Flooring FAQ's
We strive to help our Wabasso, FL home and business owners select new floors with confidence. There are quite a few questions that we commonly receive, and we aim to arm our customers with the knowledge to make informed purchase decisions for long-term satisfaction. Make sure to explore this section for helpful flooring information that can help you along the way!
In Florida, it always helps to have floors that can handle moisture! Definitely in rooms that experience frequent moisture like kitchens, bathrooms, laundry rooms, and mudrooms, waterproof floors are incredibly valuable. It also helps to have water resistant floors near entranceways as well.
Real hardwood is a gorgeous flooring option but isn’t the best fit for these areas with high moisture or humidity. Your need for waterproof flooring or high moisture resistance is based on the rooms receiving new floors and how low maintenance you want the household to be.
A floating floor can be installed over an existing surface and refers to the installation method. Using tongue-and-groove and click-locking installation technology, flooring products with floating floor capability do not require pulling up the existing floor, disposal of flooring waste, or subfloor preparation.
The top flooring products that offer floating floor installation methods are laminate flooring, luxury vinyl flooring, and engineered hardwood options. Floating floor products offer greater DIY opportunities since installation will not use adhesive or nails.
In a busy household, you can easily wipe up spills, stains, and pet accidents on low-maintenance laminate and luxury vinyl floors, which will greatly cut down on overall time spent cleaning.
Hardwood, as well as tile and stone with grout, will require specific care steps like resealing and refinishing that other low-maintenance floors do not. Different carpet styles will require certain levels of care so it's very important to match carpet choices to your household activity level appropriately.
For flooring product suggestions, think about the weekly hourly amount of flooring care and maintenance that you are willing to take on, and visit our experts!
Unless you have prior experience with flooring installation, we typically recommend hiring professionally licensed installers with putting in your new floors. You will need many specialized tools and saws to complete flooring installation. In addition to understanding expansion gaps and other complicated processes, your installation crew will carefully maintain your product warranties!
If you have do have prior flooring experience, products that feature tongue-and-groove option or glue-down option will offer the greatest DIY installation capability. Make sure to gather tools, allow flooring to acclimate to the new environment beforehand, and always reference the manufacturer’s installation instructions to maintain product warranties.
You can definitely buy new carpet for a home with kids and pets, just invest in a carpet fiber that features excellent stain resistance and is on the value end of the price scale. Nylon will offer reliable performance, resiliency, low maintenance, and will help resist stains. Polyester carpet will provide style, durability, and stain protection at an affordable price.
Consider a low-profile construction that offers greater durability, stain, and wear resistance, and will be easier to maintain when it comes to cleaning up spills and accidents. A textured or patterned carpet will help disguise wear better over time, and a blended or heathered style offers more color protection over time!
