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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?

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

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What Our Customers Say

We recently had LVP installed on two floors of our townhome. Clint and his team did a phenomenal job!! Our floors look GREAT! They were easy to work/coordinate with, timely, professional, and efficient. 10/10 would recommend and hire again in a heartbeat
A Ratliff 06/21/25 — google
We were planning a pretty big flooring project & honestly didn't know where to start. We went to a few stores and wandered around not knowing what we were looking for or where to begin. I found Footprint Floors online, they had great reviews so I called. Brian came to our house listened, advised & quoted out our project. He is the reason we choose this company. He was honest & kind. We weren't sure if we wanted to do the whole project because of cost. What he suggested we do, if only doing a part of the project was actually the least expensive option. We ended up doing the whole project & couldn't be happier with our decision. We went with their recommendation on a company to buy our wood, Lanham. They were great and their process was so easy. Their delivery person was also friendly & hardworking. My husband met the owner, Clint, on the first day of work. His communication throughout was great! I can't say enough about the crew that did the work. They were kind, respectful, and hardworking. I knew the crew would "clean up" when they were done but I did not expect the level of cleaning they did! I was dreading the clean up when the project was over but they made my job so much more manageable. I would highly recommend this company.
Teressa Preuss 06/21/25 — google
Brandon, Daniel, and Team were very easy to work with. Very communicative about the project, worked diligently, and the finished product looks great! Highly recommend.
Charlie McGoogan 06/21/25 — google
Dariusz was very thorough and talked through all my options with me. And the floor turned out just as described…beautiful!
Brian Prather 06/20/25 — google
Josh, Saul & the team were great! They managed to take some really awful old cherry floors and help me find a stain to neutralize the red. They put down a lot of samples to help find that color that worked best. I appreciated them taking on the challenge - The great news is if you have cherry Floors and you don’t like the red call footprints.
Kristin Barlowe 06/20/25 — google
Professional, courteous, clear communications, and great work that came in on budget and on time. I was very pleased with the entire process. Highly recommended!
ChivalricCodex 06/20/25 — google
Unbelievable service ! Fastest response time and guided us through the whole process !
Shannon Clauson 06/20/25 — google
We had some major issues with our LVP flooring coming up after it was installed a few years ago due to a bad installation. I called MANY companies, big name companies to see if anyone could come out to fix it, or give us some kind of solution. NOT ONE company would help us, but every one of them would sure give us a quote for brand new flooring. I found Mike and Footprints Floors after literally searching posts on Facebook using key words (LVP Flooring repair) and found a post someone made a year ago asking for help for the same issue and asking for referrals, and in those comments someone suggested Mike. From the first contact, he was extremely kind and scheduled a time to come and see our problems. He said it shouldn’t be too difficult to fix and scheduled a day to come back to make the repairs. He came the day he said, and pulled up big sections of our flooring and laid new planks down. He was here 3 hours and did an amazing job. He was also extremely fair on price. When the time comes for us to replace our entire homes flooring, we will be calling him. When no other company cared to help, he did. So he will now be our go-to for all things flooring. Thank you Mike.
Rob H 06/20/25 — google
Footprints did a beautiful job replacing our old tub/shower combo with a walk in shower! The finished product is exactly what we envisioned. Rich was so helpful and answered all of my many questions quickly. The installer, David, arrived every morning when he said he would and did an amazing job. Any issues or concerns I had were addressed immediately and resolved. We are thrilled with the work and would definitely recommend!!
Rebecca Leacock 06/20/25 — google
I received 3 quotes for my bathroom ceramic tile project. Footprints came in as the lowest. Dan and Ephrain were great to work with. They communicated well through the whole process. They promptly arrived at the scheduled time and finished the project in the amount of time anticipated. The floor looks great. I would absolutely call Footprints again for another small project or a larger one.
Deborah Earnst 06/20/25 — google
Really enjoyed working with Aaron and Juan! Super communicative and excellent work on our 118 year old pine floors!
John Mola 06/20/25 — google
Our experience with Dan was wonderful from the quote for our new flooring through installation. He communicated every step of the way, listened to our needs, and delivered reliably and on time. We highly recommend his services and won’t hesitate to look to him for our next project!
Amy Georgitsis 06/19/25 — google
Company was easy to work with from beginning to end. We were replacing old carpet with laminate flooring. The crew was fast, polite and cleaned up after. Would recommend them to anyone looking for floor installation.
david williams 06/19/25 — google
Footprints Floors did a good job removing our carpet and replaced with LVT, and Laminate doors. Had a few small hiccups but Bob did a great job of taking care of everything.
Jack Lambeth 06/19/25 — google
John, Charles, and the whole Footprints team were great to work with! They got the work done fast, were respectful of the residence, and happily addressed all of our concerns. We now have a kitchen floor that is level, looks great, and was completed at budget. Could not be happier!
Roy Mosby 06/18/25 — google
Dan with Footprints from Castle Rock are truly masterminds when it comes to flooring. Our wood floors were in really bad shape and now they look like new!! Dan and his crew Aldo are very professional and accountable!! They came in and took care of our needs and we are very pleased with our new floors! Amazing work all around.
Luis Rodriguez 06/18/25 — google
These guys do excellent work for a reasonable price and in an efficient manner. Their communication is very responsive, helpful, and respectful. They worked around our timing and adapted to unforeseen circumstances more than once with willingness to serve our needs. I'd recommend them to anyone needing floors refinished or replaced – I've used their service for both types of projects and have been very satisfied.
Alec Glass 06/18/25 — google
Beautiful job restoring our floors, everyone we dealt with was very professional and personable. When they were done, our house was neat and clean and our floors looked great. I recommend Footprint Floors without reservation!
Jay Gee 06/18/25 — google
Great folks to work with. Floyd and his team are very knowledgeable about flooring and proper installation. They are very skilled and efficient in getting the job done well. What stands out is their customer service. They'll treat you like family.
Jon Seebo 06/18/25 — google
Wonderful service and craftsmanship! We needed our tile shower repaired and Footprint floors came and gave us a quote, scheduled the work and completed it all in a timely manner and we are thrilled with their service! Highly recommend for anyone wanting quality floors. Thank you Footprint Floors!
Truckredford 2 06/17/25 — google

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