What Are the Most Durable Flooring Options?

Durability is a key criterion for most families when they’re on the lookout for new, dependable flooring. In addition to landing on a beautiful style and great price point, having the peace of mind that your new floors are going to hold up to your household’s busy lifestyle is always an important goal. The good news is that there is a wide variety of flooring options available today that are as durable as they are beautiful.

Modern Hardwood

Hardwood floors are elegant and easy to clean, and they also make a great long-term investment for your home, as they never go out of style. Even better? Whether or not you decide to go the solid hardwood route or opt for engineered hardwood instead, new technology has made modern hardwood flooring more durable than ever. For instance, hardwood flooring brands like Aquadura H2O—offered at Factory Flooring Liquidators  in oak, pine, and walnut to name a few species—are now waterproof, and other brands that Factory Flooring Liquidators carries, such as Lauzon, offer advanced finishes to help protect against scratches. Now, you can invest in durable hardwood floors that are also kid-proof, pet-proof, and waterproof? That’s pretty awesome.

Timeless Tile

There’s a good reason that waterproof, extra-durable tile is often the go-to flooring choice for many families’ kitchens, bathrooms, mudrooms, and entryways. Tile is one of the smartest flooring options for the rooms in your house that are prone to moisture, spills, and lots of foot traffic. And with a huge selection of both porcelain and ceramic tile designs and styles in stock, Factory Flooring Liquidators is a great resource, offering beautiful tile flooring options with wear, fade, and stain warranties that can last up to twenty-five years.

Long-Term Luxury Vinyl
Luxury Vinyl flooring is having a bit of a moment in trends, as they like to say, and that’s because this amazingly durable, inexpensive flooring choice is now more stylish than ever, too. New technology has made luxury vinyl flooring more scratch- and water-resistant. What’s more, luxury vinyl now comes in both plank and tile form, allowing modern luxury vinyl floors to closely mimic the look and feel of both real hardwood and stone tile. Looking to minimize any chance of moisture seeping into your base-level floor? Classic sheet vinyl is the perfect choice, as there are no seams in this type of vinyl flooring. But no matter what type of luxury vinyl style you choose, you’re getting great flooring that’s built to withstand heavy foot traffic, all at a can’t-miss price point.

Stress-Free Carpet

Carpet is a flooring choice that’s often celebrated for its style, comfort, and warmth, but it’s also a wonderful choice for busy and active families. This stain-, soil-, and fade-resistant carpet brand is the perfect choice for families with children and pets, or really anyone who doesn’t want to stress out about a spilled drink from time to time! And carpet tile, long used in commercial spaces, is becoming a fine choice for busy family homes, as well.

Long-Lasting Laminate
Laminate flooring is another great choice for families who are looking for top-notch durability at a budget-friendly cost. As laminate flooring is created from multiple layers of resin and fiber board, it’s not only long-lasting and incredibly dependable, it’s comfortable and foot-friendly, too—perfect for active families. There are many water-resistant laminate options on the market these days, such as Floorcraft™ Maysville H2O. This is the ideal laminate flooring choice for those thinking of installing laminate floors in any area of the home that’s prone to moisture.

Need Help Installing Floors in Your Home? Ask the Experts at Factory Flooring

What type of underlayment should you use? How many inches thick? How do you install it? And how do you avoid damaging your floors in the process? 

When you work with Factory Flooring, you don’t have to worry about these questions. Our team of professional flooring installers will handle all the heavy lifting for you — literally. All you have to do is relax and enjoy the savings on your energy bill. 

Need to get more flooring ideas first? Our design blog has dozens of articles to help you get started. Whenever you’re ready to tackle your insulation project, we’ll be here to help. Contact us online to get started, or call Factory Flooring at 469-583-7053