Flooring is one of the most important choices you have to make when building your home. It not only impacts the look of a room it also serves a very functional purpose. Our feet come in contact with the floor every day, so the texture of it is relatively significant.

It is because of the above, so many people have a tough time choosing the flooring for their home. The suggestions below can help you narrow the selection.

Top Three Things to Consider When Choosing Flooring

Durability

Because we walk across the floors every day, strength should be factored into the decision. This is particularly important in high-traffic areas like the living room, kitchen, and hallways where floors suffer more wear and tear.

Flooring durability is a matter of long-term value. Carpet is typically the least expensive regarding initial price, but it has to be replaced quicker than other alternatives. Here is the average lifespan for each type of flooring:

8-10 years for carpet

10-20 years for vinyl

15-25 years for laminate

30-40 years for linoleum

20-100 years for engineered wood

25-100 years for real hardwood

50+ years for tile

100+ years for stone

Some types of flooring boost a home's value because of their durability, so even though flooring like hardwood can cost more, it can also be a good investment in the long-run.

Care

Some kinds of flooring need more attention than others. An obvious example is tile floors versus wood floors. Both are hard-surface flooring, but wood will require refinishing and resealing every 8-12 years and tile will not.

All flooring needs to be routinely cleaned, but how you go about it depends on the material. For example, carpeting is usually easy to clean, however, cleaning up spills is simpler when you have hard surface flooring.

Look

There are countless flooring choices. Even if you narrow it down to a kind of flooring, there’s an array of finishes and colors to choose from. The flooring should flow with the style and architecture of your new home. For example, in the main living area, bright and open dark wood floors help to ground the space and add warmth. In a smaller room light, colored flooring can make the room feel more spacious. We recommend having the floorplans set to go before starting to pick out floors.

Suggestions for Picking the Best Flooring

Use these additional pointers to narrow down your flooring options.

• Go room by room when making your decisions. It's less of a project that way.

• Determine if you want to use the same flooring in similar rooms, for example, the same wood flooring in the living and dining rooms.

• Think about what the room is primarily used for and who uses it.

• If you switch up your interior decor every so often, consider a neutral palette for your flooring.

• Reflect on how long you intend to reside in the home.

• Consider your lifestyle. An active family will usually need different flooring from a retired couple.

• Have the resale price in the back of your mind if you don’t plan to be in the home for a long time.

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