Carpet or laminate? Which would you prefer?

[Doctor Drivel]

I like people like you to lose money.

[Doctor Drivel]

Was it you or TGB that posted a list of what sells a house? It was very interesting.

[Richard Faulkner]

In message , David writes

Ah! Thank you!

[David]

In article , Doctor Drivel writes

It was timegoesby John, I'm surprised you forgot he's your most ardent supporter

[Doctor Drivel]

Bertie, amongst others he is. And again, who was it? As I can't be bothered Googling. You say TGB. Any advances?

[Andy Hall]

Yes, although it is dampened very slightly

Yes. It sounds like wood.

[Richard Faulkner]

In message , Doctor Drivel writes

Keep it simple. Neat clean and tidy. Crown ivory cream walls, white woodwork, beige or brown carpets. Simple maple shaker kitchen, oven, hob, extractor, washer/dryer, dishwasher, fridge/freezer. Green marbly worktops, white tiles with green border tiles.

Bathroom with white suite, trendy taps, thermostatic shower, white tiling, blue border tiles.

Combi C/H, programmable thermostat.

[John Laird]

You're no longer an estate agent then ? My mistake.

As far as decorations and carpets go, there wasn't a single room in my current house that I (or my wife) liked when we saw it. In fact, we actively disliked most of them. But these are transitory aspects of a house. You may well be right about the average intelligence and/or taste of the average buyer, but to be honest I hope I am (or will be) selling my property to people who are somewhat above-average in both respects.

Nice of you to know what I think. Tell me, the blue tie or the red one ?

Except I only see my taste in decoration as a problem to the clueless, about whom I care little.

Maybe the point is being missed, or misinterpreted. I see no reason to change any existing decoration where that decoration is not in need of replacement. If it is tatty, I would tend to the inoffensive when choosing new, but only if I was about to sell up, imminently. Maybe :-)

[manatbandq]

I'd say it's a lot more work to take up and relay floorboards as opposed to just laying laminate. For a start, you have to cut them where they disappear under the wall and then arrange support for the cut ends...

MBQ

[manatbandq]

Much better than carpets if you have young kids, especially for cleaning up after mealtimes. And the toy cars go a *lot* faster on laminate;-)

MBQ

[manatbandq]

Well, I'd go for the one that hadn't been touched, assuming the price was right.

MBQ

[Tim S]

That would be true for studwork walls, yes.

But not a problem if the walls were blockwork. I concede that it would still be a bit more work, but if the floorboards were half decent, then I'd rather see them than laminate - better wearing, less noisy, warmer. And still cheaper to do.

Tim

[manatbandq]

It's also true for my blockwork walls, the floorboards go under them, at least upstairs they do, downstairs is concrete.

MBQ

[Tim S]

Live and learn... Last breezeblock walls I saw were supported on a bearer running perpendicular to and on top of the joists. Seems odd to lay the blocks on floorboards, but there you go.

Tim

[Owain]

Especially when daddy steps on one and goes arse over elbow :-)

Owain

[manatbandq]

There's still a bearer, but it's on top of the floorboards. I assumed it was only there to nail the skirting to.

MBQ

[Lobster]

You and me both, but we're uk.d-i-y'ers, who are not yer average buyers.

David

[Lobster]

I go for "Leyland Apricot White", aka cream!) and don't use border tiles; other than that I could have written the above list myself!

Actually I would have omitted washer and dishwasher; don't believe in putting those unless it's for a fully furnished property, which isn't me.

David

David

[Mark]

You are the real Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen and I claim my £5

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[John Laird]

LOL. Except I *have* taste.