Carpets/pro et contra

It is year 2007; 21st century to be more detailistic (is it a word? It is NOW!!)

Why are there still carpets in England is really beyond me

I remember having them in our apartment in Serbia back in 1984. Needless to say, the whole nation spontaneously got rid of them for good by the end of the 1980’s.

Carpets are one very evil source of dust mites and other bastards. I mean, hello asthma!! Not to mention the carpet cleaner companies; they charge you like 50 quid per room. Wtf?? I mean seriously, wtf??

I can understand if it’s a part of a tradition to have a carpet, I can understand that. But one would think England (note: when I say England I mean the whole United Kingdom, it’s just a silly habit of mine) being such a powerful and rich country is on the Moon already (figuratively speaking). I mean there’s so much choice in shops here, I could easily spend ages inside… :-P

Laminate floors rule baby. Easy to hoover easy to wipe, always clean shiny and bright (now that’s a rhyme!!) hee hee

I know at least one nooler who doesn’t like carpets either. It’s the one and only Rocket Mick. :respect:

I would like to know if other countries have them too. Don’t remember seeing them in American movies.

Did I mention that I really hate carpets?? Thank god we don’t have any in our house. The one on the stairs doesn’t really count.

Discuss.... :)

Cos lament flooring was a passing fad for new home owners who thought it was cool?

Or most likely because its fucking freezing over here!

my house each room is half carpets, half tiles for some mad reason,

whats wrong with abit of shag on the ground??

i love a nice thick carpet.

laminate floor bare feet spilled liquid

need I say more in defence of carpet?

Well I will anyway. They do WONDERS for the accoustics of a room, rooms with no carpets and hard floors sound empty and derelict.

I know at least one nooler who doesn’t like carpets either. It’s the one and only Rocket Mick. :respect:

No, he said he wouldn't have a rug

Soooo last century... Carpets that is, NOT ROCKET MICK

And here I thought Maya was finally about to reveal herself as the lesbian we've all imagined her to be.

underlay underlay!!

El Jarvo wrote: Carpets in the bathroom. That's the pikiest thing going!

That is gross and so very unhygienic

Laminate flooring is an aspiration of the underclasses. Proof ? Barbara Royle from the TV programme The Royle Family, 'I'd love to be laminated throughout'. carpets are warmer, hide dirt and spills, plus from an audiophile perspective they dont echo and bounce your music all around the room thus destroying your listening pleasure be it JD, NO or any other group

darran clarke wrote:

carpets hide dirt

and then you breath it

:barf:

edit: don't blame it on laminate flooring for being a lazy twat

:p

Laminate shmaminate! Get real wood!

NObabe wrote: Thank god we don’t have any in our house. The one on the stairs doesn’t really count.

:)

Carpet on Stairs does count - that's really minging

Just having a 10 minute NOOL break, having this morning, ripped out the only carpet in my house Spare bedroom that has had so much crap in it that I haven't seen the floor for years.

Putting down some Jute

Rest of the house is proper wooden floorboard. None of that horrible cold laminate rubbish

Aussie homes are big on carpet for some reason

CHORLEY DON'T HOOVER

CHORLEY MUST LIVE IN A TIP :D

SHED wrote: CHORLEY DON'T HOOVER

that's my weekend all planned out. LOL

Depends on the room. Carpet in the bedrooms and family room. TILE (not laminate, what an underclass acheivement) or wooden floors in the dining, kitchen, bathrooms, living room, office (or computer room if you wish) and hallways.

But one thing is a definate: Laminate floor has got to be left on the moon.

slate tiles

King John Honest John wrote: slate tiles

Slate is good looking, but not the best in the bathroom or kitchen due to its easy ability to stain (even with an impregnator) and its sensitivity to acid.

EdelBrock wrote:

King John Honest John wrote: slate tiles

Slate is good looking, but not the best in the bathroom or kitchen due to its easy ability to stain (even with an impregnator) and its sensitivity to acid.

shit...i better stop dropping acid while i'm making a slice of toast then.

top tip.

We've got carpets in the bedrooms and on the stairs (they were already in when we moved in), but stripped wood floors in the lounge and dining room and tiled kitchen and bathroom. I did the tiling.

King John Honest John wrote:

EdelBrock wrote:

King John Honest John wrote: slate tiles

Slate is good looking, but not the best in the bathroom or kitchen due to its easy ability to stain (even with an impregnator) and its sensitivity to acid.

shit...i better stop dropping acid while i'm making a slice of toast then.

top tip.

I wimped out and voted other. We have mostly hardwood floors, with area carpets in the bedroom and living room. I know carpets trap a lot of crap and aren't good for allergies, but damn, they are nice & warm in the winter, plus I grew up with them, so I am just used to them.

Carpets certainly weren't helping the allergies of my mother nor the asthma of my sister, so we've never had many places where we had the stuff. Currently only have carpet on my eight stair steps to go upstairs (it was that way when I moved in, have no desire to change that little amount of it), plus lots of lovely hardwood floors everywhere else, although the laminate in the kitchen/dining area is a rather plain brown, and could do with a changing of design and color.

Against carpets. I always have prefered wood.

Carpets are like Afghanese montains. You lead an useless war against dirt and the dust still remains alive, ready to attack at any time or fleeing on mopeds as soon as you switch on a Hoover.

And the worst example is a friend of mine who smokes at least 20 joints a day. There are so many holes in his carpets that you wonder which was the original colour of them...

I have carpets, laminate and real wood flooring in my home. I always find laminate the pain to clean though?

Missy Jem wrote: I have carpets, laminate and real wood flooring in my home. I always find laminate the pain to clean though?[

I cannot believe I was actually going to give you a sensible answer..............This won't do.

Hard flooring for me and I lay floors for a living. Agree about Laminate tho, once the Royles got it and its getting cheaper and cheaper. I have Karndean flooring throughout, a nice 'twist' carpet on my stairs tho :) and will never have carpets again.

Aye and get rid them old curtains at the same time too.Get some neat blinds

Johnny wrote: Aye and get rid them old curtains at the same time too.Get some neat blinds

Maya stop sock-puppeting with Johnny's login!

:hehe:

Maya, I agree with everything you've said. No house should have carpets! And Johnny's right about them curtains as well. I've got tiled floors and blinds down the stairs. Kids have got lino in their bedrooms, and the only carpet in the house which was in the main bedroom was ripped up when the cat had fleas last November! Even though it's now just concrete, it is better than the dirty carpet Will eventually get lino put in when we move to the attick room and the wee man gets our bedroom. And the attick will get a cork floor, clean, warm, and soft

A birra both in chez BRF. Carpets arn't too bad,just carry a bit of lino under yer arm incase you come up against some shag pile, for breakdancing like... Solves 9 out of 10 squabbles I'd say.

Geri wrote: Maya, I agree with everything you've said.

It's the continental people's common sense :hehe:

I think it also depends on shoes. Do you take them off or keep them on when you enter the home? If you take them off the carpets stay clean and the softnessof the carpet has its benefits. If you leave them on, then that's just nasty..........and the carpets need to go.

EdelBrock wrote: I think it also depends on shoes. Do you take them off or keep them on when you enter the home? If you take them off the carpets stay clean and the softnessof the carpet has its benefits. If you leave them on, then that's just nasty..........and the carpets need to go.

True, but one problem with hardwoods is you have to be careful about spilling stuff on it. The shoe thing applies to hardwoods too. You better not walk around with wet shoes on my hardwood floors!

NObabe wrote:

Geri wrote: Maya, I agree with everything you've said.

It's the continental people's common sense :hehe:

Great minds think alike

My Dyson has given me 10 years loyal service but isn't picking up any more. Do I pay to get it a new hip or stick it in the bin and order a new super-duper one that will do extras ?

(Or do I give it new chat up lines? God I'm so funny)

Hardwood floors rule.

Carpets -- blech!

I do have a lovely light coloured slate in my hallway, kitchen and family room. :)

whats wrong with carpets, pffft. They warm your house up, surely better in Engerland than freezing your nads off.

Begins the 'carpets should be around forever' support squad..

Carpets burn your knees and elbows when you're having sex on them.

Shellshocker wrote:

EdelBrock wrote: I think it also depends on shoes. Do you take them off or keep them on when you enter the home? If you take them off the carpets stay clean and the softnessof the carpet has its benefits. If you leave them on, then that's just nasty..........and the carpets need to go.

True, but one problem with hardwoods is you have to be careful about spilling stuff on it. The shoe thing applies to hardwoods too. You better not walk around with wet shoes on my hardwood floors!

David, you sound like my parents... "don't walk on the carpet; you'll wear it out.."

What am I supposed to do with it?

Don't sit on the sofa?? Don't write with that pen?? Don't play that CD??

My hallway wooden floor is full of little pock marks from my cycling shoes. Much better that than me poncing around taking them off outside.

Still some pizza going

Ben wrote: Carpets burn your knees and elbows when you're having sex on them.

Only if you're taking, Ben

I have laminate downstairs apart from the kitchen which has tiles.

No acoustic problems as there is enough furniture to soak up the harshness that can occur. I had the oposite effect where I used to live as there was too much furniture in a smaller space, the AV system squashed together and carpet too.

There is carpet upstairs, which is nice to feel on your feet when you get out of bed. The bathroom has some kind of lino in it.

Without rugs on wooden floor/laminate,especially upstairs, the noise would be unbearable. I suffered that in South Africa in a house I stayed in.

The current flooring set up was inherited from the previous owners of the house.

Leggy D wrote:

Ben wrote: Carpets burn your knees and elbows when you're having sex on them.

Only if you're taking, Ben

That's not true. Want me to show you?

Ben wrote:

Leggy D wrote:

Ben wrote: Carpets burn your knees and elbows when you're having sex on them.

Only if you're taking, Ben

That's not true. Want me to show you?

That's not the best offer I've had tonight.

You'll have to bring your own roll of carpet round

Hank Wiseass© wrote: Laminate shmaminate! Get real wood!

hear, hear!! I agree completely. The house we just bought is carpeted throughout and I can't wait until we can afford to get hardwoods.

Yer all mental....you must all live in huge boomy caverns, Spend extra on wood floors, then spend extra on a hifi with millions of small speakers so you can actually hear anything (because sound from big speakers will be a defeaning, diffuse MESS).

I'd live in a room with matresses on the floor ceilings and walls.

(yes, I am aware that I'll get my chance if the men with the butterfly nets ever catch up with me)

Doctor? wrote:

I'd live in a room with matresses on the floor ceilings and walls.

Booiiinnnnnggg said Zebedee

Minx wrote:

Doctor? wrote:

I'd live in a room with matresses on the floor ceilings and walls.

Booiiinnnnnggg said Zebedee

He does go on a bit, doesn't he.