Comparing the Advantages and Disadvantages of Carpeted Floors

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Comparing the Advantages and Disadvantages of Carpeted Floors

Staff Writer · Mar 17, 2010

Carpeted floors can offer a number of advantages for the apartment dweller; however, it’s also wise to review the disadvantages as well. Being aware of both the benefits and drawbacks of carpeted floors can help you maintain them and make use of them for maximum enjoyment.

Carpeting can Aggravate Allergy Symptoms

Unfortunately, the fibers in carpeting can play host to dust, dirt, bugs and bacteria. Therefore, if you suffer from allergies due to dust mites or similar allergens, carpeting can certainly present a problem. Likewise, if you or anyone in your family suffers from any respiratory conditions such as asthma, a carpeted floor will do little to alleviate the symptoms. If this happens to be the case in your household, removing the carpeting is probably the best remedy, especially if the carpet is located in an area that is used quite frequently. Also, if water damage occurs, carpeting typically must be removed. Mold and mildew can develop in the padding and cause allergy sufferers as well as those people not quite as susceptible to allergies to become quite sick.

Smell and Stain Removal is More Difficult on Carpeted Floors

Although many carpets are treated with chemicals that prevent stains, such treatments can’t eradicate all stains, especially those from pets. If a dog or cat urinates on the carpet or worse, then the stain or resulting smell can be hard to remove. In such situations, laminate flooring is a better option as this type of floor is stain-resistant and much easier to maintain than a carpeted floor if you’re faced with a difficult stain.

Carpeting Provides a Reduction in Energy Costs

If you want to reduce your energy consumption, then carpeting is a good choice as this type of flooring provides insulation in the winter and the summer. Carpeting provides a barrier that keeps chill drafts or outside heat from seeping through the floor. Therefore, your apartment uses less energy for cooling or heating and your utility bills are lower too.

Carpeting is Useful in Soundproofing your Apartment

Carpeting is a select flooring to use if you want to minimize sound. The flooring is helpful in reducing the echoing effects of foot traffic or conversation. Therefore, sounds resulting from everyday activities as well as the noises emitted from the television or radio are reduced. If you want to enjoy a more peaceful environment, then carpeting is preferable over other types of flooring.

Carpeting is a Select Choice for most Decors

Regardless of the drawbacks, carpeting still can be used in decorating an apartment and enhancing the look of any room to a significant degree. Many styles and designs of carpeting are available to complement the interior of an apartment home. You can choose from a number of textures and fibers such as nylon, olefin or wool to create the look you want. For example, Berber carpeting, which is made with two or more colors, is a durable carpet that is ideal for most decorating themes.

You can select from a variety of piles, such as cut pile, frieze or loop which can be easily color-coordinated with a room’s decor. With the various styles and designs of carpeting available, you can substantially improve the aesthetics of individual rooms and make your apartment a more desirable and cozy place in which to live.

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