25 June 2019

Choosing the Right Flooring For Your Home

End Up With The Ideal Flooring

As a homeowner, you get to choose when you take on certain projects, like replacing the flooring. You also get to select the flooring materials and styles you use for the project. When the time comes to get new flooring, it will play a major role in the look and feel of your home. Use these tips to make the right choices so you will be happy with the final results.

Tip 1: Consider Your Lifestyle

One of the first and most important things to consider is how your family operates. If you have pets, kids, heavy foot traffic, and a busy life, having plush carpet may not be for you. Anywhere with heavy foot traffic needs something resilient like vinyl, wood flooring, or tile. On the other hand, if you don’t have a lot of traffic and you like the feel of softness under your feet, you can get carpet or place area rugs. Your lifestyle will determine a lot about what you should get.

Tip 2: Remember The Location Of Placement

If you are replacing the floors in the whole house, you may not end up with the same material in every space. Consider the location of each flooring you are laying down. The entryway should have a wow factor to it, but it also needs to be durable since it will see a lot of things tracked over it. Bathrooms need to resist water and bedrooms should be comfortable. The location of the flooring placement will tell you a lot as well about what you might want for that space.

Tip 3: Maintain Your Budget

Flooring is usually priced per square foot so when you find a higher priced item, the cost can add up quickly. All materials have quality ranges and upgrades and you’ll pay for installation as well. Figure out your highest price and give yourself a range. Then, figure out what you can afford in the price per square foot measurement style so you know what you can and cannot consider as you start the shopping process. You want something nice that will fit into what you can afford.

Tip 4: Consider Longevity

You likely want your flooring to last and to hold up well against anything you are going to put it through. That might mean getting something like hardwood or natural stone that can take just about any level of foot traffic. You might also want to consider the environment in your choices. there are a lot of options you can choose, like bamboo wood, that are good for the environment and make for beautiful home flooring.

Get The Flooring Of Your Dreams

Whether you know what you want yet or not, the professionals at Lampert Lumber can help you go over the options and get the perfect fit for your home. Come in with some ideas, like what your color preferences are, what type of lifestyle you have, and what options look better to you than others, and you can figure out what works best rom there. With designers and installers on hand, you can get the whole project complete from start to finish with the right professionals helping you the whole way through.

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