When it is time to replace the floors in your home do it with style. Don’t choose the first thing you see that is in your budget. Explore the many choices you have in floor coverings and choose the one that looks the best in your home. Choose the flooring that will be best with the use each room gets. think about upkeep and cleaning, when you choose your floor. A white shag carpet in a home with children and pets is not going to be a happy choice. Ceramic tile might not be the best choice in a child’s bedroom, where comfort and softness is needed.
Some of the flooring choices you have for your home are, solid hardwood, laminate hardwood, engineered or veneer hardwood planks, ceramic or vinyl tile, cork, Berber, plush, shag or cut pile carpet, bamboo planks, cement floor, sheet vinyl and more. Different floor types are better for different uses and areas of the home. Bedrooms are areas that do well with carpet for its comfort, softness and warmth. Kitchens need waterproof easy to clean surfaces like ceramic or vinyl. Entries and hallways need sturdy traffic hardy floor coverings.
Bamboo flooring is less water sensitive than other hard woods, so it can be used in kitchens and bathrooms as well as living rooms, family rooms,hallways and entries. Berber and other level loop carpet is very versatile and strong. It can be used in hallways and family rooms as well as other parts of the home. The advantage of carpet is that it is laid over pad in 12 foot widths so you get a fast seamless floor. Carpet is one of the most economic floors to purchase and the fastest to lay so you get instant gratification. Carpet does need more effort to clean and can be prone to staining. It needs to be replaced more often than hard surface floors like wood or ceramic.
Vinyl sheet goods or tile are great for kitchen or bath floor covering because they are economical and water proof. They come in low to high price ranges to fit tight budgets and can be made to look like more expensive ceramic, cork or wood flooring. Vinyl can be cut or nicked or burned, so it is not as hardy as ceramic, cork, cement or wood floor coverings. Your choice of floor covering should suit your needs, use and budget.
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