Flooring

Your floor covering is an important part of your decor and it should suit the character and ambience you want to create in a room. This guide aims to simplify your decision by outlining the factors that are important to finding the most suitable flooring for you and your home.

Choose flooring for your lifestyle.

• Do you have children, pets or lots of visitors that will increase traffic and wear on your flooring?

• Do you have elderly relatives or small children that make safety important?

• Does anyone living in the home have allergies?

Choose flooring for your environment. Every room in your house has its own unique flooring challenges, ask yourself:

• Is the room used often by the whole family?

• Will there be a lot of heavy furniture?

• Is the flooring exposed to direct sunlight?

Choosing The Right Lvt

With LVT you can have it all. Aesthetics. Performance. Low maintenance. Long life-cycle. With so many reasons to love luxury vinyl tile (LVT), it is becoming the product of choice for commercial spaces ranging from retail, healthcare and education to hospitality and office. And while some LVTs are tailor-made for commercial use, others are geared for homeowners. How to make sense of the thousands of options, let alone which may be the best solution for your project?

Thanks to advances in manufacturing technology, today's LVT realistically emulates the look, texture and character of natural hardwood, ceramic, stone and cement. The visuals rival the real McCoy; so much so that it's often hard to tell if the floorcovering underfoot is LVT.And, true to the natural materials they mimic, the formats complement the visuals. Modular "stone" tiles come in a multitude of sizes and colors, while planks are styled in an array of widths and colors also.The tiles and planks are generally offered in uniform thicknesses, so it's easy to combine different visuals and sizes together for creating unique end user experiences.

Not all LVT's are created equal. Different cores and make up of the product can even make some waterproof.

Vinyl

Vinyl is one of the most resilient, versatile and affordable flooring options you can buy. Plus, vinyl is available in more styles than ever before so it's ideal for the kitchen, bathroom, laundry room and entryway.

Vinyl flooring is growing increasingly popular with homeowners. This is likely due to the unique benefits that vinyl flooring provides. It's easy to maintain, long lasting, and provides a comfortable surface to walk on. Vinyl flooring is highly durable.

Carpet

Nothing looks like it, feels like it or performs like it! Carpet is a key decorative and functional element in a home. Because carpet is the foundation of decorating, it can provide simplicity and casualness for softness and livability or it can provide excitement with vibrant color and heavier textures for making a decorating "statement." Carpet can be one of the easiest ways to personalize an environment - its color can be a neutral foundation "in the background" or it can be a vibrant focal point.

Common Types of Fiber

• Nylon • Polyester

• Polypropylene • T iexta

Carpet tiles continue to dominate the commercial carpeting marketplace.

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Tile

If you have never considered tile before, you will be amazed at the variety of colors, patterns, sizes, shapes, and textures that are now available. With the sophisticated manufacturing processes being used today, tiles have become easy to maintain, much more affordable. There are three basic types.

• Ceramic Tile • Porcelain Tile

• Natural Stone Tiles

Hardwood

Solid hardwood flooring is made from one continuous piece of wood and is available in a wide variety of widths. Generally solid hardwood flooring is 3/4" thick.

As wood is a product of nature you will never have two boards that are the same so it truly gives your home a one of a kind feel.

Wood flooring gives you a great opportunity for customization. Your choice of species, stain & finishes all contribute to find your perfect floor.

Engineered - Engineered wood flooring is made from layers of wood stacked and glued together under heat & pressure. Engineered hardwood flooring has the uniqueness of hardwood since the top layer is real hardwood. But with the construction method it is available in wider, more unique planks, than solid. Engineered hardwood has became one of the top style contenders.

Laminate

If you love the look of real hardwood, but are concerned with maintaining its appearance, there is an alternative. Laminate floors are beautiful, extremely durable, and easy to clean. It's well suited for high-traf­fic areas, busy family kitchens, and homes with children and pets. Like hardwood, laminate is available in various widths and lengths and is less expensive than real wood.