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Resale value impact of hardwood floors in master bedroom? stat monkey 10-09-2006
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Posted by stat monkey on October 9, 2006, 10:15 am


My wife wants hardwood floors in or master bedroom to replace old
carpeting. We are not planning to sell anytime soon but I don't want
to negatively impact resale value or do something unattractive to most
buyers.

Is that an odd thing to do?

Will it turn of buyers or will they like it?


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Posted by on October 9, 2006, 10:26 am


Next owner can put carpet on top of the hardwood if they don't care for
it.
stat monkey wrote:
> My wife wants hardwood floors in or master bedroom to replace old
> carpeting. We are not planning to sell anytime soon but I don't want
> to negatively impact resale value or do something unattractive to most
> buyers.
>
> Is that an odd thing to do?
>
> Will it turn of buyers or will they like it?


Posted by dpb on October 9, 2006, 10:50 am



stat monkey wrote:
> My wife wants hardwood floors in or master bedroom to replace old
> carpeting. We are not planning to sell anytime soon but I don't want
> to negatively impact resale value or do something unattractive to most
> buyers.
>
> Is that an odd thing to do?
>
> Will it turn of buyers or will they like it?

At one time, it was pretty much standard operating procedure. It will
be impossible to tell whether a particular prospective buyer will
like/dislike it, so there's no point in worrying about it at that level
of detail. In general, well done and of good quality consistent with
the rest of the house, it will almost certainly make no great
difference in overall house valuation.

I'll note that if you're in an area of cold weather winters that
stepping out on a bare hardwood floor in the morning is an awakening
experience which is a lot of why there was the change towards carpeting
for bedrooms (as well as the cost differential for tract/speculative
houses, of course), so you'll probably end up with at least area rugs,
anyway.

And, as another pointed out, it's simple enough to lay carpet over it
if that's what a future owner desires--there are certainly a lot of
hardwood floors underneath carpet all over...


Posted by Todd H. on October 9, 2006, 11:42 am



> My wife wants hardwood floors in or master bedroom to replace old
> carpeting. We are not planning to sell anytime soon but I don't want
> to negatively impact resale value or do something unattractive to most
> buyers.
>
> Is that an odd thing to do?
>
> Will it turn of buyers or will they like it?

It'll be a huge plus for allergy sufferers. Those who want carpet
know where to buy area rugs.

No reason to turn the wife down based on resale value.

--
Todd H.
http://www.toddh.net/

Posted by on October 9, 2006, 2:22 pm


Nice wood floors are a plus. Carpet skeeves me. Who knows what stains
are in used carpeting? I tore out carpet and the dust and smell were
awful. The wood floors are much cleaner.

Todd H. wrote:
>
> > My wife wants hardwood floors in or master bedroom to replace old
> > carpeting. We are not planning to sell anytime soon but I don't want
> > to negatively impact resale value or do something unattractive to most
> > buyers.
> >
> > Is that an odd thing to do?
> >
> > Will it turn of buyers or will they like it?
>
> It'll be a huge plus for allergy sufferers. Those who want carpet
> know where to buy area rugs.
>
> No reason to turn the wife down based on resale value.
>
> --
> Todd H.
> http://www.toddh.net/


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