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18th Feb 11 at 18:09

Renovating a flat just now and we had an estate agent round. She advised against varnishing the floorboards, and said carpets would be much better.

Whats your thoughts?

Its a 2 bedroom flat, BIG rooms, huge kitchen and 5m by 5m lounge. I plan to do all the floor boards in a light/medium oak finish (they are in good condition, pretty flat with very little scores/marks. I've done one room as a test and they sanded/cleaned up pretty well). All rooms just painted Magnolia with white wood work. Doing it up to sell.

I think she's talking mince

but thats just my preference.

[Edited on 22-02-2011 by AK]

Russ

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18th Feb 11 at 19:01

If you are doing it to sell, then definitely spend time getting the floorboards up to tip top condition. My sister has them in her house, they were freshly done when she moved in and it looked a million bucks. scratched to death and looks shit now mind

If it's currently furnished you could get a big rug so it's a but half and half, let the buyers see what it could look like either way?

Colin

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18th Feb 11 at 19:38

Carpet in the bedrooms & wood everywhere else!!

AndyKent

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18th Feb 11 at 19:56

For me would depend on the position of the flat.

Hardwood floors over timber joist floors would be noisy as fuck for people below.

More solid construction maybe not so much of a problem.
Personally I prefer the warmth of carpet and would go for that.

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18th Feb 11 at 20:45

whole flat is getting done... just done one room, and varnished its floor to see.

I'll get a pic or 2

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18th Feb 11 at 20:59

before

and as of this eve

IvIarkgraham

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18th Feb 11 at 21:13

what colin said

Kathryn W

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19th Feb 11 at 00:08

Like Colin and IVIark, i couldnt have carpet downstairs , but hate the wooden flooring in the bedrooms!

Solid natural wood flooring I love though, and with it being a flat i would be tempted to do wood throughout

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20th Feb 11 at 10:26

I've got carpet in the bedroom and Karndean everywhere else. Wouldn't have it any other way so I'd agree with Kathryn W, Colin and IvI

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21st Feb 11 at 13:42

just doing the floorboards throughout the flat. Will prob opt for lyno or laminate as there is a crudely cut hatch in there.

Working on the kitchen today. All the base units are now fitted, so will build the tops.

Will get some pics

Dan

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21st Feb 11 at 20:28

Eughhh, carpet everywhere!!

Nothing worse than cold floors

Used to have a place with kardean through out, brilliant for the first month, then realised it was awful

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22nd Feb 11 at 07:43

I also prefer carpets everywhere (apart from bathroom/kitchen obviously), wood flooring is nice and everything but its cold in the winter.

And what is this karndean, never heard of it before

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22nd Feb 11 at 13:42

Kitchen:

Before -

Knocked through a couple of walls (large cupboards). Ripped out old kitchen. Fit new one

now

bedroom 2 after 2nd coat on floor

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22nd Feb 11 at 17:12

Floors look good

quote:
Originally posted by dannymccann
And what is this karndean

It's not quite laminate and not quite a lino. Somewhere in between...

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23rd Feb 11 at 09:10

Is this to sell on or rent out? If it is to rent out I'd stick with the floor boards. To sell I'd go with what was mentioned above and stick some carpet in the bedroom then that lets the buyers decide what to do with the rest of the house.

Russ

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23rd Feb 11 at 09:31

quote:
Originally posted by Xs
Is this to sell on or rent out? If it is to rent out I'd stick with the floor boards. To sell I'd go with what was mentioned above and stick some carpet in the bedroom then that lets the buyers decide what to do with the rest of the house.

bit backwards?

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23rd Feb 11 at 13:28

eh?

Its to sell..

We're just doing the floor boards as its much cheaper and leaves for the buyer to do whatever

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23rd Feb 11 at 16:37

Sorry, I meant just to put carpet in the bedroom only as mentioned above. Leaving the rest of the floor boards as they look pretty decent. Looks pretty decent now, obviously all the practice on your own place has paid off!

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23rd Feb 11 at 17:17