General Chat

*check note 9 in the Goddess handbook *

Have just thought of BIG negative on the laminate option !!! ............ Everytime I get up from the computer, I am going to fly backwards across the room on the computer chair - OH NO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

prefer carpet. I notice folk with laminated flooring start covering parts up with rugs, and complain about the noise, and the dust which seems to constantly settle even when cleaned often.

We've got laminate through our kitchen and hall. I like it because it's easy to keep clean and looks good. The downside is that it scratchs and knocks easily. I like the feel of carpet under my feet - makes the house nice & cosy. You have to strike a balance between comfort and practicality. I wouldn't have it in a room where furniture is constantly being moved over it, such as a dining room chair, as I can see it would become damaged.

lol Jess!!

got to go for carpet then- all our houses would look dusty and dirty with laminate, at least it hides in carpet!

*oh flaming Nora!!!! Its you two!!!!! only just cleaned the screen so now who I am ignoring!!*

*googles for a copy of 'The Domestic Goddess by Jill Hume'*

*thinks of Jill sitting at her puter while someone else does all the work*

*ignores Julie's comment - am way too busy for nonsense*

Hee hee *laughing at idea of Jill and cleaning* ;-)

I'll go and have a look. Merry - you are on gen again!! :-)

*steps up the cleaning regime!*

Jill - I shall be inspecting every inch in 2 weeks time lolol

Anne.......I've got laminate in the bathroom, hall, living room and is being done in the kitchen as I type!!!! lolol The three bedrooms all have carpet - which I will eventually replace with laminate too!!! When you see the amount of dust, crap, food, crumbs and general dirt that accumulates on laminate flooring its quite sickening to think that was all engrained into a carpet!! I find it much easier to keep clean (Sue do not laff at that comment) although the first year I had it done I did notice a big difference in the heat/cold factor. Now I'm used to it! It does get scratched tho which is a shame cos it kinda spoils it...but there aint a lot I can do about that with my herd of elephants here!!!! pmsl

We have laminate in the big lounge and wish we could afford to carpet it. The dogs paws clicking across spoil any programme on TV., so they end up with me in the small lounge where I have lovely carpet. Carpet, if it is shampooed regularly is far better than wood The big lounge is the only room with laminate, we are replacing one room at a time with new carpet (we have only been in the house 2 months).definitely No more laminate. June xx

I want laminate in my two rooms downstairs (sorry Sue Tonbridge is a bit far for me lol) but would buy a rug too for the living room.

Sue - fitting service as well ??? To be honest if I take the free laminate - the kitchen I will do with carpet tiles from B&Q eventually and the bathroom just needs lino. But the stairs will need redoing in time - I have an open tread staircase and to have them uncarpeted is not an option - apart from the work involved to make them good !!!!

I'm sure I could negotiate a discount for you Anne!!!

We've got a mix........ oak herringbone blocks in the lounge and little 'puter room(reclaimed and as cheap/cheaper than laminate!) pine boards in the hall carpet in the dining room tiles in the kitchen Upstairs..... tiles in bathroom carpet elsewhere cork tiles in kids rooms We have lived with this arrangement for 12 years and wouldn't change anything except to have underfloor heating in the kitchen!! Brrrrr those ceramic tiles are COLD in the winter! I never know where my slippers are! Merry