Endless Choices in Residential Flooring

Residential flooring is any type of floor covering for a private residence.

There has been a large demand for high-end flooring, environmentally friendly materials and new products such as carpet tiles and fiberglass backed vinyl products. Since housing market has slowed, many homeowners have started repairing and replacing their old flooring in their current home which is the primary reason for purchasing new products.

Style and Durability

Simplicity, durability and style with the smooth lines and clean colors seem to be the choice in residential flooring for many younger homeowners who may have just purchased their starter home. Research has revealed baby boomers, especially affluent empty nesters, are driving up the sales of high-end flooring and installation. This group makes up the more established owners who lean towards the look of country estates and a tradition of grace and elegance with refined textures, patterns and hues.

Most homeowners purchasing or replacing their residential flooring are not only interested in style but performance as well. There are many fashionable flooring selections featuring excellent cleanability and stain protection, perfect for busy lives, maintenance is minimal allowing you to enjoy beauty without worry.

Eco-Friendly Flooring

Many of today's residential flooring companies are committed to preserving our environment and are very eco-conscious when it comes to manufacturing laminate floors. Laminate floor boards produced in the United States are now made of 75 percent pre-consumer recycled content, which enables us to keep hundreds of millions of pounds of material out of our landfills.

Over a billion pounds of the wood waste is reused in laminate floor production. In many of the U.S. facilities, only renewable, fast growing southern pine is used. In addition, residential flooring suppliers are encouraged to plant more trees than they harvest. This policy is saving the unnecessary destruction of additional trees. Even the leftover sawdust is used for heating fuel. From plastic soda bottles to sawdust, U.S. residential flooring companies are finding ways to use it all.

Flooring Materials

The choices in residential flooring materials available are quite varied. Some types of flooring are carpeting, area rugs, ceramic tiles, hardwood, vinyl sheet and floor tile, laminates, rubber, stone, cork, bamboo, concrete and marble to name a few.
 
Purchase and Installation

Homeowners now have the choice to install the flooring themselves or have it installed by professionals. Residential flooring specialty stores, home improvement stores, mass merchandisers, department stores and other retailers are the main source in flooring. Although findings suggest that many consumers are also doing their research and purchasing through the internet, especially the younge