Posted by Pat on December 05, 2005 at 21:09:57:
It all depends on the numbers for us. If the floor is in fairly good shape, we might refinish. Carpet on the other hand, can cover structurally sound floors that are too beat up to spend a lot of time trying to refinish. The downside of carpet at this time is most of it is from petroleum by products and follows the price of oil. Another product we’ve used as an alternative to the other 2 is floor laminates. They are fairly inexpensive,install easy, and look good. We just bought a large quantity on sale that we’ll use on future projects. I know this is not a direct answer to your question but it’s food for thought.