
 

YES YES YES. Rugs are crappy. We decided to "wait"-HUGE mistake. Paint, do floors, add granite-whatever you want to do while house is empty. That was our big mistake-once house has furniture, it has to be moved to do all that!

FYI. Tripping is the number 1 safety hazard for elderly people in their homes. A family member is a physical therapist in a large rehab center. He said the vast majority of their patients are elderly who tripped on rugs in their homes. They advise older folks to remove EVERY rug from their homes! Carpet isn't a problem as long as it is properly fastened to the sub floor. Just something to consider.

Try not to trip on the area rugs..could fracture some bones.

Definitely get tile. You won’t be sorry. This sandy soil will ruin your carpet quickly and you’ll never be able to really keep it clean.

We had our home built 2001, put berber in the master bedroom, best we could buy and top quality pad, tile in rest of house. Berber still looks brand new, professionally cleaned yearly, no pets. Do what you like, not for possible resale. You can always give the buyer a carpet credit. Enjoy it the way you like it while you live in it.

I would definitely consider future resale if you think that could happen in the next several years.

Our first house in TV had very nice engineered hardwood in the living/dining space and old carpeting elsewhere. We got a several thousand dollar credit to replace the carpeting. I wanted to put vinyl plank in the entire house. Floor guy (and hubby) talked me into keeping the hardwood because it was in good condition and would have cost $4,000 JUST TO REMOVE IT. (Large home and it was glued down.) So I found a very nice waterproof vinyl plank with a stone appearance that looked okay with the wood.

A year later I decide I want to live closer to my sister. (I know, I know ... ) We got a fair number of comments from potential buyers that they didn't like the two types of flooring. They wanted consistent flooring throughout. (Watch a few HGTV shows and it is obvious that this is what most buyers want nowadays.) Would we have sold the place more quickly if I had done what I wanted before we moved in? Who knows. But with 20/20 hindsight I wish I had replaced the hardwood when I had the chance.

I never considered replacing the old carpeting with new carpeting. I HATE CARPETING! When we bought our current house last Fall the first thing I did was have all the flooring, including bathrooms, replaced with vinyl plank. Love it!

Just my two cents.

kathy

Hi Pete...

The rugs are a dirt trapper and require more work than tile or textured laminate/wood tiles. Real wood is nice but we are in wet, humid Florida, not back home. I would replace the rugs with textured wood laminate tiles as are used in many of the newer homes. The texture reduces the noise in your home. Rugs do this also. Flat tile bounces noise more. Go to various model homes and you will see.

I like interest in my home and having light tile in the active rooms and warm textured 'Florida' wood (laminate) floor in the bedrooms should not hurt the value. If you have visitors with allergies or asthma, they will appreciate your work. Your home will smell nicer and be easier to clean.

I use would area rugs in the bedrooms as needed for comfort and warmth. Some firms will pick them up and clean them for you or you can pitch them every few years and find a sale.

Have fun with your home and enjoy.

Couple of thoughts. Tile is very hard, may as well be walking on concrete. Big tile complaint is keeping grout clean. Vinyl is also like walking on concrete. Floating engineered or laminate flooring is much more forgiving and nearly indestructible. You do have rug issues but have that with tile. Would definitely remove carpet.

I agree. Consistent flooring is a plus

My comment pertains to the floor beneath the bed which, in my case, is wood. I have a king size made up from two singles, I can move the box springs and mattresses whenever I want to clean beneath the bed. I move the box spring and mattresses every time I change the sheets, I clean with a vacuum and a big mop and every time I clean the floor is covered in dust. So imagine what a carpet would be like under your bed.

But, my advise to you is to do what you want to in your home.

replaced carpet with tile in a new house prior to moving in - easier on the tile layers.

We bought a new house a few years ago and when we decided to buy more tile, it was not available. Just bought another new house and this time I bought enough tile to do the areas we will want to do. It is stored in my garage until we get to it.

I have an Allamanda, about 1500 square feet. Had the entire house ceramic tiled before moving in. The look is great, I love it. Much less dusty I’ve noticed without the carpets.

Downside, the floors are hard, no cushion to walk on. Having no carpet to sort of buffer the sound makes the tv a little hard to understand. It probably wouldn’t be like this if I had some nice area rugs down, but that’s not an option for me at this time. I love my tile, which seems to help keep the house cool, and I’m glad I did it.

Just a quick opinion on floor installation of any kind. Having done hundreds of them, look into having the baseboards removed before installation and then replaced. The look is much cleaner and does not scream we had this done after the house was built and they put done quarter round molding to hide it. Also one less thing to clean and paint in the future.