Epoxy Flooring
When you are looking into flooring options for your home you may automatically go to the traditional options you have available such as tile or wood. While it may be tempting to stay with these tried and true options, step out of your comfort zone, and give epoxy flooring a try. Epoxy floors have many different options available and are strong, lasting for many years to come.
Hardwood floors are some of the most commonly sought after floors because of how beautiful these floors are. These classic floors are a dream for many families but come with their own set of issues. Problems with hardwood floors like pricing and maintenance are simple no issue for epoxy floors. Other than these obvious issues, epoxy flooring is a more environmentally friendly flooring solution compared to hardwood. Hardwood floors can run up a high-cost dependant on the space you’re looking to cover as well as which material you choose like oak compared to mahogany. As far as maintenance goes, hardwood requires special cleaners and tools to keep it looking great while epoxy floors are simple only requiring a dust mop or broom. Epoxy floors offer a high-quality shine and although hardwood floors shine as well, they require waxing where epoxy does not. On the environmental aspect of these floors, hardwood floors can produce waste because of the measurements and shape of your flooring. Hardwood is installed in pieces and whatever is left is sent to the landfill. That’s not only wasting money but is bad for the environment. Epoxy flooring is installed with the perfect amount of product producing no waste.
Comparing epoxy floors to tile floors is a losing battle! Epoxy wins every time! Epoxy floors have a seamless design that prevents any cracking or dirt buildup like that found with tile flooring. Epoxy floors actually have designs that can mimic the look of the tile so you can have the look without all the worry. Epoxy flooring is a lot more affordable compared to tile not just because of the material used but tile requires additional materials and more labor to ensure the installation is correct. Epoxy floors that look like tile will always stay and look cleaner because there is no grout to worry about. Grout commonly gets discolored, dirty, and stained and your beautiful tile will soon be an eyesore and hard to keep clean. All around the epoxy flooring will be cleaner, look cleaner, and give you an easily maintained and stronger flooring.
If you’re looking for a quick and budget-friendly flooring solution, carpet may seem to be the way to go but it simply isn’t true. Carpets require constant monitoring and cleaning to make sure they stay clean and unstained and in households with pets and small children it can seem impossible. Carpet clings to dirt and debris and has to be vacuumed daily to even give the illusion of cleanliness. When spills occur, you can shampoo or treat the spot but it affects more than just the carpet. The padding underneath the carpet is affected as well and even though it seems dirt isn’t on the surface it does get pushed into the padding. An epoxy flooring solution is completely stain-resistant and very easily cleaned without the need for special equipment or cleaning solutions. It seems no matter what flooring it is compared to, epoxy will always come out on top!