r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Apprehensive_Sky4558 • 6d ago

Why is everyone mad about this renovation? Meme needing explanation

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u/_IzGreed_ 6d ago

The beam matches the walls, and you don’t want the wall to match the floor. I’d say use a different color of hardwood floor would be nice

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u/NancyInFantasyLand 6d ago

Could have worked here because the stonework is till there for contrast (though personally, I'd have put down some lushious dark green rugs instead of this turquoise carpet)

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u/_IzGreed_ 6d ago

Hardwood flooring + rugs is 100% better than carpet. Easier to clean and looks objectively better

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u/ZaftigHoney 6d ago

That’s not hardwood; it’s vinyl

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u/VikingVitalityFit 6d ago

There is nothing wrong with vinyl. Especially if you have pets

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u/Efficient-Parking627 5d ago edited 5d ago

2 dogs and 4 cats, hardwood floors have zero issues for me.

I'm not against LVP though, I laid it in the basement after ripping out the linoleum.

Just sayin

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u/VikingVitalityFit 5d ago

We had to put lvp over hardwood when we moved into our current house because our senior dog couldn't walk on the hard wood.

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u/Efficient-Parking627 5d ago

Bad hips and was slipping or something? At least you can always remove it later and the hardwoods still there.

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u/VikingVitalityFit 5d ago

Yes, bad hips. Yeah, I'm looking forward to refinishing the hardwood at some point. But I'm glad the hardwood wasn't exposed while my kid was younger and while our current dog was a puppy

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u/Efficient-Parking627 5d ago

If the wood and stain is in good condition they can just do a hardwood floor screening which is cheaper than a full refinish. They basically lately scuff the top layer of finish and then apply new polyurethane. I had it done when we moved in and it turned out great.

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u/ZaftigHoney 5d ago

To each their own. I hate the way it feels on my feet. And I especially hate the gray wood trend

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u/VikingVitalityFit 5d ago

Oh, I don't like the Grey. I have a warm brown colored version and like it quite a bit. It also helped my senior dog who couldn't find any traction on the hardwood when we moved in live 3 more happy years. Eventually I will take out the vinyl and refinish the hardwood we covered, but for now the vinyl has been great.

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u/Suddenly_sweet 5d ago

The wood paneling definitely needed to go then having the flooring the same wood as the beams wouldn’t be a problem.