Carpet Or Hardwood Flooring - Which is Best to Install in Your Home?

Gone are the days when carpet used to be the firstcushioned carpet surface. You can remedy these
choice of most people to install in their home.situations by buying an area rug and putting it in
Nowadays Hardwood flooring is one of the mosthigh-traffic areas where your kids are likely to run
popular options. There are pros and cons of eacharound and fall.
type and the prices of each can vary significantly. SoCarpet prices can be as low as $1 per square foot
before you go out and install new Berber carpet inwith another $.50 to $1 per square foot for padding
your home, learn about other more fashionable andand installation. It goes up from there depending on
stylish options which can also be just as affordable aswhat extra features you want like stain resistance
carpet.and water resistance.
Carpet designs can go out of style in a few shortHardwood flooring prices can also be as low as $1
years but hard wood flooring will always be in style.per square foot for laminate flooring and up to $5 or
If you ever notice any changes to your Hardwoodmore for hand scraped wood. Installation can run you
floor, you can apply a new finish and recoat it to$1 per square foot and up. The final decision will be
restore its brilliance.based on your fashion tastes and how much you like
Cleaning and caring for your carpet is a much toughercleaning your floor. Hardwood has lower maintenance
job than cleaning a wood floor. Even though mostcosts while carpet requires you to vacuum it at least
carpets are stain resistant, your kids will find a wayonce a week if not more.
to stain it right where everyone can see it as theyIf you plan to stay in the home for a while and like a
walk in the room.comparable cushion when you take your socks and
Then you have to call a professional steam cleanershoes off, then carpet may be for you. If you plan
to come in to clean up the mess. This can set youto sell your home soon, and Hardwood flooring may
back a couple hundred bucks pretty easily. Thesebe your best choice as it will be the most desirable
carpet maintenance costs will likely offset anyby potential buyers.
savings you were looking for compared to the costThere are so many choices when it comes to
of installing Hardwood flooring in the first place.flooring. I've given you a few tips to help you decide
This does not mean that wide plank or bamboo isbetween carpet and hardwood. Now it's time to learn
the perfect choice all the time. If you have little onesabout other types of flooring that you may not have
running around the house and they slip, they can getconsidered.
hurt by falling on hard wood surface compared to a