Wood, wood look tiles, marble, and porcelain tiles dominate remodeling trends for at least 10 years now. And that’s for good reason. Some designers and decorators are starting to introduce carpeting again. But Inspired Remodels, the expert flooring contractor in Orange County still recommends hard surface floors.  There are many reasons to love hard floors. Here are three:

Hard Flooring Improves Air Quality

Californians concern themselves with air pollution. But most of the focus is on the outside air.  Breather cleaner indoor air when you have hard surface floors.

Carpeting provides a safe harbor for dust, dust mites, pet allergens, mold spores, and grains of pollen.  These common household allergens are hard to get out of rugs and carpets.  Carpet cleaning companies promise to  “clean” carpets, but no company actually removes all soil and allergens to the depth of the backing. Unfortunately, too many carpet cleaning methods make surfaces dirtier. Improper extraction methods leave behind water and cleaning solutions and this promotes the growth of mold and increases dust mite populations. Ewww!

On the other hand, clean a hard surface floor and it is clean. Vacuum, damp mop, and Swiffer to your heart’s content. These actions remove dirt, debris, and allergens from your floors. Removing dust and allergens from the floor improves indoor air quality because once they are gone, you can’t breathe them.

Vacuum wood or tile floors with a HEPA filtered vacuum and clean the air even more.

Hard Flooring is Easy to Maintain

Hard floors like wood, tile, polished cement or stone are relatively easy to maintain.  Solid flooring resists stains. Even when you track dirt and debris inside, it’s easy to remove.

Spill red wine on the tile floor in the kitchen and just wipe it up.  There’s no crying over spilled milk, splashed cereal, or dropped peanut butter sandwiches. Just clean it up with a damp rag or paper towel. Grout may need sealing, but your tile floors will continue to be worry-free.

When you have carpet or rugs on the floor, every party and every dinner is a disaster waiting to happen. Your guests feel terrible for staining the floors and you feel bad too. Any flooring contractor will tell you the way to avoid the drama is to avoid the carpet.

Talk to the Best Flooring Contractor About the Best Floors For You

Talk to the flooring experts at Inspired Remodels about your flooring project.

Based on your lifestyle, budget, design preferences, and other considerations you’ll receive a custom recommendation. Every lifestyle is different, every flooring install should reflect these differences.

Contact Inspired Remodels, the flooring contractor that knows flooring for Orange County homes.