When I bought my place in '15 they had redone flooring in the den, dining and hallway to a decent hardscraped bamboo, pretty dark and neutral toned. Flipper put carpet in the 2 bedrooms and office, and tile in the bath and kitchen and carport entry. Lots of flooring transitions now, none really hazardous or hideous since they're different areas with natural separations and different materials.
Assume that I don't have any plans to move/sell in the coming years. Also assume that I have a very badly behaved dog that likes to mark carpet, but is well behaved on hard surfacing. For budget concerns, I would rather not rip out the tile and hardwood for several years. Going to re-stain the tile grout this fall, the bamboo is not objectionable and it'd be a waste to get rid of at present.
I want to be rid of the carpeting. It's nasty and was cheap in the first place. Pried up a corner in the office - it looks like the parquet beneath is cheap veneer glued to blocks type, a completely different color family (and not one I like).
Would you install a completely different wood flooring in your bedrooms and office? Would you consider painting the parquet, maybe something even really cool and laborious like this? Also assume I can paint and refinish, but have never laid floor, and would therefore want to hire someone for such a task.
Assume that I don't have any plans to move/sell in the coming years. Also assume that I have a very badly behaved dog that likes to mark carpet, but is well behaved on hard surfacing. For budget concerns, I would rather not rip out the tile and hardwood for several years. Going to re-stain the tile grout this fall, the bamboo is not objectionable and it'd be a waste to get rid of at present.
I want to be rid of the carpeting. It's nasty and was cheap in the first place. Pried up a corner in the office - it looks like the parquet beneath is cheap veneer glued to blocks type, a completely different color family (and not one I like).
Would you install a completely different wood flooring in your bedrooms and office? Would you consider painting the parquet, maybe something even really cool and laborious like this? Also assume I can paint and refinish, but have never laid floor, and would therefore want to hire someone for such a task.