Orange County Flooring Tips: Resilient Flooring Buying Guide

When an individual is looking to redo the flooring in their home there is a wide variety of resilient flooring types available for purchase. The different types all have their pros and cons and it behooves an individual to speak with an Orange County flooring contractor before moving forward with any flooring purchase. This is because resilient flooring is made from vinyl, linoleum, Cork, polyurethane, rubber, and various asphalt composites and an individual will likely need help choosing one that's right for their home. Though all of these can be very resilient and durable vinyl is by far the most common and the most resilient of the group.

Though settling on the type of material to use in their new flooring can be difficult, individuals will be happy to know that all types of resilient flooring are available in a huge variety of colors, patterns, and even surface textures. Additionally many of these are come with a protective service layer that shines naturally negating the need for waxing.

Individuals looking to putting new flooring in their homes should first speak with an Orange County flooring contractor in order to get an idea of what they need and how to proceed. A flooring contractor once hired can apply all of these types of flooring to a wide variety of surfaces in the home. These surface include plywood and concrete and many others as long as the surface to which the flooring is being applied is flat and sound. Moreover many resilient types of flooring can be applied over wood or even old linoleum.

If an individual is looking at one of the aforementioned types of flooring they do need to understand that while durable these types of flooring do tend to show their age after a number of years. Generally speaking flooring contractors recommend that these types of flooring be replaced every 10 years or so.

Fixing a Discolored Vinyl or Resilient Floor
Although the aforementioned types of flooring have no need for floor wax many individuals still use floor care products which include wax to help brighten the shine of their vinyl, linoleum, or other type of resilient floor. The drawback to this however is that when wax builds up over time these types of flooring can become discolored. Individuals needn't worry however as the problem is easily remedied. A simple solution may from white vinegar and water will be strong enough to remove wax build up yet remain gentle enough to leave these types of floors undamaged.

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