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Every aspect of a home plays an important role in your comfort. You want your home to reflect your personal style, as well as meet the needs of your daily routine. Choosing the right flooring is a huge part of that.

So, how does one choose the right flooring? Should floors be lighter or darker than the walls? Should every room have the same flooring? How often do you want to clean it? Read about the different types of flooring and find the answers to these questions below.

Once you know how to choose flooring for your home, Footprints Floors is here to provide professional installation. Contact Footprints Floors today for a free estimate!

Types of Home Flooring

There are many different kinds of flooring to reflect every kind of style. Choosing flooring for your home - or even a particular room - depends on a number of lifestyle and environmental factors. Here is a brief overview of five different kinds of flooring:

Solid Hardwood

Hardwood is a classic for a reason. Adding hardwood flooring to your home can add to your home value, potentially increasing the resale price. It’s hypoallergenic and easy to clean. If you want to change the color at any point, hardwood can be sanded and refinished - something Footprints Floors can take care of for you.

Hardwood floors come in a variety of colors and finishes for every style, and offer different levels of durability depending on where they’re located in the home (and whether or not you have, say, toddlers or pets running around). Hardwood floors can be glued directly to concrete and have some insulation properties that may help lower energy bills over time.

Laminate

This material is budget-friendly, easy to clean, stain and scratch-resistant, and super durable. It can be installed over most existing floors if you want to change up the look of your home without having to rip out old flooring. This material is a great option for sunny rooms because it resists fading from UV light.

Engineered Hardwood

If you live in a place with high humidity or greatly varying temperatures throughout the year but love the look of solid hardwood, consider engineered hardwood instead. Engineered hardwood expands and contracts less than solid hardwood, meaning it can even be used in a basement and with radiant heat. It’s available in a variety of colors and finishes, and it costs less than traditional solid hardwood.

Ceramic, Porcelain and Stone Tile

Tile is waterproof so it's the favorite for use in kitchens, bathrooms and basements. Tile is low maintenance and can increase your home’s value. From the material to the look, tile provides tons of options for style, color and textures - even tile that looks like wood if you like the look of hardwood but want something different. It can even be installed outdoors on a patio, or in direct sunlight, and it’s easy to repair.

Luxury Vinyl Plank or Tile

Vinyl is making a comeback. It comes in a variety of colors, patterns and textures; it’s durable, attractive and affordable. Vinyl is a great option for homes with lots of pets or kids because of its durability, and it’s also a quieter option than ceramic or hardwood floors (no click-click-click of heels or dog toenails). Vinyl can be installed over most floors, so if you want a change you don’t need to remove existing flooring. All vinyl is water-resistant and some of it is even waterproof, making it a great option for bathrooms and kitchens. It’s easy to clean and stain resistant.

If you’re someone who loves to cook big meals, vinyl is more shock-absorbent than other flooring, making it good for standing for long periods (or accidentally dropping dishes. It happens).

The Right Flooring For You

When you’re wondering what flooring to choose, there’s always the big question: Should you use the same flooring throughout your home? The answer? You can if you want to. However, some rooms require different flooring based on moisture content. For example, even if you love the look of hardwood, it’s probably not the best choice for your bathroom.

You should keep the look of your flooring consistent in one continuous space, but feel free to change it up at naturally existing barriers like walls or doors. If you feel strongly about having the same look throughout your home with your floors, picking something like laminate or vinyl that works in every room is a great option.

As for colors, darker floors next to lighter walls can help make a room feel more spacious. However, if you have low ceilings, a floor that is lighter than the walls can create an illusion of height. In the end, it’s up to your personal preference, and what you think will look best with already existing decor.

Now that you know more about different kinds of flooring, it's also time to consider your lifestyle. How often do you need to (or want to) clean? Do you have young children or pets that make messes?

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If you are searching for floor installers in Orlando, you have come to the right place. Footprints Floors Orlando has some of the highest ratings, thanks to our quality craftsmanship and incredible customer service.

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Whichever kind of flooring you choose, Footprints Floors is here to provide you with professional-grade installation. Footprints Floors only hires qualified, licensed contractors so you can feel safe about having us in your home. Footprints Floors is also able to offer incredibly competitive prices.

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What Our Customers Say

Really happy with the results! Very professional and the guys completed the with so fast! Highly recommend

Zac S. 05/5/24 — google

Responsive and professional. Perfect job fixing the floor. One cannot tell there is any patching done.

Madelyn Kahana 04/22/24 — google

What an awesome experience. Floyd and his team showed up and completed the job ahead of schedule. Thanks again

D Whelan 04/19/24 — google

Floyd and his team did an excellent job and is easy to work with as changes happen. I highly recommend him and his company!

Alan Crudo 04/8/24 — google

I have dealt with a lot of contractors and footprint floors is a great example of what they should be like and how business should be ran. First the owner or rep, Floyd, came to my house personally on a couple different occasions to quote out the project and ensure we had everything we needed to be done correctly. He is very friendly, follows up, and seems very honest and had fair pricing. Second, they have the lead installer, Rogerio, and another young guy from Venezuela (forgot his name) who are fantastic at their jobs and maybe the best floorers I’ve come across. I have 3 levels in my townhouse and the areas they did were flawless. The second group that came, not so much. However as I alluded to, they were very professional and didn’t push back at all and Rogerio and Floyd came back to adjust the errors right away. Really impressed with their work and would absolutely use them again and recommend them to anyone - which I might just have to because the flooring I bought from a company (Cali floors/don’t recommend) did not look at all like advertised, but a different matter all together .

Justin Richards 03/15/24 — google

I highly recommend Footprints Floors . They are true professionals. Great communication from start to finish. The final product (my newly installed floors) has transformed my home.

Neil Muckunlall 03/9/24 — google

The whole process was smooth. Floyd keeps you up to date and easy to work with. Work done on time and well done!

Addie Eklund '25 01/12/24 — google

Footprints was awesome to work with! Floyd was extremely efficient and communicative! His team, headed by Roger, was also top notch! They finished ahead of time and did a perfect job! Even the furniture was back in place EXACTLY where it belongs! If you need installation, you need FootPrints!!

mike g 01/9/24 — google

Professional, efficient, courteous, and clean crew. Highly recommended.

James Fodor 01/2/24 — google

Very smooth process. They are fast, efficient reliable and very professional. Price was very affordable. I am so glad I found Footprints. I've dealt with other companies in the past and my experiences were all horrible (no call, no show, take your money and do not show up).... It was nothing like that with Footprints. I will forever use them and recommend them to anyone. Thank you to Mr. Floyd!

T. Jack 10/28/23 — google

We finally decided to upgrade carpet to wood floors. I am very happy that I contacted Footprint Floors. The experience was professional, and the end result beautiful. I’ve had to deal with a lot of contractors and work being done in my home over the last few months. I worked with Floyd and he made the process as simple as he could from picking out the samples to the timeline for installation. It’s amazing to see them come to your house and in one day transform every room. Everything was done to my satisfaction and at the end of the job I was asked if they could’ve done anything better. I really appreciate that detail and consideration to customer service. I would highly recommend foot print floors to anyone looking to improve their home.

Gina Davison 10/24/23 — google

Wow! That's a single word I used to describe the Fantastic service this company offered. I had been quoted by a bunch of different companies for a bathroom remodel. I loved the way footprints has their business. It left me the freedom to choose and pick the tile and flooring that I wanted. I also had a tub replaced. The company I was going to use to replace the tub, Harrell plumbing, left me hanging. They refuse to call me back. I told Floyd of my issue. He looked at me and said no problem. He pulled out his phone and within 10 hours had another company, Gomez Plumbing, in to replace my tub Gomez Plumbing did an amazing job as well. They were there 13 hours. But that's a review I'm going to leave for them lol. The very next day Floyd's team came in and demoed the tile. They had already scheduled a dumpster company to remove. The dumpster company, world of dumpsters, placed the dumpster perfectly exactly where they needed to. They did a great job not damaging any of my sidewalk or vegetation. Again that's another review for them lol. The tile team came in and did an amazing job. My wife is not easy to please and notices the smallest details. Footprints flooring got such a high standard that even she was pleased. Dare I say she even use the word perfect! I cannot recommend Footprints flooring enough. Use them you will not be disappointed!

Joe Lester 10/20/23 — google

Floyd is the best! Accurate quote for the job. On top of details. Professional quality job. With my highest recommendation

J Bratton 10/4/23 — google

Footprints staff was easy to deal with. They were professional and responsive.

Alexis Van Den Abell 08/28/23 — google

I have had a lot of work done in my 45 year old home and dealt with many companies in the process. Footprints Floors is among best of them, and I am a perfectionist that sees every detail. Footprints Floors showed up on time, and answered e-mails in a timely manner. The quality of their work was excellent and they were quick to finish. They were polite, cleaned up, took the trash with them, and put everything back in place. And their price was the least expensive of the three quotes I got. One company was twice as much for less work because they wanted me to buy all new wood rather than saving and reusing what was still good. I have nothing but praises for Footprints Floors and highly recommend them without hesitation.

Renee Schneider 07/29/23 — google

I worked with Footprints Floors on replacing about 800 sq ft of LVP flooring in my house, and everything about the experience was great! From my initial quote inquiry, Floyd and everyone on his team have been polite, efficient, and exceedingly helpful. The quote I got was right within my budget, and Floyd also adjusted it to account for some demo I did on-site before work started. Rogerio and his crew were so respectful of my home while installing my floors, and they even stayed a bit later than scheduled to get the job done ahead of schedule in just one day! If you’re looking for a reasonably priced professional to help with your flooring installation, I cannot recommend Footprints Floors highly enough!

Rachel Miles 06/28/23 — google

Footprints Floors made the necessary repairs and replaced several boards in our hardwood floor. The floor was refinished 20 years ago and was in need of work. Footprints floors provided great value, great service with quality work.

Jorge Ballesteros 05/13/23 — google

Floyd and Footprints Floors were exceptional in many ways. We found them to be prompt in communication, scheduled easily, efficient and professional on the job. They truly paid attention to detail in refinishing the wood floors of the back porch which we had built in. The floors turned out beautifully, so we immediately asked Floyd for a quote for the front. They are forthright and proceed with integrity. A great experience in every way!

Michael Levin 05/5/23 — google

We had 65 year old floors refinished. The work was done professionally, workers were on time, and floors looked fantastic. Floyd supervised the the work and made sure everything was done to perfection. We could not be happier.

Ann Milburn 05/3/23 — google

Excellent work. Extremely timely and communicative (which has been a struggle when contacting other companies). The owner, Floyd, was there everyday checking on progress and quality. Fair pricing. Also, very clean and precise work. They redid our 1950s home backsplash. I’m thrilled with the outcome. This is the company to go with!

B T 04/14/23 — google