Your flooring is a major part of your home. To avoid getting stuck in a loop of installing and re-installing your flooring, it’s best to decide on the material type you prefer early on. One option that many American homeowners are comfortable with is carpeting, even over beloved hardwood floors. Here are some of the top reasons why carpet installation is preferred over hardwood.
Easy Cleaning
Cleaning your floors can be a chore, but it must be done for your health and sanitation. As you might imagine, the type of floors you have affects the type of cleaning required. According to marketing research by Brandon Gaille, hard surfaces in the home require 2.5 times more cleaning than the average carpet each year. Hardwood flooring is beautiful, but it can require a bit of care and attention over the years. In some cases, even waxing is needed. On the other hand, with carpeting, cleaning is a one-step process. Short of the rare shampooing services, you only need a quality vacuum to get the job done.
Improved Comfort
Imagine coming home and kicking off your shoes to let your toes snuggle in the softness of your carpet fibers. In our experience, even the finest hardwood flooring doesn’t have that same comforting effect. If someone in your household likes to sit on the floor, carpeting is much more comfortable to do so than a solid floor.
Safer Living
A slip or fall can happen to anyone inside the comfort of their home. Carpets have the benefit of friction to help keep you on your feet. In addition, a carpet installation can greatly reduce the impact of such a fall compared to hardwood. As such, you’re much less likely to hurt yourself by falling on a carpet than on a hard surface. Whether you have little ones to keep safe or older folks in the home who don’t want to risk a fall, carpet is a great choice.
As you can see, if you’re debating the qualities of hardwood over carpeting, you have many reasons to choose a carpet installation. Carpeting can bring softness, simplicity, and additional protection to your home that a beautiful hardwood floor can’t. When you’re ready to make this update to your floor, contact our team at Maricopa Home Flooring for a free consultation.
