Redone the playroom and living room can i claim the floors?

[momofnerds]

I thought you couldn't claim floors because they depreciate in value so quickly.

[playfelt]

It also has to do with depreciation in the sense of things wear out and need replacing and that is where the like with like comes in. We replaced the wooden fence with a new wooden fence and that is ok to claim because it was already there when we bought the house. To add a fence in theory is an upgrade to the property. On the other hand you can argue that something like that is a requirement for doing daycare to protect the children but the amount you claim should be the cost of the cheapest type of fence as in what was good enough to accomplish your task even if you went for something elaborate out of personal want. Hardwood floors tend to come under that rule too in the sense that they are not child friendly.