The flooring you select for each room of your home serves a very important role functionally and stylistically but with so many different options to choose from in regards to flooring today, homeowners often end up basing their choice of flooring material on two key points: cost of installation and maintenance requirements. With that in mind, we've assembled the average cost and cleaning requirements of some of the most popular flooring materials on the market today so that you can better compare your options to find the new floor that will make you comfortable and happy for years to come!
Carpet - Cleaning & Installation
Carpeting your home typically will cost between $3 and $14 per square foot, depending on your choice of style, color, quality, and room shape. Carpet cleaning is perhaps the most simple and straightforward of all the different flooring options since only regular vacuuming and occasional steam cleaning is needed to keep your carpet as beautiful and reliable as it was on the day of installation.
Hardwood Flooring - Cleaning & Installation
As with many of these flooring options, distinct options exist within the category of hardwood flooring which will have a definite effect on the cost of the installation. That said, most types of hardwood flooring cost between $8 and $20 per square foot to be installed. Once installed, however, the cost of maintenance for hardwood flooring is typically very affordable, though it can be a hassle to keep up with.
Linoleum Flooring - Cleaning & Installation
Linoleum flooring is one of the most affordable options for homeowners today with a square foot installation costing between $9 and $17. Along with this affordable installation price, linoleum flooring is fairly easy to maintain, requiring only sweeping and mopping to ensure the best quality possible. That said, linoleum is a less durable material than many others on this list and so planning on keeping it for many years is inadvisable, especially in high traffic rooms like the kitchen.
Ceramic Tile Flooring - Cleaning & Installation
Everything about tile flooring varies: the size, style, color, and material make-up of your tile flooring installation will all have an impact on the final price of the service. This can result in tile flooring installations costing anywhere from $5 per square foot to $1,200 per square foot! With all of these differences, however, cleaning consists entirely of sweeping and mopping on a fairly regular basis.
