Re: Question About Flooring

Fressa · ‎03-20-2012

I have multiple floor surfaces in our home with dogs, kids, etc, I would choose either tile, laminate or hardwood. First decide on the use of the flooring. Are these areas high traffi areas? Do you also have area rugs in the room? If you do, then consider this with the budget and choice of flooring. If the kids are centered more in that area then the upkeep of the floors is not the #1 priority. I love all of my floor surfaces but my favorites are tile and laminte for the easy maintenace. I use my Hahn floor steamer on the tile floor and it's like new all over again. The laminate is also easy to clean but the tile is a breeze. The look of hardwood is simply beautiful. There are many products on the market to care for the flooring so I think it's worth it. Would I do hardwood in a high traffic area?----probably not if I had kids and dogs and it opened up to the patio/ yard area. I have this and it's surprising what comes in the door.

Hope this helps with your decision but my #1 is stick to your budget and get the best warranty you can with the product that you choose.

Group 5 minus 1 · ‎03-11-2010

No carpeting in our home. Very happy w/that.

luvzchiz · ‎03-09-2010

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Kitlynn · ‎03-09-2010

There is a lot of tile that looks like hard wood flooring. It is easy to clean and looks really good. I would do that and then add a large area rug.

KentuckyWoman · ‎03-13-2010

@LillyBee2 wrote:
I have agonized over this a few times. In an older house I used as a rental, put in regular laminate I got from Costco, do-it yourself. It really didn't last to long, and the clicking sound was terrible. That would be a no go for me. Then we replaced the flooring in our home and chose a pretty high grade LVP. Looked pretty good, still had scratches but it was 1000% times better then the one from Costco. It still kinda had a little clicky sound but I could live with it, the cost was good. Now, gonna replace another house with flooring: Gonna save up and buy real hardwoods. I want the real deal this time. The hardwood add warmth to room and value. I vote for real wood

My husband has already vetoed the laminate. He said NO!. I have engineered hardwood hickory in the kitchen and don't really like it as well as hardwood. Hubby says hardwood or carpet so I'm down to these two options.

faeriemoon · ‎03-14-2010

@KentuckyWoman wrote:
@LillyBee2 wrote:
I have agonized over this a few times. In an older house I used as a rental, put in regular laminate I got from Costco, do-it yourself. It really didn't last to long, and the clicking sound was terrible. That would be a no go for me. Then we replaced the flooring in our home and chose a pretty high grade LVP. Looked pretty good, still had scratches but it was 1000% times better then the one from Costco. It still kinda had a little clicky sound but I could live with it, the cost was good. Now, gonna replace another house with flooring: Gonna save up and buy real hardwoods. I want the real deal this time. The hardwood add warmth to room and value. I vote for real wood
My husband has already vetoed the laminate. He said NO!. I have engineered hardwood hickory in the kitchen and don't really like it as well as hardwood. Hubby says hardwood or carpet so I'm down to these two options.

Then I would go with the hardwood.

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skatting44 · ‎07-26-2019

saw your other post. If the engineered hickory is in a room that flows directly into the rooms you plan to replace the carpet , you may want to look at flooring that will match your engineered hickory. You can usually sand down damaged floors once if they are made of engineered wood . If you sell your home in the future and the flooring from one hardwood room to the other does not match then the house looks like a patch work quilt and this may be a downside for you as a seller.

I plan to utilize some carpets on my new hardwood flooring on the high traffic area .

Mom2Dogs · ‎03-09-2010

@KentuckyWoman , I also wanted to go with something other than carpet in the family room but I like to sit on the floor, and we are also on a slab...the floor would be really cold in the winter and uncomfortable to sit on. Good luck what ever you decide to do.

The luxury laminates, I understand are very nice, but decided it would not work for us.

Carolm · ‎09-05-2013

Early this year I had the carpeting taken up from the family room and had luxury vinyl planks installed (it looks like hardwood). Love it. In july, I had engineered flooring and ceramic tile ripped up from my living room, dining room, and powder room and had LVP installed. LOVE IT. So easy to clean, warm, and elegant looking. I would never have carpeting again, and I was unhappy with the engineered wood flooring so I would not recommend that to anyone.

Sunset Beach Fan · ‎04-05-2010

I had luxury vinyl plank floors put down last year. LOVE!!!! The installer said its the easiest stuff there is to put down. He took one of their heavy tools and threw it across the floor. He said "See that? No marks!" He said in his opinion, its the very best stuff. It certainly is easy to maintain. I love the way it looks. Also, the waterproof part of it is a huge plus since I live at the beach. Can't recommend this stuff enough.