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Every aspect of a home plays an important role in your comfort. You want your home to reflect your personal style, as well as meet the needs of your daily routine. Choosing the right flooring is a huge part of that.

So, how does one choose the right flooring? Should floors be lighter or darker than the walls? Should every room have the same flooring? How often do you want to clean it? Read about the different types of flooring and find the answers to these questions below.

Once you know how to choose flooring for your home, Footprints Floors is here to provide professional installation. Contact Footprints Floors today for a free estimate!

Types of Home Flooring

There are many different kinds of flooring to reflect every kind of style. Choosing flooring for your home - or even a particular room - depends on a number of lifestyle and environmental factors. Here is a brief overview of five different kinds of flooring:

Solid Hardwood

Hardwood is a classic for a reason. Adding hardwood flooring to your home can add to your home value, potentially increasing the resale price. It’s hypoallergenic and easy to clean. If you want to change the color at any point, hardwood can be sanded and refinished - something Footprints Floors can take care of for you.

Hardwood floors come in a variety of colors and finishes for every style, and offer different levels of durability depending on where they’re located in the home (and whether or not you have, say, toddlers or pets running around). Hardwood floors can be glued directly to concrete and have some insulation properties that may help lower energy bills over time.

Laminate

This material is budget-friendly, easy to clean, stain and scratch-resistant, and super durable. It can be installed over most existing floors if you want to change up the look of your home without having to rip out old flooring. This material is a great option for sunny rooms because it resists fading from UV light.

Engineered Hardwood

If you live in a place with high humidity or greatly varying temperatures throughout the year but love the look of solid hardwood, consider engineered hardwood instead. Engineered hardwood expands and contracts less than solid hardwood, meaning it can even be used in a basement and with radiant heat. It’s available in a variety of colors and finishes, and it costs less than traditional solid hardwood.

Ceramic, Porcelain and Stone Tile

Tile is waterproof so it's the favorite for use in kitchens, bathrooms and basements. Tile is low maintenance and can increase your home’s value. From the material to the look, tile provides tons of options for style, color and textures - even tile that looks like wood if you like the look of hardwood but want something different. It can even be installed outdoors on a patio, or in direct sunlight, and it’s easy to repair.

Luxury Vinyl Plank or Tile

Vinyl is making a comeback. It comes in a variety of colors, patterns and textures; it’s durable, attractive and affordable. Vinyl is a great option for homes with lots of pets or kids because of its durability, and it’s also a quieter option than ceramic or hardwood floors (no click-click-click of heels or dog toenails). Vinyl can be installed over most floors, so if you want a change you don’t need to remove existing flooring. All vinyl is water-resistant and some of it is even waterproof, making it a great option for bathrooms and kitchens. It’s easy to clean and stain resistant.

If you’re someone who loves to cook big meals, vinyl is more shock-absorbent than other flooring, making it good for standing for long periods (or accidentally dropping dishes. It happens).

The Right Flooring For You

When you’re wondering what flooring to choose, there’s always the big question: Should you use the same flooring throughout your home? The answer? You can if you want to. However, some rooms require different flooring based on moisture content. For example, even if you love the look of hardwood, it’s probably not the best choice for your bathroom.

You should keep the look of your flooring consistent in one continuous space, but feel free to change it up at naturally existing barriers like walls or doors. If you feel strongly about having the same look throughout your home with your floors, picking something like laminate or vinyl that works in every room is a great option.

As for colors, darker floors next to lighter walls can help make a room feel more spacious. However, if you have low ceilings, a floor that is lighter than the walls can create an illusion of height. In the end, it’s up to your personal preference, and what you think will look best with already existing decor.

Now that you know more about different kinds of flooring, it's also time to consider your lifestyle. How often do you need to (or want to) clean? Do you have young children or pets that make messes?

Footprints Floors is the Top Flooring Company in Providence

If you are searching for floor installers in Providence, you have come to the right place. Footprints Floors of Greater Rhode Island has some of the highest ratings, thanks to our quality craftsmanship and incredible customer service.

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Whichever kind of flooring you choose, Footprints Floors is here to provide you with professional-grade installation. Footprints Floors only hires qualified, licensed contractors so you can feel safe about having us in your home. Footprints Floors is also able to offer incredibly competitive prices.

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What Our Customers Say

Showed up on time, performed the work on time, either cleaned up very well or created little dust, returned when we had questions and communicated all the time. BTW - the work is terrific.

Michael Voccola 04/25/24 — google

Oliver and his team at Footprints were great! They installed Luxury Vinyl in the basement and patch & refinished the hardwoods throughout the main level. Oliver was great to work with. He always communicated & made sure his team did a great job completing each project. They were very easy to work with and I will definitely be using them again for future projects. Thank you!!

Ryan Kellogg 04/23/24 — google

When I needed to replace my bathroom floor at my condo, Footprints was one local company with high reviews. Always eager to give a local small business a chance, I decided to hire them. Oliver was absolutely a professional, and it’s definitely eager to provide a good service. When I need to replace flooring at my two other properties, I will definitely be giving Oliver a call.

Craig N 04/5/24 — google

Excellent experience from start to finish. Oliver and his team know what they are doing. They were consultative, working through a pretty tough situation. Kept me posted every step of the way and did an outstanding job!

Walter Musto 04/1/24 — google

My house is over 100 years old and these floors look like they were put in yesterday.

Will Wall 03/25/24 — google

Oliver and his team did a fantastic job. I recommend their service. Very helpful and courteous.

Steve De 03/23/24 — google

Oliver and his team were a pleasure to work with. They were on time, so clean, and did a wonderful job in our floor. I highly recommend Footprint Flooring.

Tiffany Pastora 03/7/24 — google

Footprints Floors did a great job of refinishing our wood floors. Oliver came by the house and explained the whole procedure so we knew what to expect. His crew came in and taped off adjoining rooms and windows. When they finished the house was spotless and the floors looked like new. A wonderful job.

Stephen Sovet 03/1/24 — google

Oliver and the Footprint Floors team were fantastic to work with. They accommodated us in a short time frame and were very communicative throughout the process.

Nouha 02/26/24 — google

Thrilled with the outcome of the refinishing of my abused kitchen floor. Looks like new. Meticulous and neat workers. Oliver great at answering all questions about color, finish etc. great experience. Highly recommend.

Linda Zuckerman 02/22/24 — google

the work i asked them to do came out better than i expected.

Maintenance Morins 02/19/24 — google

Recently Oliver and his crew completed an update of our kitchen and laundry room floors. Update included removal of old ceramic tile floors and installation of new tile. They did an amazing job. The floors look beautiful and the work was completed on time. We were expecting an enormous amount of dust and mess because we have an open floor plan but they did such a great job of sealing the rooms that the dust throughout the house was minimal. Oliver was consistently available for questions and feedback. We highly recommend anyone considering a tile job to work with Footprints.

Bob MacDonald 02/13/24 — google

Footprints came in on time. Did a great job. Cleaned up. Very professional at a fair price.

Joe Wilson 01/21/24 — google

Prompt, efficient and detailed.

paul allard 01/16/24 — google

Oliver and his crew are knowledgeable and Professional. We have used footprints for several install projects for both tile and vinyl plank flooring . They have also troubleshot and made repairs on work that was improperly done. Highly recommend !

melissa forte 01/13/24 — google

Oliver is a remarkably pleasant and professional person. His communication with me was superb. He addressed all my anxiety about The impact of the dust and sealed the rooms off that weren’t being redone. He also was very clear about The possibility that a certain area of the floor might have to be replaced so I wasn’t surprised when they had to add plywood under a section of floor that have been damaged. They also did an amazing job getting rid of a blue stained staircase. (Yes, the whole staircase!!)I would recommend these guys to anyone as a 10 star review because of their communication skills, the job they did and the fact that they show up when they say they’re going to show up and if he is going to be delayed, he communicates. That is often not the case in Rhode Island for whatever reason so I highly recommend Oliver and his team.

Kathleen Kroessler 12/26/23 — google

I absolutely love the way my floor came out! The money was extremely well spent! Best of health and happiness for a of the Footprints family!♥️

Gail Sheahan 12/19/23 — google

LET ME SAY THAT THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE WITH FOOTPRINT FLOORS WAS PROFESSIONAL ALL THE WAY THRU. OLIVER.S COMMUNICATION ALL THRU THE JOB WAS TOP RATE. AT THE END OF THE JOB HE MADE SURE ALL THE AREAS WERE TAKEN CARE OF. THE MEN DOING THE JOB PAID ATTENTION TO EVERY ASPECT OF THE SANDING, COATING, CLEANING PROCEDURES. I WOULD NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEM RECOMENDING THIS COMPANY TO ANYONE. THANKS OLIVER FOR A JOB WELL DONE

Dallas Hazard 11/3/23 — google

Outstanding Very professional and caring. Oliver helped me with refinishing my hardwood floors in my first home purchase. they look so good I don’t wanna walk on them

julio webster 11/1/23 — google

Dealing with Footprint was a distinct pleasure. The work was superb, quickly done, and the workers were friendly. I was told the job would take about three days, but it was accomplished in a day and a half. Of all the estimates I received, Footprint’s was the most reasonable. I wholeheartedly recommend this company for any of your floor tiling needs.

Michael Willhoite 08/17/23 — google