Flooring: Myself

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Flooring and Resale

My husband and I are replacing our carpeted areas with some type of hard flooring but we can't decide what. We live in a split level house. The carpet being replaced is in the upstairs living room and in the girls' rooms. We plan on selling this house in a few years. I suggested cork flooring because it is eco friendly and cork absorbs sound and shock and is hypoallergenic (so the pitter patter of children and dogs isn't so loud when someone is downstairs and when my daredevil youngest leaps from some height she can fall on something...

Wood Flooring

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Laminate/Hard Wood Flooring Question

We purchased our home a little over a year ago. It was a speck home so we couldn't make any changes. Well, we are wanting to take up the carpet in the family room and the formal living/dining area (530sq ft area)and add either high end laminate or hardwood. what are some of your likes and dislikes about your flooring? Any advice on what to watch out for, etc....any regrets over the decision you made? We are just starting the research process. At Home Depot laminate was said to be better from a durability stand point and that Hard Wood...