The Best Kitchen Flooring Options for Your Home

Which kitchen flooring option is best for your home? While a remodeling services company will be able to help you better understand which materials will work best in your kitchen, you’ll still want to be prepared ahead of time. Here are a few options to consider.

Kitchen Flooring Options to Consider

Hardwood 

Hardwood floors are a favorite because they’re widely perceived as gorgeous. While hardware is a more expensive option, hardwood they add a lot of style to your kitchen. Be sure to choose a hardwood flooring option that can withstand heavy foot traffic. You’ll also want to make sure your hardwood is properly sealed and finished. Contact an expert to protect your floors from spills.

What type of hardwood is best for kitchens?

Oak and maple are affordable and durable hardwood flooring options for the kitchen. These styles are considered hardwoods, as opposed to softwoods like cedar, pine, and spruce. 

If you choose a softwood, know that they tend to dent more easily, are more susceptible to scuffs, scrapes, and moisture. They are not ideal in high-traffic areas like your kitchen.

Linoleum 

Linoleum has made a resurgence! Recently, it has become more popular again due to its eco-friendly manufacturing materials. These are solidified linseed oil, pine resin, cork dust, wood flour and natural mineral fillers. 

Linoleum comes in three different styles which are sheets, tiles, and planks. Linoleum has natural antibacterial properties, and it makes for a great option for the budget-conscious homeowner.

What type of linoleum is best for kitchens?

While linoleum is very durable, if you’re worried about scratches, choose a style with a varied color pattern for your kitchen flooring. This will help hide flaws more effectively than solid colors.

To reduce noise, you will want to choose cork-backed floating linoleum planks to soften sounds.  

Tile 

Porcelain or ceramic tile is a great option for a solid, stylish, and sturdy floor. Additionally, they’ll stay cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter, making your kitchen a comfortable space year-round. 

What type of tile flooring is best for kitchens?

There are 5 groups of tile, and the higher the number, the higher the tile’s durability. 

For kitchen flooring, make sure that you choose a tile that is either PEI-3 or PEI 4-rated. PEI 5-rated tile is the hardest, but typically it is only used in industrial settings. 

Vinyl 

Believe it or not, vinyl tops the list for affordability for kitchen flooring.

Vinyl is an affordable way to buy a less labor-intensive option for a flooring expert to install. Vinyl is also fairly durable and is 100% waterproof. This is ideal for kitchens that are prone to more spills, such as households with kids.

What type of vinyl flooring is best for kitchens?

Vinyl is a resilient flooring type, and because of this, you’ll want to choose a rigid core type for your kitchen flooring. Rigid core vinyl has a sturdy and firm center, which will stand up to heavy wear and tear over many years. 

Laminate 

While laminate is very similar to vinyl in looks, price, and installation type, it would be another great option for a similar style. Both types of these floors are installed usually with click-lock planks. Like vinyl, laminate will mimic the look of real hardwood as well.

Laminate is made of 99% wood products (particleboard), which gives it a sturdier, warmer feel underfoot that’s more superior than vinyl for a fraction of the price of real hardwood. 

What type of laminate flooring is best for kitchens?

While most laminates are fairly similar, when installing laminate, you can choose to use a premium underlayment which will provide a sound barrier between floors. This will make your laminate sound more like hardwood when walked on. 

Ready for a New Kitchen Floor? 

Whatever options you’re considering for your kitchen floor, Handyman Connection of Lexington East is here to help. Give us a call today for a an estimate!Share on Facebook