When we put new flooring in our houses, we need it to look great and last for many years. This does not always go as well as we would like. The reason behind disappointment is often selecting the wrong flooring or carpet for a space. It is highly important to look at each space in your home with the stress on what type of use the room will have. Nobody should even think of putting white plush carpet in a mud room. Cold, hard ceramic tile in a nursery or child’s play room would possibly not be a great choice either.
Serious traffic areas, and those with the likelihood of water spills or leaks, need strong flooring that’s immune to water. Kitchens, bogs, mud rooms and laundry rooms are areas that do well with flooring designed for straightforward cleaning and water resistance like ceramic, vinyl, linoleum, some laminates or the new bamboo. These selections will hold up in messy or wet areas while keeping their good looks. They are going to be simple to scrub when there are spills or water leaks using a mop or sponge. You can sweep up loose soil, dust and lint between mopping. Some home owners select wood floors for these areas and do well. They have to be additional vigilant about water spills and leaks being wiped up immediately.
The primary entry to our home makes the 1st impression with guests, so we would like a special kind of flooring. The entryway gets hard use and tracked in soil and water, so as well as being attractive, the floor should be heavyweight and easy to scrub. One nice way to treat this area, if it is suitably big, is by using hard surface flooring like ceramic or solid wood and then use an engaging area rug by the door. The area rug will collect the tracked in soil and be removable for frequent cleaning. Living rooms, corridors and bedrooms do well with wall to wall carpet or hardwood flooring with area rugs.
Choosing the correct carpet or area rug for each area of your home involves taking a look at different fibers and textures as well as pattern and colour that may be available. Some fibers are better for hard use areas, while others are less difficult to clean. Still others give a plush look and feel to the carpet.
Living rooms and hallways need an attractive carpet that may resist high traffic and still look good. These rooms need carpets with stain resistant treatments. There are textures to make a choice from such as berbers, level loops, plushes, shags, berber plushes, cut piles and carpets with low and high areas forming designs.
Carpets selected as flooring in bedrooms can be softer and more plush because there is less traffic. Children’s bedrooms need carpets with lower piles that are also easier to clean. All carpeting will need to be vacuumed frequently to remove loose dirt, dust and pet hair. Carpeting needs to be shampooed once or more a year to remove stains and ground in soil.
