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The family room is one of the most used spaces in the home, which means family room flooring inevitably takes a beating. The wear and tear from foot traffic, spills and family activities adds up quickly, so the floor in a family room must be durable and easy to clean. That’s why so many homeowners today are choosing hardwood over carpet when it comes to family room floors.
Hardwood floors add warmth, beauty and visual appeal to any room – it’s why homeowners and homebuyers prefer wood floors. While carpet is harder to clean and will show its age quickly, wood floors are easy to maintain and have a timeless appeal. Many homeowners use area rugs on hardwood family room flooring to create a softer, cozier environment.
At Carlisle Wide Plank Floors, you’ll find a large assortment of hardwood, pine and s for family room flooring. Our design consultants can help you explore the benefits of wide plank hardwood floors in the family room and throughout your home, and they can show you all your options for types of hardwood, color, texture, pattern and more. When it comes to family room flooring, Carlisle floors infuse your space with personality and elegance, setting the stage for the richness and fullness of your life at home.
Explore and select from our gallery of our most popular finishes, specially categorized by the personalities and traits of the floor designs.
ExploreBecause family rooms are the site for entertainment, games, activities and countless casual meals, the floors are likely to see a lot of wear. Hardwood floors offer a family room flooring option that's both durable and visually appealing. When choosing the wood for your family room floor, you can explore the benefits of harder words like Hickory vs. Maple that will be more resistant to scratches, dents and dings. Or you can opt for medium hardwoods like Walnut vs. Oak that offer different hues and grain patterns.
When installing wood floors in basements, engineered floorboards tend to perform better than solid wood surfaces. Engineered boards are made with multiple layers of material that are glued to a top layer of hardwood to create a floorboard that's more resistant to moisture and large changes in relative humidity – the conditions often found in basement settings.
Whether you're looking for family room flooring, home office flooring or yoga flooring, hardwood floors are among the most durable of surfaces. Wood floors will tend to last far longer than carpet and to keep their appearance as they age. Some woods are denser than others – Hickory is among the strongest of hardwoods, for example. But even softer woods like Pine, Cherry or Walnut that show wear more easily can last for generations or centuries. For flooring in locations where moisture may be present – like a mud room or three-season sunroom flooring – engineered floors may be more appropriate.
Yes. A prefinished floor is one that is sanded, stained and sealed before it's delivered to the home for installation. With prefinished hardwood flooring in the living room or family room, for example, you can avoid the mess of sawdust that's created when the floor is sanded, and the odor that permeates the home when the floor is stained and sealed.
When your family room flooring from Carlisle is ready to be shipped, we’ll wrap it in moisture-protective material, secure it with steel bands to minimize movement, and dead-pack it in a Spruce wood crate.
Once your floor arrives, it can be installed using a combination of nails, staples and/or glue, or with direct glue down installation. The best installation method depends on the environment and the subsurface over which your floor will be installed.
Your Carlisle wide plank specialist will share a detailed list of installation tips with you and your installer to maximize the beauty and durability of your new Carlisle wide plank floor. And should you or your installer have questions during installation, our team is always ready with answers.
At Carlisle, we’ve been handcrafting the finest floors in America for more than 50 years. Relying on time-honored processes and the soundest timber from the nation’s finest forests, we create masterpieces in wood that perfectly reflect each homeowner’s sense of style. A Carlisle floor will be the central design feature of any home, and a surface that will delight and astonish everyone who walks upon it.
When you come to Carlisle for family room flooring, you’ll work with a wide plank specialist who will provide expert assistance and knowledgeable guidance as you design the perfect floor for your home. Offering extraordinarily responsive customer service, our team makes the process of creating your one-of-a-kind floor a true pleasure. It’s no wonder that customers often feel the only thing that rivals the beauty of a Carlisle floor is the quality of our customer service.
