Whatever reason you have in mind to install a new flooring, you need to have a price estimate so you can start planning your budget. There are a few budget details that you need to consider when looking for a new flooring. Our expert professional team can provide you with the help you need to understand how to plan and calculate all the expenses. Here are the steps that you need to know so you can have a full understanding and knowledge of your budget.

Measuring the space:

As a first step in planning your flooring budget plan we would advise to measure the space where you want to install the flooring. Measuring the area will help you know how much flooring you need to purchase and how much it will cost you. For easy measurement that you prefer doing alone you can measure the width and length by using a standard tape measure. But for accurate measurements you can consult our expert’s help who can help you measure the area accurately. Hiring a professional can help you in purchasing the right amount of flooring without having to order any extra flooring, professionals can even advice you when coming to take the measurements to choose the right flooring depending on the under layer of the area.

Specifying your flooring features

The flooring choice of features depends on a variety of things like purpose of the space, lifestyle, traffic, and location. There are plenty of features that vary depending on your budget. If you have pets and children, or if your flooring is going to be installed in a heavy traffic area you need to understand that you might need to install highly water resistant flooring that might demand you to increase your budget. There are different flooring backings for different spaces to be used, if you are going to install your flooring in a commercial heavy traffic place you need to take into consideration that you have to install durable flooring that can withstand the heavy traffic. Waterproof floorings for kitchens and bathrooms are also available and might require a tiny bit of increasing in the budget. Carpet has many different varying features, it can be warm, comforting, soft, strong and stain resistant. Each feature will require you to adjust your budget. There are also different colors, designs, patterns which can also be considered when planning your budget. You can then compare the different prices, designs and features to find the right flooring choice

Request Flooring Samples

In order to get a really good estimate of your budget, you can request flooring samples that allows you to check the right fittings in your space of installment, it also allows you to check the different features and make sure they are according to your specifications before purchasing them. This not only saves money but also saves time and effort of going to the store and checking them by yourself.

What should your budget include?

You have to be smart in planning your budget so it is very important to note down everything you want to include in your budget.

• The flooring required according to the space measured.
• The extra features you are looking for in a flooring
• Underlay:
  Underlays are extremely important if the type of flooring you purchased required them. Underlays have many different advantages that can’t be looked over like: reducing sound and echo, providing extra heating, can be used in bathrooms and kitchens, absorbing shock and providing maximum comfort. Underlay will extend your flooring life to a much longer time. So it’s extremely important to consider it specially that there are many different underlays with different budgets, for different rooms and uses, and for different flooring types.
• Flooring Accessories
  They can be essential for a reason or another. Here are a few accessories that you might need:
  • Skirting Boards: You might need accessories like skirting boards to fit your flooring exactly in space, filling the gaps in different areas, like between doors for example. Not only do they solve a problem of fitting the flooring right but they can also provide a stunning look to your flooring.
  • Beadings: Installing beadings is very simple and could be the easiest part to finish off the whole flooring installation process. Make sure you purchase a beading that matches your flooring since there are plenty of different designs and colors of beadings. It’s useful for providing extra protection for your flooring by installing it in the gaps between the flooring and the skirting boards. You can install it practically anywhere, around your fireplace, under your radiator, and around the entire room giving it a beautiful ending touch.
  • Floor Transition strips: Different rooms require different types of floorings so they are installed in the area separating one type of flooring from another. T-strips protect the flooring from absorbing damp from below. You can install it between two rooms like a room and a bathroom where a gap might be seen between the laminate flooring for example and the bathroom tiles which can help make the transition easier between the two rooms.

There are so many different types:

• Transition strips between ceramic tile and carpet
• Multi-floor transition strips: which provides different types of transitions in just one product. Here you need to understand that you might require raising your budget for this one.
• T-shaped Transition strips that connects and hard surface with another one.
• Carpet Tile to laminate
• Vinyl to laminate