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Should I replace carpet before putting up for sale?

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  • LegallyLandlord
    LegallyLandlord Posts: 193 Forumite
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    It this were a seller’s market, I’d say don’t bother. 

    Carpet can be v cheap, esp if you don’t replace the underlay and it’s only for a small bit. It would be shame to spoil a ship for a ha’p’orth of tar. 

    I go for mid grey in my rentals (although I get high quality carpet as I want it to last) and that seems to be popular with everyone. 

  • mi-key
    mi-key Posts: 1,580 Forumite
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    If it just a tear, contact adhesive can be very good at sticking it down and disguising it  :)

    Personally I hate this modern rough grey carpet everyone is putting in these days, if I was buying that would be one of the first things to go !  
  • eddddy
    eddddy Posts: 18,011 Forumite
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    I guess you'll be getting 3 or 4 EAs in to do marketing appraisals - so maybe get them in now, and ask them their opinion.

    They'll have done hundreds of viewings, and seen/heard hundreds of peoples reactions to stuff - so they'll probably have good ideas about the carpet, and maybe about other things as well.


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