I really don't want to make an account on a home improvement forum, so I figured I would start here and see if anyone has done any flooring work before and to get a few opinions on some things.
We bought our house in 2017. Unless something drastic happens, we will be moving within the next year or so. Our housing value has increased due to the area just exploding, so I'm not worried about selling it. We want to do some improvements to the house over the next several months to prepare to sell. Here are my questions:
1.) Vinyl vs. hardwood in a kitchen. I know hardwood is "nicer" but I really do not like the idea of wood in a place that is prone to a lot of water in a bad situation. Would hardwood really increase the home value that much? I currently have a nice vinyl flooring picked out that looks like wood. Then there's installation. A lot of people DIY their flooring (especially vinyl) but frankly I'm too scared to do it myself. Have any DIYers redone their kitchen and bathroom floors?
2.) Carpet. I know this is a no-no for newer houses being built (I personally like a carpeted bedroom), but we have a dilemma. When we bought our house, the previous owners laid down nice, new vinyl flooring....in every room except two bedroom and the kitchen. The two bedrooms have old carpet in them, which I don't mind but I know other people will. So...do we just replace those carpets and leave the master bedroom with vinyl, or do we say screw it and put down carpet in all 3 bedrooms? I don't know what the vinyl is that the homeowners put down, else I would just have the put down in the other bedrooms. It really bugs me that the rooms aren't uniform.
3.) The kitchen. Again with the mismatched stuff- our stove is stainless steel and black, fridge is white, dishwasher is white. Drives me crazy. Stainless steel sells better, but it would be cheaper to just replace the stove with a white stove and be done.
Nothing is set in stone, obviously, but we have never had to do any sort of DIY stuff before and it's overwhelming. Surely some of you on here have had experience with updating houses. Thanks in advance for all your insight.
We bought our house in 2017. Unless something drastic happens, we will be moving within the next year or so. Our housing value has increased due to the area just exploding, so I'm not worried about selling it. We want to do some improvements to the house over the next several months to prepare to sell. Here are my questions:
1.) Vinyl vs. hardwood in a kitchen. I know hardwood is "nicer" but I really do not like the idea of wood in a place that is prone to a lot of water in a bad situation. Would hardwood really increase the home value that much? I currently have a nice vinyl flooring picked out that looks like wood. Then there's installation. A lot of people DIY their flooring (especially vinyl) but frankly I'm too scared to do it myself. Have any DIYers redone their kitchen and bathroom floors?
2.) Carpet. I know this is a no-no for newer houses being built (I personally like a carpeted bedroom), but we have a dilemma. When we bought our house, the previous owners laid down nice, new vinyl flooring....in every room except two bedroom and the kitchen. The two bedrooms have old carpet in them, which I don't mind but I know other people will. So...do we just replace those carpets and leave the master bedroom with vinyl, or do we say screw it and put down carpet in all 3 bedrooms? I don't know what the vinyl is that the homeowners put down, else I would just have the put down in the other bedrooms. It really bugs me that the rooms aren't uniform.
3.) The kitchen. Again with the mismatched stuff- our stove is stainless steel and black, fridge is white, dishwasher is white. Drives me crazy. Stainless steel sells better, but it would be cheaper to just replace the stove with a white stove and be done.
Nothing is set in stone, obviously, but we have never had to do any sort of DIY stuff before and it's overwhelming. Surely some of you on here have had experience with updating houses. Thanks in advance for all your insight.