Selecting the right flooring materials and strategy in general for this purpose may sound easy, but without the right consulting and at least basic knowledge could become a very difficult process, and even worse making a not viable choice that will lead into problems in the future, expenses and other issues.

Because of this, it would be valuable to know why granite and tile flooring are better than hardwood, by making the natural process of comparing those in terms of surface, material, features, durability, and way of behave respecting specific situations and more, of course having all of them pros and cons but showing how hardwood stays behind.

Knowing more about tiles: Ceramic

In specific, hardwood, granite and tiles are materials used in construction to build different parts of houses and offices, and in this case it will be addressed specifically their function to be used for flooring purposes.

To begin with, there is tile as the pieces of material that could be made of ceramic, vitrified, marble and more. Such tiles have proper characteristics that make them perfect for the intention of flooring a complete house, a room, rest room, office or any other.

For example, ceramic tiles are strong enough and durable but not that much, with the disadvantage of being porous that make them absorb water very easily, and because of this they get treated with a glazed process most of the times.

On the other hand, vitrified ceramic is stronger than classic ceramic tile since its surface is crystalized to provide water resistance, which at the same time makes the tile a lot more reflective and beautiful.

Despite minor details tiles made from classic ceramic and vitrified ceramic, both materials are quite strong, relatively cheap, easy to install and quite nice to look at. Some drawbacks may be that such tile pieces get slippery while are wet, they get broken at dropping and color tends to vanish over time.

Knowing more about tiles: Granite

Moving on, granite is the other recommendable material to use for flooring spaces over hardwood and even ceramic-based tiles if the budget allows it. This stone is considered rich material and it looks amazing after installation.

Granite is the strongest stone for flooring with extreme durability, low maintenance, scratch resistance and proven toughness against materials like acid and heat or sunlight conditions. As extra benefit granite is the general choice for an extensive selection of stones available for customers.

However, there are two drawbacks respecting granite as flooring materials; the material is very expensive due to the luxurious feel is related to it, and the installation process is anything but easy with tedious sessions.

What is about hardwood flooring?

Although hardwood flooring is a valuable option these days to choose, if we compare it to the other two as granite and tile in different materials, the result is that it is not quite recommendable.

For example, while wooden floors look fine and are actually durable, the problem is that this option is expensive and mean some issues in the future respecting repairing, moisture damage, no resistance to some materials and situations.