Flooring Clarification

[David Chandler]

All,

I would appreciate some clarification from those of you with more experience than I have.  I have a condo in Las Vegas I will be putting on the rental market in 7 months.  I vacillate between carpets and hardwood.  The current carpets MUST be replaced due to staining from previous renter.  Specifically, I am concerned with how often I will need to replace either floor given animals, scratching from furniture, and etc.  If someone with practical experience could weigh in, I would appreciate it.  Or if there are details or considerations that you could offer, again, I would be appreciative.

Dave

[Karen Margrave]

@David Chandler It depends on the type of tenant you are trying to attract, and the amount of rent. When I built a house several years ago, my son and his friends did freestyle motocross and practiced on our property. I knew they'd be coming in the house and forget to take off their motorcycle boots sometimes, and asked the Shaw flooring rep the best floor. At the time, he suggested vinyl planks. I used them, and that floor still looks good to this day. (that's a shadow on the floor by area rug)

There's also laminates, engineered wood, and tile. Tile might be a good choice in Las Vegas too, using the larger tiles, maybe Travertine. Or there's also tile that looks like wood, etc. They use those in models homes a lot here in southern California Wood look Ceramic tile it comes in all different colors.

Also, here's something from Build Direct Learn about flooring