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Please, please, please STOP with the cheap, DIY laminate floor!

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Real Estate Sales Representative with Immeubles Deakin Realty

Did I say that loud enough?  Seriously.  Stop with the cheap, DIY laminate floor, people!

I've been showing Montreal West Island homes to my buyers for the past month.  And I cannot get over the number of crappy, self-installed, cheap laminate floors we've seen!

If you can't afford to get a better-than-absolute-bottom-feeder floor...then don't do it.

If you fancy yourself to be good at this, but your wife and/or husband looks at you with those eyes that say, "You're not serious, are you?"...then don't do it.

If it is crap, and it's installed crappily (new word), it will look like crap!

And once a buyer thinks something as significant as a floor is crap, they'll be looking around your home to see what else is crap.

'Nuff said.

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Sara Homan
Coldwell Banker Ellison Realty 352-209-4044 - Ocala, FL
Realtor, Homes, Farms & 55+

Oh how I hate those cheapo floors!  There are very few that actually look nice... give me real wood!

Apr 15, 2010 10:32 AM
Russell Lewis
Realty Austin, Austin Texas Real Estate - Austin, TX
Broker,CLHMS,GRI

Oh....but I saw it on one of theose "Do it yourself" channels and wanted to save money and ;-)

Apr 15, 2010 10:44 AM
Janice Ankrett
Burlington, ON
Staging Professional

AMEN TO THAT! Sellers have to realize the consequences of their cheaper choice down the road.

Apr 15, 2010 11:10 AM
Jo-Anne Smith
Oakville, ON

Tanya,

I'm with you...laminate floors really do cheapen a place and make it look bad.

Jo

Apr 15, 2010 12:02 PM
Tom Bailey
Margaret Rudd & Associates Inc. - Oak Island, NC

Tanya, you are so right, there is nothing worse than cheap floors. It is a very quick turn off.

Apr 15, 2010 01:45 PM
Jennifer Allan-Hagedorn
Sell with Soul - Pensacola Beach, FL
Author of Sell with Soul

Flooring is SUCH an emotional trigger!!! And if it's done poorly, a real turn-off since buyers really really really don't want to deal with replacing it.

Apr 15, 2010 11:41 PM
Brian Madigan
RE/MAX West Realty Inc., Brokerage (Toronto) - Toronto, ON
LL.B., Broker

Tanya,

 

Well, that's certainly quite clear!

Have you seen one in the basement after water leakage?

Brian

Apr 16, 2010 12:02 AM
Mike Mitchell
Kee Realty - Saint Clair Shores, MI
REALTOR (R)

I agree Tanya, I've seen quite a few of them lately also, and when they aren't installed correctly it is a big turn off and yes, then the buyers start looking for other things wrong with the house.

Apr 16, 2010 12:27 AM
Ellie McIntire
Ellicott City Clarksville Howard County Maryland Real Estate - Ellicott City, MD
Luxury service in Central Maryland

Good grief yes YES YES. It looks terrible and does a dis-service to any room.

Apr 16, 2010 12:40 AM
Tanya Nouwens
Immeubles Deakin Realty - Montreal West Island, QC
Montreal Real Estate Broker & Stager

Thanks for your comments everyone. I think Russell nailed it when he said, "...but I saw it on one of those "Do it yourself" channels and wanted to save money and ;-) ."  Ain't that the truth!

Sometimes the things we do to try to save money end up costing us more (in $, time, angst AND reduced overall value) than if we had gone for the more "expensive" option in the first place.

Apr 16, 2010 12:58 AM
Cherise Selley
Selley Group Real Estate, LLC - Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Springs Realtor

WOW!  Love your crappy honesty.  LOL.  Cherise

Apr 16, 2010 03:54 AM
Mary Lou Teague
HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC - Knoxville, TN
Home Style and Staging Knoxville. TN

So now how do you REALLY feel ? Great post and I have to totally agree with you.

Apr 17, 2010 02:51 AM