When renovating your home, beginning with the floors can be a smart move. Updating your flooring will dramatically change the look and feel of your space.

As choosing flooring can be an overwhelming process, start by consulting a professional to get tailored advice for your home and lifestyle. – The flooring specialists from Alstonville Tiles & Floorcoverings can explain about the pros and cons of various flooring types, to help you make an informed decision regarding the best solution for your home.

Pull Up the Old Carpet

Start by removing your old carpet to see what’s underneath. You might find a beautiful wooden floor ready for a makeover. Even if you don’t, replacing the worn-out carpet will eventually be necessary and will significantly improve your space.

Carpet

Replacing an old carpet with a new one is a fast and simple method of updating flooring. This can be accomplished in a single day and is one of the most cost-effective ways to replace your existing floor coverings.

Within a few hours, the space can be transformed from worn and dilapidated to clean and bright.

Vinyl, Hybrid Vinyl and Laminate Flooring

If your investigation beneath the carpet did not reveal a beautiful hardwood floor, it is not necessary to incur significant expenses for its installation. Modern vinyl and laminate flooring options have significantly improved from their early iterations.

These materials are now available in a variety of colours and textures that mimic real wood and stone, while offering durability, waterproof characteristics, and ease of installation. Additionally, these types of flooring can be installed by homeowners themselves, making it an ideal option for those who enjoy engaging in do-it-yourself projects over the weekend.

Hardwood Engineered Flooring

Investing in engineered hardwood floors can boost your home’s resale value. While vinyl and laminate look good, they can’t match the authentic appearance and feel of real wood. Installing timber flooring usually takes 1-5 days, depending on the size of the space involved. Engineered flooring can be ‘floated’ over the substrate or glue-fixed for a quieter, more stable and solid feel under foot.

Take a trip away and return to a beautiful hardwood floor that will enhance your home and last a lifetime.

Ceramic Tiles

Ceramic tiles offer unmatched long-term practicality and value. These time-honoured materials have been used for millennia, in every aspect of our internal and external built environment.

Tiles come in various formats, from tiny mosaics to huge porcelain pieces. The latest digital printing technology means they can be produced to closely emulate most natural and man-made materials, including stone, timber, concrete, terrazzo, metal, and glass. Ceramic tiles can now be produced with enough inherent pattern and texture variation to make them almost indistinguishable from the real thing!

Whilst installation may take a little longer, ceramic tiles are amongst the most durable of all floor coverings, a correctly installed and selected ceramic tile can last the entire lifetime of a building!

Ceramic tiles require minimal maintenance and are very hygienic. They are resistant to staining, moisture, chemical attack, fire, and heat, and because they are inert, they do not produce any volatile organic compounds (VOC’s) or toxins.

Focus On the End Goal

Renovations can disrupt your life, making things chaotic and messy if you remain at home during the process. To cope, avoid being overly concerned about dirt and mess; allow tradespeople to do their work and clean up later. – Remember to stay focused on the ‘Big Picture’.