Quality Flooring in Tampa

Flooring is Form & Function 

Flooring is one of the most important components in a home. Not only does it help communicate the style and ambiance of your home, it is also the workhorse of your home as it endures traffic, weather, pets, furniture, appliances, moderates sound, and even helps reflect or absorb light. 

When picking flooring, there are several factors that homeowners will want to consider:

Flooring Durability

Different types of flooring are best suited for different lifestyles. Each type of flooring has characteristics that can impact how good they look once installed. Carpet, for example, can be wall-to-wall or area rugs, made from a myriad of fabrics, have stain-resistant features, and can be improved or degraded depending on the quality of the underlayment.  

Best Flooring for the Environment

Tampa homeowners know that options should be fade resistant and easy to sweep to remove that bit of beach they brought home. When selecting flooring it's important to pick the right material to keep your floor looking nice. There are practical choices, like hardwood and a gorgeous rug or carpets in the bedroom. During the winter months when the air temp is not quite warm enough to turn on the furnace, in-floor radiant heating is a fantastic option. Our subtropical climate can be tough on carpet in main living areas or near doorways but that's the perfect time to consider tile and natural flooring. For example, pool homes would opt for a well-sealed tile or waterproof vinyl product before opting for carpet or laminate for areas that might be frequented by swimmers.  

Flooring Maintenance

Certain types of floors require more maintenance than others.  Investigating what a floor will require is important before installing a product.  For example, trendy cement tile floors while beautiful require a great deal of maintenance as they are porous and should be sealed once a month.  Informed homeowners can decide for themselves their level of commitment.  Many floor styles are nearly maintenance free.  

Your designer can help you choose flooring for each area of your home.  They can help plan a cohesive option that flows throughout the entirety of your home.  For homes with an open floor plan, you can trick the eye to believe the room is larger or more defined based on the direction of the flooring, the grain or weave of the material, and the transitions from one area to another.  

Flooring Styles Help Define Space

One of the best investments a homeowner can make is to choose quality flooring that will withstand the test of time.  A homeowner's personal preference for how the light bounces, the feel of the floor under foot, the temperature a floor might radiate or retain, in addition to the color palette can play a role in your home's look and feel.  

Using flooring to define a space can be an easy or daunting task depending on the size of the space and the design style of transitions.  Some like the same or similar flooring throughout their entire home to soothe the eye, others like to define personal and public spaces through subtle changes in flooring. 
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