While many homeowners favor natural flooring materials like hardwood, clay-based ceramic, and natural stone, most choose synthetic materials like carpet, laminate, and luxury vinyl.

Each floor covering would work well in your living room, and you might also want to consider adding sisal, seagrass, jute, or synthetic rug to enhance the room decor. Shop at The Floor 4U, your local Mokena, Illinois, flooring store, to find a large variety of all types of flooring.

Carpet

Your new floors will be comfortable and warm underfoot if you choose carpet flooring, and if you opt for a solution-dyed brand, the carpet will not fade.

In addition, many manufacturers advise you to spot-clean the carpet with a mild bleach solution. That's because the color is added first during manufacturing, so the color goes through the fabric.

Laminate

Laminate is a multiple-layer plank and tile floor covering that mimics wood and tile new floors. Standard and waterproof brands are available, but it's essential to remember that waterproof brands typically repel water for no more than about one day.

In addition, laminate flooring fits together at the edges, so a floating floor with no attachment to the subfloor can be constructed.

Luxury vinyl

The best multiple-layer luxury vinyl planks and tiles are 100 percent waterproof and have a thick surface layer to protect the wood or tile image layer from abrasion and stains.

These versatile new floors can be installed anywhere in the home since they are available in three designs: floating floor, glue-down, or loose lay, which butts together to form semi-permanent new floors.

For all your home and flooring needs

The Floor 4U installs residential and commercial flooring, and we remodel kitchens and baths, repair existing floors, and much more.

Our flooring company brings high-quality products and services to Southwest Chicago, Illinois, the South Suburbs, and Northwest Indiana, including Tinley Park, Frankfort, and Orland Park. Visit our showroom in Mokena today, or if you prefer, contact us to learn more about our shop-at-home service.