Levels of Finish: Flooring
Windsor Custom Homes of GA - Custom Flooring
What You Need to Know about Flooring
When building a home, choosing the right flooring is essential for both functionality and aesthetics. Each option comes with different price points, maintenance needs, and aesthetic styles, so it's important to choose flooring that suits both your budget and the function of the space. What we can offer you at Windsor Custom Homes of Georgia is the experience to know how to achieve quality flooring, while saving money and not sacrificing value. It is possible to get the flooring you want for an affordable price, but you need a builder that’s going to go the extra mile to help you do that.
One can take a few different paths when choosing flooring. A builder can send you to a retailer where you can pick and choose what you want with a retail flooring professional. This is a great option. However, if you are willing to do a little more shopping and pricing out, your builder can use his or her sources to purchase the flooring, and then employ the contractors himself to save the money of using a middle man. Either option is a great option, but one can save you more than the other in the end. Henry Darby at Windsor has the experience to guide you on both of those pathways, and is willing to go the extra mile to achieve your vision.
Now that you have the knowledge that you can have what you want without significantly increasing your budget, let’s take a look at the types of flooring and why you might choose one over the other.
Hardwood
Hardwood flooring is one of the most popular and sought-after flooring options for homes. It offers numerous benefits that contribute to its long-standing appeal. Some key benefits of hardwood flooring are it’s timeless beauty, the longevity of real hardwood, increased home value, it is sustainable, and highly customizable. Homeowners can choose from different types of wood (oak, maple, walnut, cherry, etc.) and finishes (glossy, matte, or satin) to match their personal style. The homeowner can also have confidence in this type of flooring because of it’s durability and longevity. You can also sand and restain hardwood over time, making it an investment that lasts for years.
Engineered Wood
While engineered wood isn’t the same as hardwood, it can be less expensive than solid hardwood, more resistant to moisture, and actually has a thin wood veneer on the surface. The thickness of the thin veneer will vary depending on price point and should be considered when making a choice. There are pros and cons to this type of flooring just like any other, but this type of flooring is hard not to consider because of its appearance and durability. It is also a more stable type of flooring, being less impacted by moisture and temperature changes.
Luxury Vinyl Plank
Luxury Vinyl Plank (LVP) has become a popular flooring option when building a home due to its versatility, affordability, and practical benefits. Some of the key reasons to consider this type of flooring is affordability, durability, cost, appearance, as well as being water resistant. It’s an option that is easy to consider because it looks like real hardwood, but offers benefits that are hard to turn down. LVP has great resale value because of how homeowners appreciate its many benefits; especially homeowners with children and pets. LVP is a well-rounded, affordable option to choose for all or part of a home.
Types of Tile
Tile is a type of flooring that most use in their home in wet areas. It is a popular choice for obvious reasons in bathrooms and laundry rooms. Tile is an ideal flooring option for new homes because it offers a combination of durability, aesthetic versatility, and ease of maintenance.
The common types of tile are porcelain, stone (marble, granite, quartz, etc.), and luxury vinyl tile. Though the cheapest, porcelain offers many benefits to the customer. It is less costly, it is durable and water-resistant, and can be used for indoor and outdoor spaces.
Stone tile – like marble, quartz, travertine, slate, and limestone – are a little more costly choices, but can be some of the most beautiful. They are a luxurious, durable type of tile with unique patterns. Windsor uses this type of tile in bathrooms, entryways, and some outdoor spaces. Although they need sealing and maintenance, many customers believe it is worth it because of its natural beauty.
Like Luxury Vinyl Plank, Luxury Vinyl Tile(LVT) is an excellent option because it looks so much like stone or porcelain tile. Along with the beauty of LVT, you get the durability, water resistance, and comfort underfoot of this type of tile. It is an option that many homeowners may not put in their main living areas but will in a basement or laundry room.
Overall, the choice of flooring you make should depend on where it will be installed, along with your design preference, budget, and function of the space. Many of the above choices offer great resale value and quality. But at the end of the day it depends on the look and feel you want. Like other finishes in your home, flooring lends mood and other important design elements to make a space what you want it to be. Choosing the best flooring for your goals will help you achieve that.