Should flooring be the same throughout the house?Are you having a new home built or are you having your current home remodeled? If so, the question, “should the flooring be the same throughout the house?” may have come up. Working with a flooring installation contractor is the best way to answer this question, but probably not the reason that you are searching for an answer. We are a flooring installation contractor that offers advice on this question all the time, but let us tell you why and how we make the suggestion that we do. There are many parts to the explanation and the answer varies on the design of the home.
Lets first start with the flooring industry. There are countless options of flooring materials to choose from. There is carpet, vinyl, tile, laminate, and wood flooring to name the main options. Right after many see this list of options there mind goes right to the question “should the floors be the same throughout the house?” or “should flooring decisions made room by room?” To help make the decision it is helpful to look at the floor plan design of the home and then think about comparing the two options of whole house flooring or by rooms. There are advantages to both options but a comparison with information is nice to assist in making the decision. We are those flooring installation contractors that offer the following information on how to compare the two styles helping you decide on what is best for the home based on the design that you are seeking. Installing the same floors in the entire home can give a look of expanding the space of the living areas. If the flooring material stretches on and on the space will also appear as indefinite. It will almost appear as one giant space or room. This is the most practical sense also allows no seams in the flooring material which in turn means that there are no tripping hazards to worry with. Often when you go from a hard surface to carpet there are transitioning strips which are the hazards that we are referring to. |
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They also appear when you go from tile to hardwood too. Basically any time there is a different flooring surface to connect the to two there will be a tripping hazard. Another advantage of having the same floors throughout the entire house is when it comes to cleaning. If you have more than one surface you will have to use several different cleaning tools. A vacuum for the carpet, then switching to a mop for the tile, and then back again. This advantage often is enough to make the decision on having the same floor type through the whole house and the appearance of visually expanding an area is rather a nice advantage as well.
For every advantage that may be seen and used with only having one type of flooring material, there is a counter advantage of using different materials in each room. The first advantage is a visual appearance as with the one flooring when having different types in each it allows the homeowner to create a customized look in each room. Each room then has its own feel and atmosphere that many seek out. Carpet can be very warming and comfortable along with absorbing some sounds which work well in bedrooms, well the durability and shone really work well in family rooms. Selecting room by room allows the best type of flooring to be selected for the look and the function. You would not want to have carpet in a kitchen. The material just was not designed for those areas. Another advantage that many don’t often think about is when it comes time to change the lookup or make a repair. When each material is different changing one room is easier than thinking about a complete change throughout. Especially when it comes to carpeting. A repair cannot be patched in, so when an area is damaged the entire run of carpet will need to be completely removed and new flooring installed. This can be very costly.
There are clear advantages and disadvantages as well to having the same floors. If you are searching for a look that will give the appearance of expanding the space then the same type of floors may be to your advantage. If you are looking for a long term investment one type of flooring may be a disadvantage. The look and decision are one we can help you make. Call us for a consultation today at (678) 779-8019
For every advantage that may be seen and used with only having one type of flooring material, there is a counter advantage of using different materials in each room. The first advantage is a visual appearance as with the one flooring when having different types in each it allows the homeowner to create a customized look in each room. Each room then has its own feel and atmosphere that many seek out. Carpet can be very warming and comfortable along with absorbing some sounds which work well in bedrooms, well the durability and shone really work well in family rooms. Selecting room by room allows the best type of flooring to be selected for the look and the function. You would not want to have carpet in a kitchen. The material just was not designed for those areas. Another advantage that many don’t often think about is when it comes time to change the lookup or make a repair. When each material is different changing one room is easier than thinking about a complete change throughout. Especially when it comes to carpeting. A repair cannot be patched in, so when an area is damaged the entire run of carpet will need to be completely removed and new flooring installed. This can be very costly.
There are clear advantages and disadvantages as well to having the same floors. If you are searching for a look that will give the appearance of expanding the space then the same type of floors may be to your advantage. If you are looking for a long term investment one type of flooring may be a disadvantage. The look and decision are one we can help you make. Call us for a consultation today at (678) 779-8019