pics? It depends how bad the bathroom is :). If you are thinking of resale, bathrooms seem to have more wow factor. But for you..........whichever will make the most difference.

The bathroom is not falling apart, but it’s not as functional as it could be. We have dogs and have a baby on the way, so having wood floors seem more hygienic/easier to care for than carpet.

Thanks for the great advice! I never thought about what they might find under the carpet.

House is 2100sf. We’ll probably be here another 5-7 years. We already have wood floors in 1/3 of the house so we need the other 2/3 done. I’ve already received a quote for 14k from a reputable contractor.

Bathroom design seems 90s but the cabinets/tile color don’t seem that dated and look good condition. I think you should continue hardwood through rest of home

I’ll say go with flooring, but I’m biased as well because It’s my profession. Can I ask why you would choose hardwood? Not that I disagree with using a solid or engineered flooring because it’s why I started in the first place. There are other options, we install vinyl in brand new builds. Just a question to bounce around ideas.

We already have hardwood in 1/3 of the house. We looked at luxury vinyl but our realtor recommended that we don’t put vinyl against hardwood and we didn’t want to tear up the existing hardwood.

I always like to ask, it’s interesting to me how someone makes that choice because honestly I wouldn’t be able to with the options available. What type of flooring do you currently have in your home? I agree with your realtor, to many different flooring products is not ideal!

I agree with upgrading to wood flooring! It will be worth it in the long run.

We have dogs..., so having wood floors seem more hygienic/easier to care for than carpet.

What kind, how many, how old and how big? How is the current wood floor standing up to dog traffic?

our realtor recommended that we don’t put vinyl against hardwood...We’ll probably be here another 5-7 years

Your realtor gave you good advice...IF you were planning to sell soon. What you need to factor in is how the floor will look & what condition it will be in 5-7 years down the road. Other factors: slab or raised foundation?, climate (snow, rain), even soil. I'm mentioning soil because I have very sandy soil and a dog who digs... HVAC with good 24/ 7/ 365 humidity control. Dehumidifying in the spring, summer, fall, adding humidity during the heating season.

Don't put down a trendy floor, i.e, none of the gray-washed stuff that, I can 99.9999% guarantee will be loathed 7 years down the road. With dog & kid traffic, you should look at a wood floor that can be refinished. (Not low end engineered wood with a thin veneer layer.)

What is the current hardwood in the house and can it be matched? How is that floor holding up to dog traffic...and how long has that floor been under dog traffic?

Or address the subfloor requirements (which may be considerable given that you have carpet) and go with an SPC vinyl plank floor (there are stone look vinyls) for easy livability and consider it disposable...

Yeh, as you already know, lots of things to consider. Not an easy decision to make.

Another vote to do wood floors for now and save bathroom for a later date :)

Your bathroom is still more than par! I'd vote for the floor change.

The bathroom would be triple the cost of the wood floor. And it’s not that bad to begin with.

I also vote for wood floors.

You said the bathroom is not functional, but didn't say what isn't functioning. It looks to be in good condition, but looks can be deceiving. Is it really not functioning, or do you just not like it? If the toilet, shower, and at least one sink all work and nothing is leaking and there is adequate exhaust, then you have a functioning bathroom. In that case, leave it be and put in the hardwood flooring. Not vinyl.

Thanks for everyone’s advice!!

We have 2 small dogs, the wood (we assume was installed in 85’) is holding up really well. The house is 1/3 wood flooring, everything else is carpet except tile in bathrooms.

The bathroom shower is extremely small but that’s what we use on a day to day basis (compared to the giant tub) There is no exhaust so we have to crack a window open - other then that, everything’s working. Just original to 85’ style.

Wood floor. I would never go with carpeting - thinking of what's lurking in those fibers gives me the heebie-jeebies, it never gets truly clean (I concede to a few throw rugs, but I can toss those in the wash) - so ripping out and replacing with wood is a no-brainer for me. It's durable and never goes out of style -- a quality wood floor is more than worth the investment.

100% Floors. You will be so happy to have one of the messiest projects out of the way.

It is unfortunate that both the bathroom and flooring need to be changed at the same time.

Since you need to replace the carpet anyway, it wouldn't make sense to replace carpet with carpet so the only rational decision is to do the floors at this time.

The bathroom isn't falling apart but it is objectively a "terrible" bathroom in terms of how most people want their bathrooms to function. However, to actually upgrade the bathroom to the functionality you want - e.g. remove tub - enlarge shower to a nice walk in is essentially a full gut remodel. With "moderately" priced finishes it would be about $20,000 to $30,000 depending on your cost of living since labor is the main variant.