Should you install hardwood flooring in your Albuquerque home? The beauty, charm, and durability of hardwood flooring make it a popular option. Moreover, wood floors are hygienic and easy to clean, which makes them a great choice for people who are bothered by dust and other irritants found in carpets.
In addition to the endless list of reasons to choose hardwood flooring, some homeowners wonder if timber flooring makes their home more valuable. There are some considerations to keep in mind when you are thinking about installing hardwood floors in a home you plan to sell in a few years. Only your real estate agent can tell you whether or not any changes will increase its value.
Floors with a neutral look sell homes
When selling a house, real estate agents recommend keeping the home’s décor neutral. An eclectic or unusual look can make it difficult for prospective buyers to imagine themselves in the home, so a simple, warm decor speaks to a greater number of buyers.
The neutral look of hardwood floors appeals to a wide range of buyers. It might not appeal to a prospective buyer who prefers a contemporary look for the home to have traditional berber carpeting, but he/she may appreciate the simplicity of wood flooring. As a result, solid or engineered hardwood can help you attract more offers for your house if you are selling it. Prospective homebuyers also appreciate traditional decor, a rustic look, or more transitional styles, so solid or engineered hardwood can appeal to these buyers as well.
Hardwood Floors Last a Long Time
Those looking to buy a home don’t like to think about moving in and having to make immediate repairs or updates. In spite of their other features and even price, buyers often overlook houses with sagging wood window sills, dilapidated roofs, outdated plumbing and electrical systems, and other materials in poor condition in favor of houses in good condition.
In the same way, old and worn carpeting inside your house can cause a prospective buyer to look elsewhere rather quickly. Hardwood flooring, however, lasts a long time! The wood flooring in your home, no matter how old it is, is likely to be in good condition when you’re ready to put it on the market, so you won’t lose any buyers over the appearance or condition of the floors in your home.
Wood Floors Are Durable
Wood floors with the highest durability will appeal to a wide range of buyers who are looking for a turn-key home, meaning one in good condition, as said. Prospective homebuyers, however, are interested in flooring materials that will hold up after they move in.
In homes with kids and large pets, carpet fibers often become matted down, threadbare, or otherwise worn and damaged rather quickly even if the house has relatively new carpeting. Additionally, solid or engineered hardwood flooring is more likely to withstand heavy foot traffic, the wear and tear of children’s toys, and other potential damages, making a house with these floors more valuable.
Easy to Clean
It is true that carpet fibers are softer underfoot than wood floor tiles, but they are notorious for attracting dirt, dust, mud, pet hair and dander, human hair, shed skin cells, cigarette ash, pollen, and other irritants as well. Professional carpet shampooing and steam cleaning are cumbersome and expensive, but the only way to keep a home’s carpets clean and hygienic.
Solid hardwood floors are known for their density, which makes them more hygienic overall and easier to maintain on a daily basis. It usually takes nothing more than a light dust mop to keep solid wood floors clean. Purchasing a home with hardwood flooring will increase the value of your property for prospective buyers who seek a clean floor surface and don’t want to lug a heavy vacuum around all the time.
Is Hardwood Paintable?
You can paint or stain solid or engineered hardwood floors, which is another great selling point for hardwood floors. Prior to refinishing the floors, a professional flooring contractor should first sand the floors to create a surface that will hold paint or stain properly without damaging the floor slats or creating swirl patterns.
If you leave it to a professional, however, you can change the appearance of solid or engineered hardwood floors as often as you’d like, going from a light whitewash to a dark walnut stain and everything in between! When it comes to giving your home’s interior a fresh look, carpet dyeing is not as versatile as painting or staining hardwood. Your home might appear more attractive to prospective buyers if you provide them with the option of changing the appearance of the floor relatively easily over time.
In the end, the decision to install hardwood flooring is a financial decision that you should make based on your plans for your home, whether you decide to sell or not.
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