Usually here, we're talking about a household that is more active than other households, likely one with kids and/or pets. We're also talking about the common living areas. Looking at the major types of flooring available, I'll consider carpet, vinyl flooring,  hardwood, laminate flooring and more.

By now, if you've actually listened to each of the previous room-focused mini-episodes, you can probably guess where things fall, because the qualities of these floors apply wherever they're considered.  But if not, this one's your friend!

Read!  See pictures!  All here:  https://floorstoyourhome.com/resource-center/20-best-floor/47/what-type-of-floor-is-best-for-a-family/

5 Reasons Why Laminate Flooring Works Best for families with Young Children

Flooring specialists can be a little opaque with their wording: 2 strip, random length, wear layer, plies, micro-beveled and so on.  It's probably hard for any specialist group to not fall into using their jargon even when talking with 'laymen', so to speak.  I'll go over some of those terms, as well as talking about what the standard sizes are for the planks or pieces of flooring you'll be seeing as you shop.

Very Common Flooring Terms About Features and Dimensions

I have another piece on flooring terminology, and this may be the biggest one people toss around: 'subfloor'.   It's a must to understand, so it gets its own article (linked below)/episode.  Definitely listen to this one if the word subfloor makes you scratch your head, and I even recommend looking at the written piece.  I put a lot of helpful pictures there:

https://floorstoyourhome.com/resource-center/10-basics/50/what-is-a-subfloor

What's a subfloor

The standard flooring options include  solid and engineered hardwood, laminate, various forms of waterproof flooring, ceramic tile, stone tile and carpet. You may have a very good idea of what you want, you may have no idea, or you may have questions about whether your selection will be the best fit for your room. Here I'll share some very broad tips to get you started, and the written article has links to go deeper on any topic you want to investigate further. 

Here's that piece:
https://floorstoyourhome.com/resource-center/10-basics/02/floor-basics-2/

Flooring Basics

Shopping for a new floor doesn’t have to be an intimidating process, and we’re here to help make it as painless as possible.  Everyone has their own way of doing things, but in this mini-episode, we give a few basic guidelines to help you get started.

Shopping Tips

Unlike those offered in the previous mini-episode on Best Floors for a Basement, none of these floors would survive any kind of flooding, whether a proper flood, a busted pipe or just a single, colossal spill, and all will require some additional moisture control before being put in. 

So here are the rest of the main floor types, listed from least to most worst, that you might (but probably shouldn't) consider for a basement, and why we think what we think about each option. Remember that the best options are in the previous post. We picked Vinyl Plank.

What are the worst floors for a basement

When deciding on the best floor for your bedroom, in addition to the decor of the room, it's important to consider its location in the home, the age of the occupant, the kind of maintenance that will be needed, and the amount of traffic that the room will endure (usually high for kids, and low for grown-ups).

3 Reasons X would be the Best Floor for your Bedroom

A basement can make up around one third of the floorspace in a home, and the cost of finishing a basement can be half the cost of putting an addition of smaller space on the house. It's strange that unfinished basements would be so common. The problem is not that the cons are insurmountable, just that they are daunting enough to feel insurmountable or not worth the trouble, so we're going to help you get started with what we think might be the most difficult part of the process: finding the right kind of flooring for your basement.

What is the best flooring for a basement

The biggest concern with a bathroom floor is water, specifically in two forms: 
- spills & splashes
- steam & humidity

I'll cover both here, and tell you which floors stand up best to those assailants, and which are best left out of a good bathroom.

What's the best floor for your bathroom

When this question is posed, usually we're talking about a household that is more active than other households, likely one with older kids and/or pets. We're also talking about the common living areas, because in kitchens, bathrooms and similar rooms, the household makeup is less of a factor than are the room's uses and moisture issues.

What Type of Floor is Best for a Family

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