WOOD FLOORS FYI Hardwood floors are lovely. I have them in my current house and in my house before that. While they are expensive to put in, they do raise the resale value of the home (although not dollar for dollar). Many buyers prefer them for easier clean-up and they don’t stain like carpet does. Today I want to point out something about hardwood floors that could be kind of a “gotcha” if you aren’t aware of it. Recently I’ve had two clients opt to put in hardwood floors from two different flooring providers. They each picked out two completely different varieties of hardwood, but both were gorgeous. The problem came when the flooring company was almost finished. At least, my clients thought they were almost finished. You see, when they started the job, the flooring companies took all the interior doors off the hinges so they could get the old carpet out and install hardwood through the doorways. The flooring went in, the flooring workers left, but the doors remained stacked up in the garage, and then the flooring companies expected to be paid. Both of my clients said, “But what about the doors?” Now, mind you, these are two different clients, and two completely different flooring companies, but their response was almost word-for-word exactly the same, “The doors don’t fit now because the hardwood is taller than the carpet was. You’ll have to hire a carpenter to trim the bottom of the doors. We don’t do that.” After some verbal wrangling and hassle, the doors got done, but my clients were not happy that they weren’t advised about this BEFORE the job was started. So just a warning to you if you are getting quotes to have hardwood floors installed to replace carpet. Make sure you get a bid that includes trimming and replacing all the doors if needed.
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 23:53:39 +0000