The Pros and Cons of Carpet in Your Home

Being a Missionary Kid and having served in the Military I have moved many times. I have lived in many different homes, some with carpets some without. There are advantages and disadvantages of having carpet in your home.

Let's start with the disadvantages which I have observed in the many places I have lived. Carpets attract many unwelcome guests such as dust, dirt, bugs, germs, and so on. They are harder to keep clean and more expensive. Spills are harder to clean up and stains sometimes are impossible to remove.

If you have a child or house hold member with a respiratory disease such as asthma, having a carpet can aggravate the conditions. For someone with such a condition it is advisable to have the carpet removed in their bedroom at the minimum.

For those of you who have pets, carpets can be a nightmare, especially with cats. When a cat urinates on the carpet or defecates on the carpet, it is so hard to get out and remove the ugly stains. The smell is also extremely difficult to remove. Cats also will use the carpet to sharpen their claws tearing the carpet up.

Carpet in your bathroom is definitely not a good idea because of the steam from showers and the molds can grow inside the padding of the carpet. Molds can make a person very sick especially those with asthma.

Now let's look at the advantages of a carpet. Carpets are excellent insulators both during hot and cold spells. They act as a shield to prevent heat or cold from radiating up through the floor. A well carpeted home can definitely help reduce your power bill.

Carpets can be very decorative adding a special touch to your home layout. You can get carpets in may colors and designs. You can bring your home alive in a unique way by using the right carpet.

Carpets are warmer on the feet. It is so nice when getting out of bed on a cold winter morning to step on a nice warm carpet instead of an ice cold floor. Kids can also play on the carpet and not worry about catching a cold from a cold hardwood floor.

They have carpets that you can use in your kitchen that is washable and stain resistant. This makes a nice kitchen to be in and adds to the appearance of the kitchen. I prefer no carpet in the kitchen but this is a nice options for those who are thinking of carpeting their kitchen.

Finally carpet can help insulate from sound. It cuts down the echo and and absorbs sound so that you will not be annoyed as much by sounds bouncing around a given room. All in all I like a mixture of carpeted and non carpeted homes. This gives you the best of both worlds, so if your thinking of carpeting your home, I think that is a great idea.