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Choosing the Right Flooring for Your Custom Home

We’ve created a helpful guide to choosing the right flooring for your custom home.

Building a custom home is not a simple task. Among the myriad of design choices, flooring should not be taken lightly. Your choice will determine how long your floors hold up over time and your home’s comfort and value. To make the decision process easier, we’ve created a helpful guide to choosing the right flooring for your custom home. Keep reading to learn more.

Keep Your Lifestyle in Mind

Your household’s daily life should heavily influence your flooring choice. Various highly personal factors will affect how well a particular material works for your needs and how you use your space.

Foot Traffic

Consider the amount of foot traffic in your home. If you have a big family or frequently entertain guests, you will need more durable flooring in high-traffic areas such as entryways, hallways, and living rooms. Low-traffic areas such as bedrooms may be suitable for softer options.

Children and Pets 

Children and pets are significantly harder on flooring, and controlling messes or pet hair should factor into your flooring choice. Comfort for these household members is also worth remembering, favoring softer floors for spaces where they play or rest.

Cleaning Habits 

Do you clean your home daily? Or are you the type who’d instead put it off for another day? Perhaps your busy schedule doesn’t allow much time for domestic maintenance. These aspects of your lifestyle are important to remember when choosing flooring, as certain materials are harder to maintain.

Choose the Right Materials

Different flooring types perform best in different environments. Aside from the potential for some icky mishaps, an unsuitable installation can also lead to faster deterioration.

Choose flooring materials with the right features and durability for the purpose of the room. For example, a sunroom is best served by durable materials like stone tile that can weather dirt, rain, and humidity. Kitchen, bathroom, and laundry room flooring need similar durability, though not to such an extreme. Tile, vinyl planks, and specially treated wood laminate all work well in this case.

Consider Your Home’s Aesthetics

Last, it’s important to consider how your flooring harmonizes with the rest of your home’s design. A mismatched room can be jarring, making the interior less appealing to you and any future buyers.

Installing mismatched flooring can diminish the style’s authenticity if you’re aiming for a certain aesthetic. For example, a cool grey laminate may look sharp in a modern home but out of place in one that pays homage to a more traditional style.

Contact Accessible Home Builders Today

Here at Accessible Home Builders, we’re proud to say we’ve been building and remodeling homes since 1994. We’ve serviced Rehoboth Beach, Lewes, Selbyville, Millsboro, Georgetown, Laurel, and more communities within Delaware in that time. We work to guarantee a high level of professionalism, dedication, and the use of quality materials to ensure our customers have the homes they deserve.

To get in touch with us, give us a call at our office at 302-663-0464, send us an email at info@accessiblehomebuilders.com or visit us in person at 28412 DuPont Blvd, #103 Millsboro, DE 19966. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Linked In, and YouTube to stay updated on what we’re up to next!

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