Floors Designed to Last Top 5 Durable Flooring Options

Are you shopping for new flooring in your home, but you don’t know which option to choose? Making a choice can be daunting when it comes to choosing new floors. There are so many choices out there, after all, how do you know which one is best for your home?

Saddleback Carpet & Flooring will help you to find a flooring option that is both durable and stylish.

Luxury Vinyl Plank (LVP)

LVP is not only inexpensive when compared to other options but its also very stylish and durable. With a large variety of patterns and colors, it’s relatively easy to find something to suit your style. LVP is stain proof and waterproof, making it a great option for those who have young children, pets, or high traffic areas in your house.

Laminate

Although laminate may not be the classiest choice for flooring, it is very inexpensive and maybe also the most durable option on the market. If you have a busy household which receives a lot of floor traffic, it is a great choice to consider laminate flooring. Laminate is scratch resistant, and spill proof, in addition to holding up well against foot traffic. Laminate is also resistant to fading in the sun, and moisture making it a great alternative to hardwood floors.

Cork

If you are looking for a flooring option that is environmentally friendly and highly durable than look at cork flooring. It is quiet and warn under your foot, due to its soft nature. It bounces well from elevated traffic and tiny dinks doe to the springy nature of the cork. However, you need to handle it carefully due to the fact that its softer than wood. Dragging sharp or heavy objects around the floors could be harmful to the cork floors. If treated with attention and care your cork flooring will have a very long lifespan.

Bamboo

Like cork, another great eco friendly flooring choice is bamboo. In the last few years, bamboo has sky rocketed in popularity due to its durability, price, and stylish looks. However, many businesses now rely on overseas manufacturing to keep their prices competitive and this has contributed to the market of low-quality flooring. Also, always make sure you purchase your flooring from a trusted manufacturer.

Hardwood

Because of how flexible and durable it is makes hardwood flooring very popular. These floors will last decades when properly maintained. Although they are prone to water damage and cracking, hardwood floors are easy to clean and provide any design with a beautiful base. It is important to keep in mind the following when choosing floors for your home:

Choosing the right species of wood for example, pine wood can dent easily, whereas Brazilian redwood is extremely durable.

Regardless of the type of wood you choose, the finish plays a huge roll in overall durability of the wood. The floors can start to look shabby after a while, you can always re-stain and refinish it which is one of the main reasons why hardwood floors can last so long.

Care and maintenance are needed for all flooring, but this is especially so with hardwood floors. This flooring is not great for pets as it scratches easily. Placing area rugs in high traffic areas will also help to extend the finish and prevent scratches in high traffic areas.