Flooring For Your Home
The overall effect of the floor of your home can’t be underestimated. There are various flooring options but let’s delve into a comparison between the hardwood and carpet flooring. They are great flooring options for your house. However, your choice will depend on your allergy concern, costs and uses of the room. In this article, I aim at looking at the cons and pros of both flooring options in order to help you make a concrete decision when investing in home flooring. Article Sponsor: Frisco Dog Walker.
Carpet vs. hardwoods for your beautiful home
Pros of Carpet
The key advantage of using a carpet in your home is that it’s much cheaper than hardwood. The cushioning material in carpets has great noise absorption capability. Therefore, you don’t need to worry about the creaking noises that emanate from walking or running on hardwood floors. Carpets also act as a shock absorber thus effectively reducing strain to people suffering from arthritis and joint pains. Carpets are awfully soft and hence are more comfortable to walk on than hardwood. Moreover, they are great for keeping warm temperatures thus keeping away the freezing moments that occur when the environmental temperature is low. Carpets come in a wide range of patterns, colors, and patterns which allow you to select the best carpet that matches the interior design of your home.
Cons of Carpet
Carpets are made of different materials which translate to the presence of various chemicals. This may present health problems especially if you are susceptible to allergies. Besides, the fibers may shed off with time and stay in the atmosphere where they can easily come into contact with your respiratory system. Also, cleaning out stains or your pet’s mess from carpets is difficult. Carpets are good hiding spots for pests and germs which can’t be eliminated even by vacuuming.
Pros of Hardwood
Hardwood floors have an alluring effect thus becoming a key contributor to the worthiness of your home especially. Hardwood has higher durability than carpets and can serve your home for a lifetime. You can also repair damage to your floor without necessarily replacing the whole floor. It’s easy to clean and maintain hardwood, unlike carpets which need special cleaning agents and equipment. Also, getting rid of pests and stains from your hardwood floor is easy thus preventing their accumulation. A hardwood floor doesn’t trap allergens like dust, pollen, and germs. This plays a major role in keeping you away from allergic infections. Unlike carpets, hardwood doesn’t emit dangerous chemicals like VOCs (volatile organic compounds) which are leading causes of respiratory infections in homes.
Cons of Hardwood
Hardwood is not an ideal option if noise is a concern to you. Dropping an object on the floor on walking on it in high heels can produce obnoxious noise which can be a potential disturbance to individuals sleeping in your home. The cost of buying and installing hardwood is much higher than that of a carpet. This may put in you in a financial strain. However, the initial cost of hardwood may be high but it has promising durability. Furthermore, hardwood is a good conductor of heat when compared to a carpet. Hence, it will not keep your feet warm during cold sessions like winter.
You can choose to invest in hardwoods or carpet for your floor depending on your preferences and financial strength. Hardwoods may be costly to purchase and install but have higher durability than a carpet. In addition, a hardwood floor is easy to clean and provides no hiding spots for pests. On the other hand, carpets offer more comfort, comes in different designs, and absorbs more noise than hardwoods. The above-outlined pros and cons will certainly help you decide on the best flooring option for your home.
We hope you have learned a lot from this article about floor installation. If you have any comments or questions please reach out and contact us. We would love to hear from you. If you have any tips or tricks related to hardwoods or carpeting, feel free to share those tips as well. Thanks again for visiting our site, and our sponsor, Dog Walker in Frisco, TX.