The Carpet Problem

Comment by Ken

Ken — Thu, 17 Mar 2005 00:20:15 +0000

I installed natural cork flooring in my living room, and I love it. It has a urethane coat so it resists liquid spills. It's soooo easy to clean. I knocked over bottle of beer on it, and it cleaned up with no problem.

With my old carpet, any spill was basically an instant permanent stain. It was very irritating.

And anyway, I love Swiffering! It's instant gratification!

Comment by MonoCerdo (Guest)

MonoCerdo (Guest) — Wed, 16 Mar 2005 22:40:49 +0000

I swoon for the hardwood floors, but I've been known to cry actual tears of frustration while performing the Swiffering/sweeping/mopping combo it takes to clean them, so perhaps our current carpeted situation is a healthy floor covering switch for me. Still, my heart is with the hardwood, and if I were the first owner of a home I would NOT install carpeting (sorry, trees, nothing personal).

Comment by Crouching Hamster (Guest)

Crouching Hamster (Guest) — Wed, 16 Mar 2005 15:20:45 +0000

We have hardwood floors. And we like them just fine.

Comment by Jen (Guest)

Jen (Guest) — Wed, 16 Mar 2005 10:52:26 +0000

I hate hate hate hardwood floors. I have no idea why people would want them. I'm with you, Nicholas. What a pain to clean! I wish I could have carpet in my kitchen (I have vinyl). Maybe I'll try astroturf.

Comment by Nicholas (Guest)

Nicholas (Guest) — Wed, 16 Mar 2005 08:36:25 +0000

I never can understand carpet in a bathroom. People must like a nice cozy floor under their bare feet. But it would just get so moldy. We have tile floored bathrooms, they rarely get cleaned.

We have hardwood floors in our kitchen, and I hate it. We have spilled all sorts of oily things on it and it is getting sort of nasty. People love hardwood floors and think I'm crazy when I say I wish I had vinyl in the kitchen. But it is hard to keep the wood floors clean. There is a small amount of water damage from the old leaky dishwasher.

The Carpet Problem

Ken — Tue, 15 Mar 2005 23:30:43 +0000

One of my happiest moments in the last year was the time I spent ripping the carpet out of the first floor of my house.