By customizing your floor, you truly customize your home. If you can stay flexible with your customization choices, you can enjoy a less expensive “for now” fix while you plan ahead for the big permanent project.
Price Is critical
It’s critically important to remember that good quality flooring is not cheap. Should you have to choose between a cheaper product or a temporary finish, go with the temporary and give yourself the time to build up the finances for a quality permanent choice.
Temporary can be beautiful
For many of us, an old house is our dream house. However, if sections of your hardwood floor can’t be saved, don’t despair. With careful preparation and priming, even the most battered hardwood flooring can accept a coating of paint. Once the painted hardwood is sealed, you can expect several years of service from this durable and beautiful surface.
Not just for sidewalks anymore
If your current flooring is concrete, this flooring can also be given a new lease on life with a careful cleaning, a stain or coating of paint, and a sealant. For permanent concrete installations with a heated floor system, a coating of resin can add a striking gloss to your floor.
Floating options
Cork and bamboo are exciting new products available for flooring that offer a warm look and a springy feel to any room. Depending on the seal, these products may not always be suitable for a kitchen application. However, if properly treated, these installed flooring panels can function well at any level of moisture or humidity.
A return to the classics
The new styles of parquet flooring offer an understated elegance that their predecessors can’t touch. The new parquet tiles are larger, offer wider plank styles, and come in a much wider variety of colors and tones. For a do-it-yourself flooring installer who needs to work in smaller sections, this product may prove ideal.
Don’t despair
If the existing floor is truly a tragedy and you have neither the time nor the skill set to tackle even a temporary fix, don’t panic. Floor cloths are easy to make, easy to decorate, and completely disposable when you’re done with them. A dingy room can be brightened with a pop of color, and you can deal with the flooring decision when you’re ready to face it.
Whether you’re building from the ground up or falling in love with a diamond in the rough, customizing your flooring can be a labor of love and budget-adjustable project. Rushed decisions are expensive! Take your time, accept what you can’t fix right now, and enjoy your new home.