There are no two ways about it – the floors you choose to add to your new home build will set the tone, style, and feel of your house for years to come. Floors are a primary statement that any home makes, and it can be a make-or-break feature for a home sale. Far from the color of your walls, which are easy enough to change as your tastes do, floors are designed to last for decades in your home, which is why it is essential that a homeowner building their house from the ground up selects the ideal flooring type for their home.
Like nearly every other aspect of your home construction, you’ll want to choose flooring that is functional, practical for the environment you’re in, budget-friendly, and of course, will wear well with the type of use it is expected to handle.
Lifestyle is a critical factor in selecting floors for your new home construction, so it is important that new landowners take the time to weigh their flooring options before they dive in. Young parents, for instance, may opt for floors that are easy to clean and can tackle anything that children can throw at it as they grow with the home without needing to be replaced or repaired constantly. Retired couples, on the other hand, may be looking for no-fuss flooring that looks great and is easy to maintain with minimal effort.
Though there are many flooring options to choose from in the world, these four flooring materials are smart choices for a new home construction in Southern Arizona. See for yourself what a difference a great floor can make for your home!
Hardwood
A classic, warm, and enduring floor choice, hardwood flooring is an inviting and masterful way to add a touch of elegance and rustic comfort to any home. Most hardwood flooring is built to sustain high traffic, and looks great in every room of the house, from the kitchen to the bedrooms.
Hardwood flooring is not only gorgeous, but it is available in a wide array of finishes and options so you will always have the perfect color, tone, and grain to suit your home’s design.
Common hardwood flooring options include birch, oak, and maple woods. Hardwood comes in two types of construction as well, including solid hardwood and engineered hardwood. Because wood expands and contracts with temperature fluctuations, many Arizona home builders opt for engineered wood which can be more resilient to extreme temperatures.
Tile/Stone
Versatile enough to make both indoor and outdoor floors spectacular, tile and stone flooring is a Southern Arizona staple. Cool in the baking summer heat, easy to maintain, and perfect for creating a true southwestern home, classic tile and stone flooring is definitely king here in Tucson and the surrounding areas.
Though available in a variety of colors, many home builders love to capture the essence of their surrounding landscapes and choose tiles in the standard adobe and clay tones, all of which complement virtually any home design and style.
Carpet
Warm, inviting, and ready to make any room a cozy retreat, carpet may be getting edged out of the communal parts of the home, but it is definitely still the primary choice for bedrooms and intimate spaces of the home. Because carpets help minimize noise, are relatively inexpensive to replace, and can take quite a beating before they are beyond repair, carpet is a great choice for young families.
While carpeting is not necessarily ideal for extremely high-trafficked areas of the home, it conveys a warmth that makes any house feel like your family’s home.
Laminate
Arizona homes, especially those in Southern Arizona, are all prone to one common desert feature making its way onto floors whether we want it to or not. Desert dust is notoriously everywhere, and it can be especially daunting on floors. Many
Arizonans opt for laminate flooring because it is more temperature resistant than hardwood while still offering the same look for a fraction of the price.
Laminate flooring is easy to clean and easy to replace, but it can also get damaged quite easily, making it a chip and peel. Laminate is a good choice for the homeowner who likes a “no fuss, no muss” approach to flooring and who doesn’t mind replacing the odd laminate piece now and again.
