When you have hard floors in your home, converting these floors to carpet with a professional carpet flooring installation company can be in your best interest. While not every floor has to have carpet, converting hard floors — like those with vinyl or laminate floors — into carpet can make the space more comfortable and appealing. Here are reasons to convert a room to carpet if you are having problems deciding if doing this home renovation is worth it.

You have to clean less often

If you are considering putting carpet into a room that gets a lot of traffic, then this move is a wise one: carpet needs to be cleaned less frequently than harder floors, particularly wood floors. For example, carpet needs to be vacuumed once a week or so, while a harder floor — that won't hide hair and dirt as easily — needs to be cleaned daily. If you want a less fussy floor to clean, consider turning a living room or family room that has harder floors into one that is carpeted instead.

You have a cozier living space

Carpet is comfier than other types of flooring because the floors won't get cold like harder surfaces do. If you want the cozy appeal of carpet in your most-used rooms but you're worried about high traffic wearing carpets out, consider a low-pile carpet with a thicker padding underneath. A low pile doesn't get matted down as easily as a thicker pile does but will be ultra-cozy and warm because of the padding underneath. Your carpet flooring installation specialist can show you carpeting options designed with comfort and warmth in mind.

You have multiple options

You have many options for installing harder floors as well as carpets, but with carpeting, you can put in floors in a variety of colors, textures, designs, patterns, and even thickness. If you want more versatility in your floors and want to keep them classic and appealing, then consider having carpet installation done over existing flooring. If you have older laminate floors or linoleum floors you want to upgrade, going with a carpet flooring installation over another type of hard floor surface can be beneficial.

Your carpet installation should cost a few dollars per square foot or more, depending on the types of carpeting you choose and other factors. Speak to your carpet flooring installation specialist about how much your carpet installation should cost so you can prepare your budget accordingly. 

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