Flooring is the part of a property that receives and encounters the most traffic people do daily. The flooring gets the weight we carry, bring, and leave on a property. A property would be nonfunctional and insufficient without quality flooring.
Aside from functionality, flooring beautifies and elevates a property’s ambience, aesthetic, and experience. That’s why when building, renovating, and redesigning a property, owners usually prioritise working on their flooring and walls to ensure that the property project will turn out as expected.
However, working on a flooring project is not a walk in the park. The truth is, it’s expensive, time-consuming, and requires a lot of work and energy. That’s why when people need to undergo a flooring project, some consider DIY while others opt for professional services despite having a limited budget.
Both DIY and professional services have their pros and cons. Those would only vary depending on your preferences, needs, budget, and availability. If you’re about to undergo a flooring project and are choosing between DIY or hiring a professional, this post is for you. Here are the advantages of DIY and professional flooring services.
DIY flooring advantages
1 – More affordable.
One of the primary reasons people choose to work on their flooring project DIY is because of the costs of hiring professional flooring experts. If you have a limited budget, opting for a DIY flooring installation is cheaper and would save you more money. You also wouldn’t have to worry about labour costs and additional fees that an installer would require.
2 – Time is in your favour.
Another reason many prefer installing new flooring tiles DIY is because of time flexibility. It’s challenging to manage the flooring project if you’ll have your home’s floors changed and have a 9 to 5 job. It’s more difficult if you live alone because you wouldn’t have someone to watch over the installation service.
But if you were to DIY the installation, you won’t have to worry about your schedule. You can freely work on your floors during weekends and in your free time after work.
3 – You can make alterations if you change your mind.
One of the reasons many love DIY projects is that they love to experiment and do things their way. It is typical, especially with homeowners who spend most of their time at home. Those people usually love making last-minute alterations they think would better fit their homes.
If they have professional installers, some hesitate to point out their last-minute requests to avoid disturbing the experts. Also, having additional alterations would require some installers to charge for the service. As a result, it could cost you to spend more. But if you install your tiles DIY, you won’t have to worry about that.
4 – Improve your flooring installation skill.
Lastly, DIY installation will help you discover your installation skills. Of course, the downside of this is that it could cause you problems if things go wrong. However, that’s your responsibility. But still, you get to hone your home-building skills.
Many experts don’t recommend installing marble, wood, and cement tiles DIY. If those are the tiles you wish to have in your home, I recommend opting for professional installation services. But if you’re only replacing your floors with vinyl or laminated tiles, you can easily opt for DIY to save money, manage time, and develop a skill.
Hiring professional flooring installers advantages
5 – Avoid mistakes and flooring issues in the future.
If you hire professional flooring installers, you pay for their expertise, time, skills, and labour. That means the work quality that they’ll produce is flaw-free. You won’t have to worry about uneven tile designs, incorrect pattern layouts, bubbling tiles, uneven cutouts, glue-tile issues, etc.
It will give you the peace of mind that you can enjoy your tiles for a long time without worrying about their quality and longevity. Unlike DIY, problems can happen, especially if you don’t have tile installation experience.
6 – Efficient work production.
When you hire professional installers, you won’t have to worry about the time it will take them to finish working on your floors. Usually, experts can finish a 100 sqm floor in less than one day, which makes their work highly efficient and non-disruptive.
If you worry that hiring installers will disrupt your property’s time flow, remember that flooring installers take pride in work efficiency. They exist to produce quality work that is highly efficient and reliable.
7 – It’s more convenient for you.
Another advantage of hiring professional flooring installers is that it will be more convenient for you. You will no longer have to worry about allotting time to prepare the materials, researching and learning how to install tiles, and more.
You just have to sit back, monitor your installers’ work, and provide them with refreshers and snacks between breaks.
8 – They’ll provide all adequate tools and equipment for installation so you can maximise your flooring experience.
Lastly, hiring professional flooring experts comes with all the necessary tools and equipment for the installation. You won’t have to worry about buying tools you’ll only use once for the installation or purchasing the wrong equipment for the project.
Again, this advantage shows how convenient and efficient it is to leave the installation work to the experts.
Both are advantageous depending on your preferences, needs, budget, and availability.
Indeed, flooring is one of the most essential parts of your property. Aside from investing in quality tiles, you must ensure their installation will justify their price and value. After all, as I mentioned in my introduction, a property’s flooring receives all the traffic happening on a property. But then again, both choices have advantages. These will only vary on your preferences, needs, budget, and availability.
Written by Bianca Banda