My previous house had it. We ripped it out and replaced it with laminate. Now I’m not saying it increased our house by $50k but we sold for a $50k profit within a week of listing it (it was a sellers market but good god that carpet made everyone hesitate when we bought it). It was also very obvious they redid the kitchen and bathroom in the seventies when they closed in the back porch.
It was weirdly common where we were. It wasn’t even one of the first five houses we saw with carpeted kitchen and bathrooms. It just had literally everything else we were looking for and we decided we could redo the floors in both rooms for under $1000 so it was worth it.
Laminate is also a disaster. Wait till you get a slow water leak and only find out when the laminate starts weeping through the joints. Happened to me. All ripped up and junked
Laminate is still cheaper than luxury vinyl and laminate holds up fine as long as you take care of it. The house I moved in to had the exact same laminate as what we installed in our previous home except it’s probably ten years older and still looks basically new.
Only by pennies though, best I could find laminate for was 1.70sft and I bought vinyl plank for 1.87ish. hardly worth it even if you're installing it yourself, let alone paying someone to do it.
It used to be common way back in the day. I've seen rich people do it from time to time but they were ok with changing out the carpet literally every year in which case it's kinda nice
Our house was built in 92 in a wealthy neighborhood. We have carpeted bathroom in the master and it drives me batshit crazy if I allow myself to dwell on it
The first house I bought (1978) had carpet in the bathroom. It was purple, and unsurprisingly had white spots all around the toilet. You can be sure that was changed out immediately.
It’s at the top of my list to tile once my toddlers are more self reliant. Or when my wife holds a gun to my head and forces me to use that vacation time I “hoard” up
I did a lot of home health care as a cna around the 2010s era and a lot of the elderly I visited had carpet in their bathroom and frankly, it was a godsend. Slipping and falling in the bathroom is a real threat to some. Not fun to clean but not impossible.
Based on the blue tape, this looks like a new build… buyers probably didn’t want to pay the increased cost of good flooring from the builder, so they had them do this as it is cheapest and will replace with flooring from a different company after closing.
I've seen it said multiple places, area rugs and older people don't get along well. The people tend to trip on the edge of the rug, which can lead to nasty falls, potentially broken bones, etc.
I mean I’m in my 30s and have tripped over my rugs before, I can totally see this happening more frequently for people who have lost mobility and muscle function. Right now, thank goodness, it’s just results in a very occasional clumsy/embarrassing moment for me & not a serious injury.
I’m going to have to start practicing being more careful now - I don’t want to give up my rugs and end up with carpet in the kitchen!!!
Use softer flooring and secure rug to floor with tape. But generally I use anti-fatigue mats and only where needed or rubber backed cotton rugs. I’m 60 now but anticipate these will need to go in time in favor of bare floor and supportive shoes (Hoka maybe?).
Mom & Dad used nothing on their tile floors and Mom still had a fall and broke her hip. But she had Parkinson’s so she struggled to walk towards the end.
Key is to stay active and do exercises to maintain stability as you age is your best offense.
Carpet in wet areas introduces a whole new set of issues with maintenance, sanitization, and infection.
This is likely the reason. It's reasonable because they're choosing between unsanitary carpet vs rugs they'll trip on and land themselves in hospital. Some elderly people actually die from falls because they're just more fragile. I can't blame them.
I know someone that had carpet in the kitchen.
Back during the building craze in the 2005 time frame, a buddy of mine had a new house built, and the builder was asking crazy money for the flooring they wanted and they wouldn't allow him to do it himself, or hire anyone else to do it before close.
So, he just said to skip putting in the flooring and he would have it done after closing.
However, the city would not issue an occupancy permit for a home without flooring, and the bank wouldn't approve the loan.
So, he had them put in the cheapest carpet they would put in and then he tore it out right after close.
Builders throw in shitty stuff to begin with and also have their way with it. They then try to sell expensive upgrades. It’s like selling a laser jet printer with a starter cartridge that prints only 50 pages.
Last time I saw carpet in the kitchen, it was to cover ceramic that the lady hated because it was cold. It was just a couple of years ago, so probably still there.
This is new construction. At least in CA, it's not uncommon to go with the cheapest free carpet the builder includes. Then after closing, have someone tear it up all and put down the hardwood or vinyl plank or tile that you actually want. That way you're not paying the builder premium and the cost of the upgrade also doesn't increase the purchase price of the house for property tax calculations. When property tax is in the 1.5% to 1.8% range, it makes sense.
The complication is big builders won't allow carpet in the wet areas. So they offer really bad ceramic tile that costs a lot of money to demo. And so then the calculation shifts to it being easier and not much more money to just upgrade to the flooring you want in wet areas through the builder. The person who is buying this home is lucky that the builder allowed it (and is in an area where it wouldn't be against code regulations). It'll be super easy to rip up and put down their choice of flooring seamlessly throughout the entire house with no transition pieces.
I often see new homes with contractors coming in right after close to rip out carpet and cabinets/countertops/sinks. Often the entire suite of kitchen appliances is thrown out as well. The builder isn't allowed to not put those things in since the house can't pass final inspection without all these things. The more expensive the community, the more that is immediately ripped out.
This person is actually pretty smart. They did the backsplash and upgraded the sink and the quartz because it's a small enough kitchen where it wouldn't be a savings to demo the free kitchen and redo. They added the pot filler since that's cheap to do when there are no walls up. The only thing is they should have just gotten the prewires for the lighting instead of the actual fixtures. But I guess it's not many fixtures and the price must have been okay vs buying them separately and having them installed.
We did something like this on our custom rebuild. Saved $88k on the contract by downgrading. Saved on taxes by not doing too many additions only replacements on the main permit contract. You have to be careful when you add more than 1/3 of the square footage it triggers a reassessment.
The BEST part about it is that when you pay to finish it all after the main build contract. You get to use that improvement cost to step up your cost basis and remove your tax debt from anything over 500k profit when you sell.
Ignoring the floor, funny how I just budget painted a 70’s kitchen white and changed the hardware to black and looks almost exact the same.. except the floor is solid hardwood
I just saw a video by an inspector who said some people do this in new builds because the builder installed carpet is cheap and their other flooring options are overpriced. So people get the carpet in every room including kitchen to close and get the cert of occupancy. Then rip it out and redo the floors at a better price.
My dad could walk with metal leg braces and crutches but if he fell he wouldn't be able to get back up again on his own. The bathroom floor was a hazard for him and fell several times. After ending up in the hospital from a fall, he had outdoor carpet installed in the bathroom. He never fell in the bathroom again.
If it is a new build and the customer either wants a flooring option not available or could not stomach the price per square foot offered by the builder for something like a wood floor your "best" option is wall to wall lowest grade carpet which you then immediately rip out and have your flooring of choice installed. You cannot close on the house without "finished" flooring, so this monstrous nonsense is the work around.
My neighbor in Texas did exactly this. As soon as they closed it all was ripped up and replaced with scraped hardwoods at half the price per square foot than the builder.
We had “kitchen carpet” in the kitchen in the early 80s. It was similar to indoor/outdoor but with a foam rubber backing that we used a rented carpet cleaner every now and then to freshen up.
Forget carpet in the kitchen, I haven’t seen carpet anywhere in a new build in Texas for many years. We’re all about those stained and polished concrete floors these days
The previous owners of our house not only put carpet in the kitchen but both bedrooms. When we pulled it up there was tile underneath which definitely made my remodel take a lot longer to install the wood floors.
they must have one hell of a vac with built in washing systems or like to fork out money to have people come in regularly to professionally clean that mess magnet
We used to do a lot sheet linoleum for buyers who intended to install their own flooring after closing. Then we started doing it tacked down on the perimeter only to make it easier to take up without having to scrape adhesive. I would bet they “have a guy” or family member who will be laying tile or engineered wood shortly after closing.
If the builder didn’t offer linoleum and carpet was the cheapest level one flooring they would install, that’s my guess as to why. Some municipalities and lenders mandate finished flooring to be installed so you can’t just leave the slab and call it a day.
My mom carpeted the kitchen. It was weird and she even redid it with a similar pattern and color years later. We went on vacation and the eldest sibling stayed home as a HS senior. He threw a party and someone dropped a hot pizza on it. There were many torn out sections from something we will never know. Very stupid but funny because stupid.
I'm doing this exact thing now, carpet in the bathrooms as well. Reason being is builder charges a lot for flooring where I could get better flooring options for the same or less by doing it through a flooring company.
When I was younger I washed windows, and one of the houses I was doing windows in had a carpeted kitchen. But the carpet was all carpet tiles you didn't know it was carpet tiles until you were washing the windows in the garage and saw the rack of carpet tile spares they had. I only did Windows, but I know they also had a company that came in and did Regular steam cleaning, because they had this super 70s shag rug in the den that had to be half inch Shag that's still looked clean and felt soft all the time and it was like a sunshine yellow hideous color but would show dirt
We bought our first house from an elderly lady whose husband died from Alzheimer’s a few years prior. His balance was bad and he would slip and sometimes fall. She had carpet in every room.
Every room including the kitchen and bathrooms.
Our new neighbors told us that we probably had hardwood floors under all that carpet. We ripped up a corner in the closet (also carpeted) and there is was, beautiful hardwood floors that were always covered with carpet.
Guess what got ripped up first?
yuk yuk yuk.
Except it's not that strange. I've been in many high-end properties that have carpeted kitchens (they can be really nice). Some have lasted 20-30 years with little more than a few cleanings (these are NOT home with kids & grape juice) Also, the carpeting is typically very high quality and can last decades without catastrophes. Many 70s era MCM homes featured carpeted kitchens, usually they are fairly open airy plans that flow from living/dining areas.
The house I grew up in had carpet in the kitchens and bathrooms, until my parents ripped it out. I have a memory of drawing on the kitchen carpet with chalk like the day before it was taken out! Yuck
First thing I saw was what looked like pink countertops and had a flashback - the kitchen of my current house originally had pink Corian countertops and pink and gray floor tile. Brings back nightmares - surprised the previous owners didn't put down pink carpeting.
My 7 year old daughter just asked why I made a face after that seeing that picture. So I showed her. Her immediate reaction “Carpet in the kitchen?? Mama that’s just gross.”
Yep, that about sums it up.
That type of carpet is nuts in the kitchen. I will admit tho, when I was a kid my mom put in some very low pile carpet in our kitchen to prevent the kitchen from being so cold all the time and we had that for about 10 years and it was so great.
The buyers probably plan to put down vinyl plank flooring with a private contractor to save money. The builders aren’t allowed to sell the home without finished floors and carpeting is the easiest to remove and least expensive option from the home builder.
Upside is that if you drop a slippery glass six-gallon carboy on a carpeted floor in the kitchen, it may just bounce rather than break or even crack.
On the other hand, a glass five-gallon carboy will shatter like you will not believe if it falls from a height of only nine or so inches on a concrete floor.
(Or so I would guess).
When my parents bought their first home, everything was carpeted. Bedrooms, hallway, living room, kitchen, and yes, even the bathrooms! The previous owners were an elderly couple. It kinda makes sense, but then again...🤷
When I was in middle school, the condo we rented was carpeted wall to wall.
At 36 years old, I’m terrified. At 13, stepping out of the shower after football practice onto a cushioned surface that absorbed water was 🤌🏼🤌🏼
I can’t imagine what that would do, smell wise, long-term, though.
Of the 19ish houses/ places I've lived, at least half of them at carpet in the kitchen. At least 3 of them had carpet in every room in the house, bathroom included. The house I lived in the longest had hardwood floors under kitchen floor, but before the carpet when in, somebody put asbestos tile down with that tar adhesive. So once we removed the carpet, getting the tile up was a nightmare. Never did finish that before the house was torn down
In fairness, if owner is a carpeting expert who regularly gets offcuts for free, its not crazy that they'd do this and change the carpet every few years. No more broken plates.
We had a large senior dog who would slip on the tile in our kitchen and entryway. As she got older, she had a harder time getting back up after splaying her hind legs out when she slipped. I can see where more tread-worthy floor coverings are useful. We put throw rugs in the kitchen and entryway for her safety.
I lived in an apartment about 20 years ago where the entire place had the same red carpet throughout. Like it was just one big piece of carpet from both bedrooms through the living room and the kitchen and into the bathroom.
When I was a kid my kitchen had blue carpet, not fluffy carpet like this... like hard rough carpet, almost like a welcome matt. It was very unforgiving. As a kid my hands and knees would get rug burn a lot.
It's interesting what people notice in a picture.
It took me a few seconds to notice the carpet. The first thing that jumped out at me was that someone put the sink directly behind the stove.
I usually think about kitchens in terms of how many butts can be in it at the same time.
Both the stove and the sink are very high utilization stations in the kitchen. And clearly, having two people working those stations at the same time is going to be difficult.
It's interesting what people notice in a picture.
It took me a few seconds to notice the carpet. The first thing that jumped out at me was that someone put the sink directly behind the stove.
I usually think about kitchens in terms of how many butts can be in it at the same time.
Both the stove and the sink are very high utilization stations in the kitchen. And clearly, having two people working those stations at the same time is going to be difficult.
Builders have to put in flooring for the occupancy cert. Maybe the buyer is going to rip it all out and put in their own flooring (lower DIY cost or material preference) so this is the cheapest way to do it.
There was carpet in our new house kitchen and bathroom when we viewed it as potential buyers last year. Someone else bought it before we could get our ducks in a row, and that someone put LVP in the kitchen and bathroom, and fenced the yard (huge yard, so no minor expense)!
I like to say they did it all for us, because it was listed again this spring and we snagged it. The way I screamed when I saw it was for sale again! It was perfect in every other way, and the last owners took care of those quirks.
I can't imagine why anyone would want carpet in the kitchen or bathroom unless they have a difference in ability that makes hard floors untenable, or a sensory issue, or maybe it was cheaper to just throw the same flooring down throughout and wash their hands of it?
Ugh…. My parents bought a 6 month old house with what, in the 80’s, was called indoor/outdoor carpet in bathrooms, laundry room and kitchen…. This sh*t was nasty, just gross from the first leak and toilet overflow on, spent tons on carpet cleaners, etc. an absolute nightmare.
As a former real estate agent, I’ve found it the most convenient way to grow mold, camouflage water leaks and hide violations of building codes for foundations from home buyers.
I didn’t have permission (or enough of my own income) from my parents to remove it until far into adulthood. I did it myself. I can say with 100% confidence that had we NOT had a cement slab foundation, that house absolutely would have collapsed based on what I observed from stains before I cleaned and prepped for vinyl flooring,
Don’t do this. NO carpet near plumbing fixtures should be in the building code everywhere.
When this happens chances are the homeowner wants to put in a specific floor but the builder doesn't offer it or allow outside vendors to do the work. So the cheapest option usually is to have carpet installed till the home closes then the homeowner can have the floors the actually want installed.
In the 70s and 80s, you even did that in the bathroom. Carpet was everywhere sometimes even on the walls.
You truly perfect floors are polished concrete and hardwood.
I missed the carpet at first, forgot my glasses. But those cabinets seem low and too close to the side of that gas stove. Seems there’d be some issues there.
So this is the cheapest option to make the loan go through and then it’s torn up and new owners can get their permanent flooring at a better price…I had never heard of this but the incredible waste makes me sad
Are you sure you're in America? Don't we have regulations on outlets being near water? Great way to keep grease off the tile, install carpet in the kitchen. Good luck.
if its new construction its probably the cheapest option to meet build requirements. most people who buy this will just auto replace with tile or laminate.
I had a buddy do this with his new build. The builder wouldn’t let him bring in his own flooring guy, so my buddy said drop the cheapest floor you possibly can. Cheap carpet in literally every room ripped out the day after closing.
I haven’t seen carpet in a kitchen since the seventies.
My previous house had it. We ripped it out and replaced it with laminate. Now I’m not saying it increased our house by $50k but we sold for a $50k profit within a week of listing it (it was a sellers market but good god that carpet made everyone hesitate when we bought it). It was also very obvious they redid the kitchen and bathroom in the seventies when they closed in the back porch.
I didn’t even think it was an option anymore.
It was weirdly common where we were. It wasn’t even one of the first five houses we saw with carpeted kitchen and bathrooms. It just had literally everything else we were looking for and we decided we could redo the floors in both rooms for under $1000 so it was worth it.
It's always an option when you own your place. Capeted bathrooms walls. Why not?
Laminate is also a disaster. Wait till you get a slow water leak and only find out when the laminate starts weeping through the joints. Happened to me. All ripped up and junked
I don’t mind laminate. I think your problem there was the water leak.
Probably the chepeast and easiest to fix compared to lino, tiles or solid wood too
With how cheap vinyl plank is I don't know why anyone would ever touch laminate again.
Laminate is still cheaper than luxury vinyl and laminate holds up fine as long as you take care of it. The house I moved in to had the exact same laminate as what we installed in our previous home except it’s probably ten years older and still looks basically new.
Only by pennies though, best I could find laminate for was 1.70sft and I bought vinyl plank for 1.87ish. hardly worth it even if you're installing it yourself, let alone paying someone to do it.
Vinyl is not expensive where i live (UK) certainly not more so than laminate
I’ve seen it with elderly people who live there and are prone to falling.
Did they have carpet in the bathroom?
I was slightly disappointed they didn’t tbh. lol
It used to be common way back in the day. I've seen rich people do it from time to time but they were ok with changing out the carpet literally every year in which case it's kinda nice
Our house was built in 92 in a wealthy neighborhood. We have carpeted bathroom in the master and it drives me batshit crazy if I allow myself to dwell on it
Ours had white carpet through the master bed and bath. Yikes.
80s kid here. Every bathroom was carpeted. Lovely smell.
We were taught to sit to pee, so the carpet was fine for at least a dozen years before my parents tiled instead.
That carpet is 32 years old bud. It's time.
The first house I bought (1978) had carpet in the bathroom. It was purple, and unsurprisingly had white spots all around the toilet. You can be sure that was changed out immediately.
Personally, I'd just rip it out and paint the subfloor until you get around to putting tile or vinyl in.
It’s at the top of my list to tile once my toddlers are more self reliant. Or when my wife holds a gun to my head and forces me to use that vacation time I “hoard” up
The carpet is just backup if you turn to find no TP all you gotta do is a little scuttle but action across the floor and you’re good to go.
I mop my bathroom floors twice a month with bleach and scalding hot water. I could never get that level of a heavy duty clean with a carpet shampooer.
Heh…pooer
Carpet toilet seat?
My mom had the cover and matching u shaped mat that went around the base of the toilet. Just her, my dad and two boys 🤢
Good carpet, premium pad makes a world of difference when you watch an older frail senior fall and their head bounce on tile…
Had green shag in the bathroom of a house we bought in ‘96
I did a lot of home health care as a cna around the 2010s era and a lot of the elderly I visited had carpet in their bathroom and frankly, it was a godsend. Slipping and falling in the bathroom is a real threat to some. Not fun to clean but not impossible.
My thoughts exactly!!!!
Was going to be my first question too. lol .......Probably
Why is this such a thing in Texas? I even had a colleague who in the early 2000 built a NEW house and put carpet in the bathroom 😳
I’ve been in a 5mil house with carpet in bathroom, not sure how they kept it clean and not smelling like piss
Replace it often. Rich people shit
Carpet in the bathtub.
Geez I’m not wearing glasses now and was confused what the problem was until getting to the comments. Had to zoom to see it. That’s something else…
Based on the blue tape, this looks like a new build… buyers probably didn’t want to pay the increased cost of good flooring from the builder, so they had them do this as it is cheapest and will replace with flooring from a different company after closing.
This was my exact thought too. Cheaper to carpet throughout rather than pay for tile they plan on replacing immediately
Maybe it was requested by the customer? Theys some cray cray fuks out there.
Old people ask for carpeted bathrooms and kitchens. Their feet get cold and sore.
Why not use an area carpet? Having fixed wall to wall carpet in those rooms is lunacy.
I've seen it said multiple places, area rugs and older people don't get along well. The people tend to trip on the edge of the rug, which can lead to nasty falls, potentially broken bones, etc.
Fair comment.
I mean I’m in my 30s and have tripped over my rugs before, I can totally see this happening more frequently for people who have lost mobility and muscle function. Right now, thank goodness, it’s just results in a very occasional clumsy/embarrassing moment for me & not a serious injury. I’m going to have to start practicing being more careful now - I don’t want to give up my rugs and end up with carpet in the kitchen!!!
Use softer flooring and secure rug to floor with tape. But generally I use anti-fatigue mats and only where needed or rubber backed cotton rugs. I’m 60 now but anticipate these will need to go in time in favor of bare floor and supportive shoes (Hoka maybe?). Mom & Dad used nothing on their tile floors and Mom still had a fall and broke her hip. But she had Parkinson’s so she struggled to walk towards the end. Key is to stay active and do exercises to maintain stability as you age is your best offense. Carpet in wet areas introduces a whole new set of issues with maintenance, sanitization, and infection.
Great comment about functional design.
Idk. Maybe they can trip or slip on it? If we are lucky, we will know someday. Until then, I just work for the client.
This is likely the reason. It's reasonable because they're choosing between unsanitary carpet vs rugs they'll trip on and land themselves in hospital. Some elderly people actually die from falls because they're just more fragile. I can't blame them.
My uncle passed two years ago 4 days after falling on his tiled kitchen floor
Protects from injury in falls too, rug lines are tripping hazards
I wish kitchen carpets were workable. It’s really comfortable.
I know someone that had carpet in the kitchen. Back during the building craze in the 2005 time frame, a buddy of mine had a new house built, and the builder was asking crazy money for the flooring they wanted and they wouldn't allow him to do it himself, or hire anyone else to do it before close. So, he just said to skip putting in the flooring and he would have it done after closing. However, the city would not issue an occupancy permit for a home without flooring, and the bank wouldn't approve the loan. So, he had them put in the cheapest carpet they would put in and then he tore it out right after close.
Builders throw in shitty stuff to begin with and also have their way with it. They then try to sell expensive upgrades. It’s like selling a laser jet printer with a starter cartridge that prints only 50 pages.
Reminds me of playing the original The Sims. It was a sure fire way to kill everyone in a fire.
"Y'all never heard of rugs?"
Last time I saw carpet in the kitchen, it was to cover ceramic that the lady hated because it was cold. It was just a couple of years ago, so probably still there.
If only there were things you could put on your feet to solve this problem 😆
Radical concept, but it could work!
I thought they were using it to protect hardwood or something but nope definitely permanent.
This is new construction. At least in CA, it's not uncommon to go with the cheapest free carpet the builder includes. Then after closing, have someone tear it up all and put down the hardwood or vinyl plank or tile that you actually want. That way you're not paying the builder premium and the cost of the upgrade also doesn't increase the purchase price of the house for property tax calculations. When property tax is in the 1.5% to 1.8% range, it makes sense. The complication is big builders won't allow carpet in the wet areas. So they offer really bad ceramic tile that costs a lot of money to demo. And so then the calculation shifts to it being easier and not much more money to just upgrade to the flooring you want in wet areas through the builder. The person who is buying this home is lucky that the builder allowed it (and is in an area where it wouldn't be against code regulations). It'll be super easy to rip up and put down their choice of flooring seamlessly throughout the entire house with no transition pieces. I often see new homes with contractors coming in right after close to rip out carpet and cabinets/countertops/sinks. Often the entire suite of kitchen appliances is thrown out as well. The builder isn't allowed to not put those things in since the house can't pass final inspection without all these things. The more expensive the community, the more that is immediately ripped out. This person is actually pretty smart. They did the backsplash and upgraded the sink and the quartz because it's a small enough kitchen where it wouldn't be a savings to demo the free kitchen and redo. They added the pot filler since that's cheap to do when there are no walls up. The only thing is they should have just gotten the prewires for the lighting instead of the actual fixtures. But I guess it's not many fixtures and the price must have been okay vs buying them separately and having them installed.
We did something like this on our custom rebuild. Saved $88k on the contract by downgrading. Saved on taxes by not doing too many additions only replacements on the main permit contract. You have to be careful when you add more than 1/3 of the square footage it triggers a reassessment. The BEST part about it is that when you pay to finish it all after the main build contract. You get to use that improvement cost to step up your cost basis and remove your tax debt from anything over 500k profit when you sell.
Believe it or not some people like that. Drop stuff doesn’t break, warm on your feet in winter.
Ignoring the floor, funny how I just budget painted a 70’s kitchen white and changed the hardware to black and looks almost exact the same.. except the floor is solid hardwood
As a professional chef it looks pretty comfy to me.
Wtf is wrong with people
I just saw a video by an inspector who said some people do this in new builds because the builder installed carpet is cheap and their other flooring options are overpriced. So people get the carpet in every room including kitchen to close and get the cert of occupancy. Then rip it out and redo the floors at a better price.
My dad could walk with metal leg braces and crutches but if he fell he wouldn't be able to get back up again on his own. The bathroom floor was a hazard for him and fell several times. After ending up in the hospital from a fall, he had outdoor carpet installed in the bathroom. He never fell in the bathroom again.
If it is a new build and the customer either wants a flooring option not available or could not stomach the price per square foot offered by the builder for something like a wood floor your "best" option is wall to wall lowest grade carpet which you then immediately rip out and have your flooring of choice installed. You cannot close on the house without "finished" flooring, so this monstrous nonsense is the work around. My neighbor in Texas did exactly this. As soon as they closed it all was ripped up and replaced with scraped hardwoods at half the price per square foot than the builder.
What looks fi…. Oh no
That will be nice in about a year…lol
Clients ask for really strange things. Builder isn’t here to judge you.
Carpet in the kitchen used to be a thing once upon a time.
We had “kitchen carpet” in the kitchen in the early 80s. It was similar to indoor/outdoor but with a foam rubber backing that we used a rented carpet cleaner every now and then to freshen up.
I never noticed the carpet. I thought they installed the sink where the range should go and vice versa.
All I can do is picture myself dropping a large pot of marinara sauce everywhere when I trip over my own feet.
My wife’s says dumber than carpet in a kitchen when talking about highly regarded things I’ve done.
that's gonna be a no from me dawg
Thank god for the pot filler, rotating from the sink to the cooktop is such a headache when they put the sink so far away.
Just rake the Chunky soup up, it's easy!
The amount of things I spill on the floor when cooking. This carpet would be so trashed.
Did the carpets match the drapes? Does anyone younger than GenX get that reference?
Remember when my parents house was built the bathrooms were carpet 🙃
Should put a couple rows of tile down the middle in sort of a "reverse rug" situation.
You think that is bad, my entire two bedroom apartment was full carpet. All of it... including the bathroom..
Holy shit Batman! I...can't...put....wow!
At first I thought it was terrazzo, but then WHOA.
Forget carpet in the kitchen, I haven’t seen carpet anywhere in a new build in Texas for many years. We’re all about those stained and polished concrete floors these days
If you never cook in the kitchen or spill anything it might be ok.
The previous owners of our house not only put carpet in the kitchen but both bedrooms. When we pulled it up there was tile underneath which definitely made my remodel take a lot longer to install the wood floors.
Bug paradise
they must have one hell of a vac with built in washing systems or like to fork out money to have people come in regularly to professionally clean that mess magnet
Carpet huh
I had chemotherapy and have to have carpet in te kitchen and bathroom. Car is parked outside because I got carpet in the garage.
We used to do a lot sheet linoleum for buyers who intended to install their own flooring after closing. Then we started doing it tacked down on the perimeter only to make it easier to take up without having to scrape adhesive. I would bet they “have a guy” or family member who will be laying tile or engineered wood shortly after closing. If the builder didn’t offer linoleum and carpet was the cheapest level one flooring they would install, that’s my guess as to why. Some municipalities and lenders mandate finished flooring to be installed so you can’t just leave the slab and call it a day.
My mom carpeted the kitchen. It was weird and she even redid it with a similar pattern and color years later. We went on vacation and the eldest sibling stayed home as a HS senior. He threw a party and someone dropped a hot pizza on it. There were many torn out sections from something we will never know. Very stupid but funny because stupid.
Haha. Didn't notice the carpet. I thought "What!! Pink cabinets!!??
Carpet is usually made of plastic. I don't see any real problem with it, personally.
The countertop also does not cover the sink on the front. I found that weird too!
So unhygienic….and ugly!
I'm doing this exact thing now, carpet in the bathrooms as well. Reason being is builder charges a lot for flooring where I could get better flooring options for the same or less by doing it through a flooring company.
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Are we just going to ignore the sink or the paper towel holder looking thing above a gas stove top?
that’s actually a water faucet (typically used for big pots)
Comfy
My ex-wife had carpet in her bathroom. We boys were not allowed. 😄
When I was younger I washed windows, and one of the houses I was doing windows in had a carpeted kitchen. But the carpet was all carpet tiles you didn't know it was carpet tiles until you were washing the windows in the garage and saw the rack of carpet tile spares they had. I only did Windows, but I know they also had a company that came in and did Regular steam cleaning, because they had this super 70s shag rug in the den that had to be half inch Shag that's still looked clean and felt soft all the time and it was like a sunshine yellow hideous color but would show dirt
And here I am railing against all white everything. It's disgusting, I don't know what I hate more, the carpet or the hospital feel.
That’s just for guess probably imagine there real kictchen
We actually bought a house from 1976 that the previous owners had just put in new carpet for the kitchen. Did not feel bad tearing it out.
When you want 5000sqft but only have the cash for a furnished 1800sqft home…
We bought our first house from an elderly lady whose husband died from Alzheimer’s a few years prior. His balance was bad and he would slip and sometimes fall. She had carpet in every room. Every room including the kitchen and bathrooms. Our new neighbors told us that we probably had hardwood floors under all that carpet. We ripped up a corner in the closet (also carpeted) and there is was, beautiful hardwood floors that were always covered with carpet. Guess what got ripped up first?
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yuk yuk yuk. Except it's not that strange. I've been in many high-end properties that have carpeted kitchens (they can be really nice). Some have lasted 20-30 years with little more than a few cleanings (these are NOT home with kids & grape juice) Also, the carpeting is typically very high quality and can last decades without catastrophes. Many 70s era MCM homes featured carpeted kitchens, usually they are fairly open airy plans that flow from living/dining areas.
That's a new one to me! I like it, but I could never do it for practical reasons!! 😂
I have seen a carpeted kitchen once. Homeowners business was a large chain of carpet stores.
Why not just beige and a fluffy nap... go all in, fuck it.
The house I grew up in had carpet in the kitchens and bathrooms, until my parents ripped it out. I have a memory of drawing on the kitchen carpet with chalk like the day before it was taken out! Yuck
First thing I saw was what looked like pink countertops and had a flashback - the kitchen of my current house originally had pink Corian countertops and pink and gray floor tile. Brings back nightmares - surprised the previous owners didn't put down pink carpeting.
My 7 year old daughter just asked why I made a face after that seeing that picture. So I showed her. Her immediate reaction “Carpet in the kitchen?? Mama that’s just gross.” Yep, that about sums it up.
That type of carpet is nuts in the kitchen. I will admit tho, when I was a kid my mom put in some very low pile carpet in our kitchen to prevent the kitchen from being so cold all the time and we had that for about 10 years and it was so great.
The buyers probably plan to put down vinyl plank flooring with a private contractor to save money. The builders aren’t allowed to sell the home without finished floors and carpeting is the easiest to remove and least expensive option from the home builder.
Upside is that if you drop a slippery glass six-gallon carboy on a carpeted floor in the kitchen, it may just bounce rather than break or even crack. On the other hand, a glass five-gallon carboy will shatter like you will not believe if it falls from a height of only nine or so inches on a concrete floor. (Or so I would guess).
When my parents bought their first home, everything was carpeted. Bedrooms, hallway, living room, kitchen, and yes, even the bathrooms! The previous owners were an elderly couple. It kinda makes sense, but then again...🤷
Carpet in the kitchen? The house is now worthless. What other bad judgement calls have been made in the construction of this house?
If you never cook, why not?
When I was in middle school, the condo we rented was carpeted wall to wall. At 36 years old, I’m terrified. At 13, stepping out of the shower after football practice onto a cushioned surface that absorbed water was 🤌🏼🤌🏼 I can’t imagine what that would do, smell wise, long-term, though.
Was it instant? I had a family who had full carpet in their restroom. It took me two visits then on the ride home to realize why it felt different.
Is that a water faucet above the stove?
Of the 19ish houses/ places I've lived, at least half of them at carpet in the kitchen. At least 3 of them had carpet in every room in the house, bathroom included. The house I lived in the longest had hardwood floors under kitchen floor, but before the carpet when in, somebody put asbestos tile down with that tar adhesive. So once we removed the carpet, getting the tile up was a nightmare. Never did finish that before the house was torn down
Normal circa 1978
My grandma had/still does in her main bathroom. She dead but the carpet is still there in very good condition.
The upside is, when you drop an egg getting it out of the fridge it’s not gonna break.
I'll never understand this or in the bathroom from any generation, just nasty
That Seventies Show called and would like their carpet back.
In fairness, if owner is a carpeting expert who regularly gets offcuts for free, its not crazy that they'd do this and change the carpet every few years. No more broken plates.
Yep My parents had carpet in the kitchen and bathroom Changed it ever 20 years like clockwork lol
We had a large senior dog who would slip on the tile in our kitchen and entryway. As she got older, she had a harder time getting back up after splaying her hind legs out when she slipped. I can see where more tread-worthy floor coverings are useful. We put throw rugs in the kitchen and entryway for her safety.
I lived in an apartment about 20 years ago where the entire place had the same red carpet throughout. Like it was just one big piece of carpet from both bedrooms through the living room and the kitchen and into the bathroom.
When I was a kid my kitchen had blue carpet, not fluffy carpet like this... like hard rough carpet, almost like a welcome matt. It was very unforgiving. As a kid my hands and knees would get rug burn a lot.
Didn’t I just see this kitchen the other day? There’s a big “hidden” closet behind it?
It's interesting what people notice in a picture. It took me a few seconds to notice the carpet. The first thing that jumped out at me was that someone put the sink directly behind the stove. I usually think about kitchens in terms of how many butts can be in it at the same time. Both the stove and the sink are very high utilization stations in the kitchen. And clearly, having two people working those stations at the same time is going to be difficult.
It's interesting what people notice in a picture. It took me a few seconds to notice the carpet. The first thing that jumped out at me was that someone put the sink directly behind the stove. I usually think about kitchens in terms of how many butts can be in it at the same time. Both the stove and the sink are very high utilization stations in the kitchen. And clearly, having two people working those stations at the same time is going to be difficult.
When they ask what the first sign your boss was a sociopath.
I mean, better than the carpet in the yard situation I'm dealing with 😂
We had carpet, though not shag in the kitchen growing up. It was more like that low tight industrial carpet like you would find in an office.
Builders have to put in flooring for the occupancy cert. Maybe the buyer is going to rip it all out and put in their own flooring (lower DIY cost or material preference) so this is the cheapest way to do it.
Idk if that’s better or worse than carpet in the bathroom
There was carpet in our new house kitchen and bathroom when we viewed it as potential buyers last year. Someone else bought it before we could get our ducks in a row, and that someone put LVP in the kitchen and bathroom, and fenced the yard (huge yard, so no minor expense)! I like to say they did it all for us, because it was listed again this spring and we snagged it. The way I screamed when I saw it was for sale again! It was perfect in every other way, and the last owners took care of those quirks. I can't imagine why anyone would want carpet in the kitchen or bathroom unless they have a difference in ability that makes hard floors untenable, or a sensory issue, or maybe it was cheaper to just throw the same flooring down throughout and wash their hands of it?
Please don’t tell me they wanted the walls and ceiling carpeted too.
Cozy
My apartment has this…. Never got torn up dont even know if its permissible for an apartment
This could of just been the cheapest route to go so the customer could swap it out later for some hardwood/etc.
Wow why?
Hwhat in the smell!
My parents did this in the 60s it was orange. Our whole house was carpeted even the bathrooms
Noooooooo! The only thing worse is in the bathroom!
At 50 yo with sore feet - have been contemplating having carpet throughout again. My feet miss wall to wall plush carpet!
Ugh…. My parents bought a 6 month old house with what, in the 80’s, was called indoor/outdoor carpet in bathrooms, laundry room and kitchen…. This sh*t was nasty, just gross from the first leak and toilet overflow on, spent tons on carpet cleaners, etc. an absolute nightmare. As a former real estate agent, I’ve found it the most convenient way to grow mold, camouflage water leaks and hide violations of building codes for foundations from home buyers. I didn’t have permission (or enough of my own income) from my parents to remove it until far into adulthood. I did it myself. I can say with 100% confidence that had we NOT had a cement slab foundation, that house absolutely would have collapsed based on what I observed from stains before I cleaned and prepped for vinyl flooring, Don’t do this. NO carpet near plumbing fixtures should be in the building code everywhere.
When this happens chances are the homeowner wants to put in a specific floor but the builder doesn't offer it or allow outside vendors to do the work. So the cheapest option usually is to have carpet installed till the home closes then the homeowner can have the floors the actually want installed.
This just looks odd as fuck
Spongy.
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Oooooo
That's disgusting.
A rug would really tie the room together
Oh no…..it took me a minute
That had to be a request by the buyer , looks so weird
In the 70s and 80s, you even did that in the bathroom. Carpet was everywhere sometimes even on the walls. You truly perfect floors are polished concrete and hardwood.
Drywall looks like crap
Finally, a chance for revenge on our forbearers...we shall install wood over the carpet!
Aaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 😱😳 Wait?. No. Yeah, actually ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Hello! The pink is fabulous.
This should be against code or something, lol.
A guy walks into a bar?
I can’t remember ever seeing carpet in a kitchen. And I’m old! Lol 😝
If someone has bad feet, this could be awesome. Morton's Neuromas are not fun.
I missed the carpet at first, forgot my glasses. But those cabinets seem low and too close to the side of that gas stove. Seems there’d be some issues there.
So this is the cheapest option to make the loan go through and then it’s torn up and new owners can get their permanent flooring at a better price…I had never heard of this but the incredible waste makes me sad
I’d just leave
Are you sure you're in America? Don't we have regulations on outlets being near water? Great way to keep grease off the tile, install carpet in the kitchen. Good luck.
For fucks sake, disco was better than carpet in the kitchen and that’s not saying much….
Pesto bismol flood aftermath
That's a kitchen for people who don't cook. Seems cozy but would hesitate doing anything with fish, oil, sauce, really anything cooking or baking lol
My guess is they had to have a floor covering to pass inspection and put some cheap rug in for the inspector and will put in something else later
They dEfinitely dont cook In The kitchen
if its new construction its probably the cheapest option to meet build requirements. most people who buy this will just auto replace with tile or laminate.
I had a buddy do this with his new build. The builder wouldn’t let him bring in his own flooring guy, so my buddy said drop the cheapest floor you possibly can. Cheap carpet in literally every room ripped out the day after closing.
Well, let's certainly assume that there's carpet in the bathrooms too
I would kill for a plush carpet in the kitchen
I had bought a house with ivory colored BERBER carpet in the kitchen. I tore that out ASAP.
Does it extend into the garage?
At first glance, I saw a concrete floor. Confusion made me check again.
Wall to wall carpet. Yikes.
I was looking at the bad sink
My Mother loved her carpeted bathrooms 🤮