How To Choose Your Floor
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Choosing home flooring wisely is important because it affects both the functionality and appearance of your living space. The right flooring can enhance comfort, durability, and ease of maintenance, depending on your lifestyle and needs. Additionally, quality flooring can increase the value of your home and reduce long-term repair or replacement costs.
Things to consider:
Appearance and Design
*sets the tone and atmosphere for a space
Functionality & Performance
*human traffic can wear and tear certain flooring faster
*floor that handles water moisture good
Increase In Resale Value
Maintenance & Floor Care
The installation of a floor factors when choosing your floor type.
Expect the subfloor to need preparation, always sweep dust obviously- sometimes subfloor require leveling. Think about what underlayment you will need, different flooring types require different underlayment.
What type of flooring is noise reducing?
Carpet is the most noise reducing, but with new floors like engineered floors, you have the choice of using LVP with cork back, and underlayment to further reduce noise- as well as using LVT.
Which floor type is scratch resistant?
Tile is the most scratch resistant, but LVP with newest technology built in, can compete with tile.
Best floor for water prone areas?
Tile is waterproof. Luxury vinyl tile is an engineered floor built to be waterproof.