On 2007-12-27 14:55:55 +0000, "ARWadsworth"
said:


"Andy Hall" wrote in message news:4772caad@qaanaaq...
On 2007-12-26 20:07:48 +0000, "ARWadsworth"
said:


"Andy Hall" wrote in message news:4772922e@qaanaaq...
On 2007-12-26 16:56:58 +0000, "ed" said:


At one point (when we had carpets) I had one of the Vax carpet
cleaners -
like a wet/dry cleaner with shampoo/water in the top.

Does that mean you have no carpets anywhere in the house?

Adam

There is one left. All others have been replaced with slate or other
forms of stone or hardwood. The remaining one will go shortly.


Interesting. I have only seen this done by a couple of people using cheap
laminate with poor underlay and the noise was unbearable when people walked
about. Not to mention the bounce caused by a lack of gaps in the laminate
between rooms. I could happily live with proper hardwood, slate or stone
flooring everywhere apart from in the lounge.

Adam

Surely you've read my opinions on plastic^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hlaminate flooring? :-)

There's a big difference in sound with a wooden floor. The other
thing is that we don't wear shoes indoors. They are taken off at the
entrance doors, dried if wet and stored. Indoors, I generally wear
soft footwear (which never goes outside) or just go barefooted.

For the lounges there are rugs in particular places. These have the
advantage that they can be easily changed seasonally or when one is
bored with them and cleaned outside or taken to a professional cleaner.