Has your interior designer recommended hiring a Canadian flooring company to install wood or tile in your home? If this is so he has probably done so for one or two different reasons. One might be because new flooring would work well with the design you are creating together. But a larger reason might be because when it comes to inflating a home's value natural floor coverings like ceramic tile, stone and wood can do exactly that - increase the value of your house.
Naturally, the 1st question you might ask your interior designer would be whether carpet might be used instead . Of course , carpet is easier on the feet, is warmer, and if done right , can look just as nice as wood and tile. But the solution to that'd be no - while carpeting is great, it will not increase the value of your house. Why not? Because house purchasers need to select their own carpet, and 9 times out of ten, they'll rip out existing carpet and replace it with their choice anyway. Home reviewers know this, and so don't assign any additional price to a home when it has new carpeting.
But guess what? Both wood and tile can be as warm as carpet, so long as the right design elements are used . For instance, hardwood floors can look rather more beautiful ( not to discussed be warmed and slipped ) by thick, plush area rugs. And there are lots of choices when it comes to area rugs - you can get rugs in just as many colours, patterns, designs and fibers as carpet comes in.
The same is true for tile and stone flooring - an area rug can go a ways toward making them feel just as warm and soft as a carpeted floor would, while protecting the raised value of your home.
With tile and stone, you also have the option of heated flooring. There are three ways to heat floors - electric, air and water - with the commonest being water. With this design part, plastic or metal pipes are laid within a floor, near to the surface. Hot water is then run through the pipes, warming up the floors. This particular design component also increases the value of a home. So , if your interior designer has advised new floor coverings of either wood or stone, give it some significant thought.
Naturally, the 1st question you might ask your interior designer would be whether carpet might be used instead . Of course , carpet is easier on the feet, is warmer, and if done right , can look just as nice as wood and tile. But the solution to that'd be no - while carpeting is great, it will not increase the value of your house. Why not? Because house purchasers need to select their own carpet, and 9 times out of ten, they'll rip out existing carpet and replace it with their choice anyway. Home reviewers know this, and so don't assign any additional price to a home when it has new carpeting.
But guess what? Both wood and tile can be as warm as carpet, so long as the right design elements are used . For instance, hardwood floors can look rather more beautiful ( not to discussed be warmed and slipped ) by thick, plush area rugs. And there are lots of choices when it comes to area rugs - you can get rugs in just as many colours, patterns, designs and fibers as carpet comes in.
The same is true for tile and stone flooring - an area rug can go a ways toward making them feel just as warm and soft as a carpeted floor would, while protecting the raised value of your home.
With tile and stone, you also have the option of heated flooring. There are three ways to heat floors - electric, air and water - with the commonest being water. With this design part, plastic or metal pipes are laid within a floor, near to the surface. Hot water is then run through the pipes, warming up the floors. This particular design component also increases the value of a home. So , if your interior designer has advised new floor coverings of either wood or stone, give it some significant thought.
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Wood and stone flooring not only increase the value of your house, but with the design elements we've mentioned, can be just as warm and inviting on the feet as carpets can.
