You step out of one problem into another, as far as I'm concerned by going to wood floors. I have 3 houses and by far the best one is a 170 year old one with 8-12" wide plank wood floors--plus plaster and horsehair walls and not this drywall garbage. House #2 is a 25 year old brick colonial w/ 2" pine floors and drywall. There is no comparison between the two and I have things like problems w/ turntable tracking at 110 db., plus the inherent sound problems. I sure don't have that w/ the old house where the subfloor and structure is about 600% better. The wood you get today for floors is considerably worse quality and the scale of what is called excellent today was called good 20 years ago. Unless you are going to send away huge $ and get wood from brazil or something.
But I tend to think going to wood flooring is going to solve a problem and create 2 brand new ones you don't have right now.
But I tend to think going to wood flooring is going to solve a problem and create 2 brand new ones you don't have right now.