Wilmington North Carolina has some low laying areas that can be troublesome to certain types of floor covering. We serve Wrightsville Beach N.C., Carolina Beach N.C., Figure eight Island, Topsoil Beach N.C., Ocean Isle, N.C.,Oak Island, NC., Cashwell Beach, N.C. and many more coastal areas. All of these area are prone to flooding. This is why it is good to know the pros and cons of the different floor covering choices available.
There are many things to consider when putting flooring in a downstairs area at the beach or in a area likely to flood. Sometime it is simply cost. Often people will put in a low cost carpet with the gamble of getting enough uses before the inedible happens. There are floors that will not be very effected by a flood. Many people put in ceramic tile or natural stone when installing flooring in the downstairs of a beach home. Ceramic tile and natural stone can be simply washed up after the storm.
Many people don?t want the ceramic tile or natural stone due to how hard and cold this floor covering is. A solution is to put down some economical area rugs or the bind up some carpet remnants. Now there is even more waterproof flooring choices other than ceramic tile. Hardwood flooring is a no no due to a certainty that it will eventually fail. You can get a realist hardwood flooring look with the new LVT vinyl planks that look like wood planks. Although most Luxury Vinyl Tile and Planks are pretty much a water proof, most of them are installed with a pressure sensitive glue which is not water proof. Mannington Flooring has come out with the first click lock LVT product. This is a glue-less product and is a excellent choice for the downstairs beach areas.
Most people think of the plastic looking grass when you talk about indoor outdoor carpeting. Now there are some real style when it comes to indoor outdoor carpet. Stanton Carpets makes a sisal look that fits our coastal area very well. These carpets are designed to get wet. So when the floods come, no problem.