Overzealous landlord stress!

sooz

pimento wrote: »

What kind of landlord puts cream carpets in a rental property? It's asking for trouble.

And you'd complain as much if it was swirly, old pub like, dark green, brown, blue etc.

We put light coloured carpets in because they look nice, we like them, & tenants like them. Just because you are renting doesn't mean everything has to be mud coloured, or tar coloured (see tar on carpet thread) because you knock your coffee over or fail to wipe your feet.

Dark carpets also suffer terribly from bleaching from the sun.

It does depend on the type of carpet. I put in fully washable, bleachable but nice non wool carpets. In oatmeal loop pile- so cream with lots of flecks of brown. I have the same in my own house. I can get kid's vomit out of it . However, spot cleaning always leaves a clean mark - whatever happens with a spill or accident, you always have to clean the whole thing.

neverdespairgirl

sooz wrote: »

And you'd complain as much if it was swirly, old pub like, dark green, brown, blue etc.

I would. But there is a happy medium.

Having grown up in a house with 4 children, 2 dogs, cats, etc, I'd never have cream carpets. My son, who is now 5, would have a field day, I reckon!

Personally, I prefer not to have carpets at all, anyway. My parents' house is a mixture of polished floor boards, tiles, and stone floors, with rugs.

Our flat is wooden floors with the odd rug, and tiles in the kitchen and bathrooms.