Need advice - Inset carpet or area rug !

9 years ago

We are rebuilding our home paying attention to aging issues. Hardwood floors are being installed throughout with the exception of the master bedroom and living/dining room. Since the living/dining room is adjoining the hardwood entryway, we would like to have a border of the hardwood floor show in the living/dining room. The solution proposed is to inset the carpet in the living room area (snap1.jpg). I am not so sure about this and am thinking a large (18' x 10') edge bound area rug might be a better solution. Any thoughts on insetting carpeting into hardwood floors pros and cons?

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JudyG Designs
9 years ago
I have to say I think this is a very bad idea. Think about the logistics. Plywood sub floor; hardwood over top; hardwood cut to allow for carpet (how are edges finished?). Carpet installed.

Assuming you can neatly have carpet and hardwood meet. Each has its own"feel". If you are trying to accommodate aging, stepping on hardwood and then sinking into carpet and its padding would throw anyone for a loop.

Go one or the other, preferably hardwood with area rug, which can be rolled up at a future date.

P S walkers do better on a solid surface.
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Deirdre Dyson Carpets Ltd
9 years ago
We would always recommend an area rug - it can be turned for even wear as well as easily cleaned or moved as required.

Agree with JudyG, it is difficult to merge carpet and hardwood flooring successfully and from a re-sale point of view a complete 'finished' hardwood floor has broader appeal.
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Hi, thanks for taking the time to reply. I thought I might use the additional living room space as a play area and could perhaps get a screen if I wanted to hide toys away when not in use and could add an armchair/chaise by fire in dining room. Need to zone but haven't had such q big space to do before so a bit overwhelmed with flooring/colour/furniture choices and things it all together, large rugs definitely on the shopping list. Definitely want to get rid of the dark wood on doors and skirting. We are going to put recessed downlights in kitchen and dining room and either two pendants or more downlights in living room. The current dining room light is centered to fit the previous owners table so we can change this. Think I want pendants over new breakfast bar. I like the idea of painting archway darker colour to define areas, funnily enough just saw that in Ideal Home mag yest. Thanks again!
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pagosapamie
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This one is easy! Both! I've done this for years and it's the best of both worlds. Lay your perimeter flooring and fill in the center with 1/4" plywood and an area rug pad. Use a rug that is about 2" bigger than your plywood on all sides and just lay it over the plywood. You save a lot of money on flooring that will never be seen and you can clean or change your rug without a professional involved.

Need advice - Inset carpet or area rug !

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