Purchasing and installing poor quality flooring, on the other hand, only creates more work and expense in the long run and strains the environment as landfill sites are filled with old flooring materials.

What kind of flooring should you choose for your home?Should you decide on hardwood, tile and stone, cork, carpet, laminate, linoleum or vinyl? Or, perhaps you might be contemplating a combination of these flooring options?

To help you choose it would be good to consider each room, including the: entrance, kitchen, bathrooms, living room, dining room, hallways and bedrooms. Think about:

• the function of each room,
• the traffic demands that the flooring will need to withstand,
• if water or moisture will be an issue,
• how easy it will be to keep clean,
• and the kind of maintenance will be required.

Limiting your flooring to just one or two options will allow your home to feel more spacious and harmonious. Whereas using too many different kinds of flooring will make a home feel disjointed and chopped up.

Hardwood Flooring

Unfinished or raw hardwood can be installed, sanded, stained and finished according to your preferences. Much can be done in the way of pattern, stain color, wood pieces and finish to fully customize your hardwood floors.

Pre-finished hardwood comes ready to be installed that makes the installation quick and clean. Prefinished hardwood now comes with various edge details, including: beveled edge, microbeveled edge and square edge.

Carpet adds comfort and warmth to a room.There is a wide array of carpet options. Carpet fiber varieties include: wool, cotton, nylon, polyester, acrylic and polypropylene olefin. Cut pile, loop pile and cut and loop pile are the three basic carpet styles. Add to that pattern, quality and color options and the possibilities are seemingly endless.

Installing carpet on stairs makes them safer and less slippy than plain hardwood. Stairs can be fully carpeted or dressed with a carpet runner.

Tile and stone flooring is both durable and attractive. It is often preferred by homeowners as the ideal flooring for kitchens, bathrooms, entryways and laundry rooms.

Marble, porcelain, travertine and ceramic offer great versatility in style, design and color. A well installed tile floor will lay the foundation for a stunning decor. Let our talented tiling professionals help you with your tile floor project.