Is it possible to just rip up a carpet and treat the wooden flooring underneath?

Hey all,

I'm pretty unused to DIY, mostly only having done bits of painting and decorating before.

My bedroom has a rather grim 30 year old carpet which I'm desperate to get rid of.

Underneath the carpet is solid wood. (120 year old house). Possibly a totally stupid question - is there any reason why I can't just remove the carpet and properly treat the boards underneath? Sand it down/seal it/varnish it etc. and just have bare wood floors?

I've heard people say that it's not safe/sensible or whatever, but it just seems like it'd save a lot of money and look pretty cool - bare wood floors, nice rug etc.

Any advice for someone who totally doesn't know what they're doing?

Submitted January 29, 2015 at 05:46PM by IndigoBlue14 http://ift.tt/1BtsRw8