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How to Choose Flooring

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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?

Footprints Floors is the Top Flooring Company in San José

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

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What Our Customers Say

(Translated by Google) Excellent! (Original) Excelente!
Cris P 05/30/24 — google
The best !
Paola Castillo 05/30/24 — google
(Translated by Google) Excellent service! (Original) Excelente service!
carlos castillo 05/30/24 — google
Beautiful new floor in my house thanks !
Lucciano Victrecci 05/30/24 — google
Excellent work, service and products. My home wood floors restoration was wonderful. Thx.
WALTER DELGADO 04/27/24 — google
(Translated by Google) Thanks to footprints floors, the floor of my house was beautiful and very well restored. We were a little tired of having the carpet and we wanted to replace it and we were very grateful for how our house turned out. (Original) Gracias a footprints floors el piso de mi casa quedó hermoso y muy bien restaurado estábamos un poco cansados de tener la alfombra y queríamos reemplazarlo y quedamos muy agradecidos por cómo quedó nuestra casa
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our floors were shiny, very pleasant customer service
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perfect service, of course I recommend them
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I was anxious about this project because I expected perfection and I have had bad experiences with contractors. I’m so glad I went with Oscar and his Footprints Floors team! Service level was top notch, the team was friendly and executed my vision to perfection. I highly recommend if you’re looking to redo the floors n your home.
Dennis Lanham 04/26/24 — google
I was surprised by the excellent work this company did. I really recommend them.
carlos castillo 04/26/24 — google
Initially concerned about finding a trustworthy company to repair the deteriorated wooden floors in my home, I stumbled upon this gem of a company through their advertisement on one of their vehicles. From the first contact, I was impressed by the honesty and transparency of the quotation, reflecting real value for my money. The customer service was impeccable, every detail was attended to with care, and I genuinely felt valued as a customer. I highly recommend this company to anyone seeking quality, professionalism, and honesty in flaar restoration. Thank you for breathing new life into my home!
Nicolas Durango 04/11/24 — google
The results were excellent, a job done with true professionals, they used the best quality products. I would definitely contact them again.
AVAL CONSULTORES 04/5/24 — google
I love the work that FOOTPRINTS FLOORS did on our stairs, excellent attention, they are very professional. They did an excellent job of Refinish and remodeling. I recommended them to all my acquaintances.
Tania Yustes 04/5/24 — google
Footprints Floors San Jose did a wonderful refinish and restoration job on a white oak floor installed 50 years ago in my aunt's house. Oscar was always in communication with us and supervising the project daily with his installers. thank you very much for this great job.
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