They have those as seen on TV slider things that really do work damn fucking well and not only does everything move really easy nothing gets scratched.

Oh we have bamboo though and not wood, though it is nearly an inch thick.

be ready to do a shitload of hoovering / dusting when you have a wooden floor in a bedroom.

You may not notice... but all of that shit is embedded in the carpet. I would rather sweep every day and have clean floors!

I had some old disgusting carpet in my bedroom and i ripped it out to find 50 year old hardwood floors underneath... I spent hours removing all of the carpet padding, nails, staples and then a layer of linoleum tiles (in a bedroom, wtf) and then the adhesive for them. I still need to sand and refinish the floors but I can tell they are going to look great. I am now seriously thinking of removing all of the carpet in my living room too... that way I can refinish it all at once.

I think once I do that I will get a roomba to take care of the dirt and pet hair.

Marble Tile FTW!

Unlike other flooring materials, marble won't easily break, chip off or get scratched. If a vase falls on the floor, the marble tile won't break. You fall off the bed and hit your head on the floor and the marble tile still won't break. Because of your anger from falling off the bed, you slam the floor with a huge sledgehammer, and now you have just proven that you have gone "coocoo" from the fall. The point here is that, things that normally fall on the floor won't even put a scratch on the marble tiles.

Second, marble tiles have that elegant look that even Romans and Greeks made use of them to create work of arts and sculptures. A shady room can look elegant with the use of marble tiles for flooring. Also, because of its aesthetic properties, looking at marble tiles can give that feeling of comfort and relaxation.

Third, marble tiles are very easy to clean. Maintenance is a breeze when it comes to marble tiles. Stains and dirt do not easily stick to it. Because of this property, marble tiles are also good for those who are allergic to dust and dirt and again can add to comfort.

Combine all these characteristics and properties of marble tiles and what is its overall effect? A more appealing bedroom.

I put laminate OVER the wood floors in the den/dining/kitchen just because of the dogs. When it gets time to sell I'll pull it up and refinish the floors. It's SO easy to take care of. :thumbsup

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One house has carpet, and one house has wood. For me it is all climate and noise. In a cold climate I like carpet for the warmer feel. And a house can get a bit noisy without carpet so I have rugs to dampen that.

carpet is nice to walk on but very hard to clean since it's not only a dust magnet it also creates dust.. so stick to wood for clean lungs

carpet is gross, especially if you have pets. go with the wood floor and just dont put stain on it. you can screeen the floor and recoat it when it starts to get worn in 3-4 years if theres that much traffic. as long as you do it before its too late its extremely cheap. i do the screening and recoating myself and it costs me $25 to do an entire 2 bedroom house and only takes me an hour. if you hire someone to do it its usually pretty cheap. and it makes the floor look brand new.

heres a link:

http://www.hardwoodinstaller.com/har...ler/screen.htm

carpet = home

wood = wtf, am I in the military again?

I have hardwood floors in the bedrooms and the rest of my house instead of carpets.

1. Easy to clean.
2. Never shows wear like carpets do.
3. Throw rugs can be changed whenever to suit changes in duvets, spreads, according to seasonal changes, etc.
4. Easier to clean any pet mistakes. Carpets the mess soaks in and just kills the sub flooring underneath over time.
5. Much better for people with allergies since carpets tend to hold dust, mites, etc in.

We ripped all the rugs out when we bought our home. I had to refinish them all ( sanding down lightly, cleaning, staining, sealing ) but it was totally worth it from the looks 8 years later.

Makes a clean room look VERY clean which my wife loves ..........

90% of my house floors are wood, with tile in the entryway and bathrooms, but I did my bedrooms in carpet. I don't like wood in the bedrooms, doesn't feel comfortable.

I don't have animals in my house though and I am a super clean freak. Actually I wouldn't be able to handle having animals inside. I'd be running around after them with a mop and disinfectant all day.

I have a roomba that I run every week too, so it even cleans the carpet under my bed that a vacuum wouldn't reach.

I love wood .. have it everywhere in the house .. Did learned the hard way .. Nothing fucks up a wood floor like the 4 posts of a bed... after hours .. days .. no Years of nailing the living crap out of your better half your stuck with what looks like someone tried burrowing through the floor if you ever decide to move the damn bed .. and some will tell you to put carpet under the legs .. haha.. tried it .. went back to all carpet in the bed room ..

I have 4 different types of flooring in my house. Of them all, the wood I like the least in terms of appearance, but it is the mosty sturdy and easy to care for of them all.

I don't know what kind of wood it is, it's a very light color, and it seems to be unscratchable., unstreakable, un-anything-able really. Very durable and easy to maintain.
I have wood in my master bedroom and my upstairs living room/office and hallways. I would prefer a darker wood, but other than that I have absolutely zero complaints about the wood.

I have stained concrete on most of the floor downstairs, and while that seems like it would be indestructable, it's very very finicky, shows a shitload of scratches when the sunlight is coming in through the windows, and definitely does not like to be wet for more than a few seconds. I'll never ever get stained concrete again.

I have brick floors in most of the bathrooms. It really really sucks because the grooves between the bricks are huge and are the perfect place for dirt/dust/mold/mildew to collect. These are a real bitch to clean and since they're a dark red brick, ALL of the pet hair and lint really shows up on them.
I hate the brick almost as much as the concrete.

The bedrooms upstairs have carpet, it's a thick, plush, stain resistant carpet. I can't say much about it because these bedrooms are hardly used and there's very little traffic.

I had great luck in the past with berber carpet.
If I was building a house from scratch it would be all hard wood, the indestructable kind....berber carpet in the bedrooms....and linoleum in the wet areas.
Yes, linoleum. They make some styles now that you literally can't tell it's not tile (unless you're running your fingers across it)...but there are no grooves for the dirt/mildew to collect in....it's SO MUCH EASIER to maintain.

That's my very long winded 2 cents...from a guy who's had just about every type of flooring out there over the past 5 years.

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You might have a pet cat or dog. Hair falls down from the pet on the floor. Consider whether it's easier to clean hair from carpet or wood.

If you have wild sex then your bed will move around and scratch the wood...I think carpet is better in the bedroom.

i like wood. even if you fuck it up you can refinish it.

Wood with a rug (if the rest of your house is wood that is). Get an area rug that goes underneath your bed. A Little bit bigger then the size of the bed. I know this is an old thread. But these are my thoughts!!!!!

Wow, what an odd bump in the name of spam.

Curious though, what did you wind up with. I've been thinking about going with wood floors in our bedrooms. Been in love with the idea of white wood floors for a bit:

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