Bamboo flooring and resale value?

I was going to have the carpeting in the upstairs of my house replaced with bamboo flooring.


Someone suggested that I might ask how this would affect the resale value of the house.


She suggested that some buyers would prefer carpet in hallways and bedrooms due to increased noise that results from walking on wooden flooring instead of carpet.


Any real estate agents out there know if this is true?





Thanks!

Bamboo flooring and resale value?
That definitely depends on the local market. You’d be best severed asking an agent in your area, like the buyer’s agent who helped you buy the house. I can promise you that if they’re worth a dime, they’ll be more than happy to help with this query.





Personally, I HATE carpet. It holds stains and odors and try as you like, it’s never really clean.





Hardwood floors are much more expensive than carpet. To me, it makes more sense to have hardwood, knowing that if you’re selling and the buyer insists on having you cover the wood, you can do so for much less than if they wanted you to trade out carpeting for hard surface flooring. Or they might consider carpet an expense they’re willing to take on personally.
Reply:depends on ur local area market (within 5 miles ) of u.


if in ur neighborhood , carpet is the norm and this becomes a upgrade u may get a ROI on it.


the concept of wood floors being 'noisy' is a marketing ploy of carpet industry.


the reason most house (tract) have carpet is - cheaper /easier/ faster/ less skill to lay.





if u got 4 - 3yrs olds upstair any thing is noisy.


put the flooring where u want . enjoy it. the new owners can put carpets or rip it out.





if u going to sell in next 3-5 yrs (market may be up by then) go with carpet unless u upgrading rest of house.





flooring is cleaner LOTS.
Reply:No added value at all. It will just make it easier to sell if the buyer likes the flooring.

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