Before you "replace, again" have you tried the
cleaners that advertise here and there? Have you
rented a machine at the store? Last week, I did
shampooing for a couple friends, and they were
thrilled at how clean the carpet looked. I use
powdered ultra Tide as detergent. About a tbsp
per 5 gal bucket of super hot water.

That said, my feet prefer carpet. I've heard the
requirement is good quality padding, under the
carpet.

Christopher A. Young
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"Gordon Shumway" wrote in message
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It's time to replace our carpeting again and I was thinking about the
possibility of installing hardwood flooring instead for all or part of
it. This would be the living room, dining room, hallway and bedrooms
only. The kitchen, bathrooms and entrance are tiled.

My wife said something about hardwood may be harder on older people
than carpeting, we're in our mid 60's, but I don't know about that.

Does anyone have any experience or preferences that may help me decide
which way to go?