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Feeling Floored:  Deciding which Flooring is best for you.

When you make the decision to sell your home yourself, in other words do a real estate for sale by owner transaction. This means you must doing some crucial upgrades to make your house competitive in the tough market. One of these area is flooring, where does one begin?

Here is a brief overview of the main types of flooring available today to make choosing your new floor a bit easier.

Wood: Hardwood flooring is one of the most popular options these days because the elegance of this type of flooring will add character to any room in your home. The increase in demand has given rise to a higher quality and variety of finishes for the wood. There are three types of wood floors that can be purchased and installed today: strip, plank, and long strip.

Each of these comes with its own pros and cons so you’ll need to do a bit of research and decide on the best option for your own house.

Laminate: If you want the appearance of fine wood, but have high traffic areas or can’t afford real wood flooring, you should consider laminate flooring as they are very easy to clean and are incredibly durable.Laminate floors are an excellent alternative to wood if traffic and cost are issues.

Vinyl: Vinyl flooring may have gotten a bad rap, but now this type of flooring is available in all sorts of stylish colors and patterns and if you haven’t seen vinyl flooring options recently, you might want to take a second look.

Ceramic Tile:  There are many reasons to choose ceramic tile; some being that it is durable and scratch-free, fire- and water-resistant and tile is environmentally friendly because tile does not retain bacteria and odors.

Carpet: Carpet may not be as trendy as hardwood floors, but it can offer you a floor that is warmer and softer than any other flooring .

There isn’t really a right floor for everyone – but floors that are more suitable for certain rooms and for certain budgets.