What Types of Flooring Does Go Flooring Specialize In?

By Brooke Davis · Updated October 2026 · 10 min read

What Go Flooring Installs, and What We Don’t

Go Flooring is a flooring contractor serving homeowners. We install five types of flooring: luxury vinyl, laminate, hardwood, tile, and carpet. Every project starts the same way, with a free in-home consultation where we bring samples to you, evaluate the subfloor, and help match a material to each room.

Each of these five types of flooring needs its own subfloor prep, tools, and installation method. Here is exactly what we install, what is included on installation day, and the work we leave to specialists.

The Five Types of Flooring at a Glance

Here is the short version of the types of flooring we install: what goes into each category, the rooms it suits best, and the service life to plan around. For the reasoning behind each range, see our flooring lifespan comparison by material.

The Types of Flooring We Install

The vinyl, laminate, and carpet specs below are for the exact products we carry, taken from our current product booklet. Hardwood and tile figures are standard for each category, because species and tile lines vary from project to project. In our experience, most homes end up with two or three of these five, chosen room by room.

Of the wood-look types of flooring we install, luxury vinyl is the most water-tolerant. Every plank line is built on a solid polymer core that the manufacturers describe as waterproof, which suits kitchens, bathrooms, laundry rooms, and basements, and the wear layer resists scratches and stains in high-traffic homes. The seams are the weak point under standing water, so spills still get wiped up. For a stone look, the same category comes as a 12 by 24 inch tile with built-in grout lines.

Every vinyl line we carry has FloorScore indoor air quality certification from RFCI, and the attached pad makes the floor quieter, softer, and warmer underfoot than tile. See our luxury vinyl plank options, or our guide to the best laundry room flooring for how it handles the wettest room in the house.

Among the types of flooring we install, laminate is the hard-wearing middle ground: a convincing wood look, an AC4 surface built for active households, and a pad built in for comfort and sound. It is built for everyday spills, pet messes, kitchens, bathrooms, and busy family spaces, and its 10-year waterproof warranty covers everyday spills and damp mopping. NALFA’s laminate flooring FAQ notes that laminate belongs in wet areas only when the manufacturer rates it waterproof, which is exactly what that warranty provides. Our guide to laminate AC ratings by room explains what AC4 covers, and our laminate options page shows the lineup.

Hardwood is the only one of our five types of flooring that can be sanded and refinished, which is what gives a well-kept solid floor its long service life. Engineered hardwood puts a real wood veneer over a stable core, which makes it the better choice on concrete slabs and in humid climates where solid wood moves too much.

Both need steady indoor conditions. The National Wood Flooring Association’s problem prevention guidance for wood floors puts the target at 30 to 50 percent relative humidity year round. We install hardwood new; when it needs refinishing years from now, that work goes to a refinishing specialist. See our solid and engineered hardwood options.

Tile is the most water-tolerant of the types of flooring we install, and the natural fit for bathrooms, laundry rooms, mudrooms, and busy kitchens. Porcelain barely takes on water and a glazed ceramic surface sheds spills; grout is the part that needs care. Porcelain is the denser option, and the Tile Council of North America runs a porcelain tile certification program that confirms a tile sold as porcelain actually meets the standard. Grout repair and regrouting are specialty services we do not provide. See our ceramic and porcelain tile options.

Carpet is the softest of the types of flooring we install, and still the right call for bedrooms, stairs, and bonus rooms where comfort and quiet matter more than water resistance. Solution-dyed fiber carries its color through the whole strand rather than just the surface, which helps it resist fading and stains, and every carpet includes the cushion listed above. Pile density predicts how a carpet wears better than how soft a sample feels; our guide to carpet fiber and pile explains how to read it. See our carpet options.

Matching a Floor to Your Home

Most homes need more than one of these types of flooring. This is the same room-by-room logic a good flooring contractor should walk you through before recommending anything.

If two floors meet at a doorway, keeping the plank width and undertone close makes the change read as planned.

How the Process Works

Whichever of the five types of flooring you choose, working with us as your flooring contractor follows the same five steps.

1. 1Free in-home consultationA consultant brings samples of the types of flooring you are considering to your home so you can see them in your own light, and examines the subfloor during the visit.
2. 2A complete quoteYour quote prices the whole job, including furniture moving, old floor removal, padding, trim, labor, and cleanup, so nothing is added later.
3. 3SchedulingOur scheduling department reaches out to set your installation date and answer questions.
4. 4Installation dayLicensed, insured, and bonded crews move furniture, remove the old floor, install the new one, and clean up, usually in about one day.
5. 5Quality follow-upOur quality assurance team contacts you after installation to make sure everything is right.

How to Choose a Flooring Contractor

Whoever you hire, and whichever types of flooring you choose, the questions below separate a flooring contractor who will stand behind the floor from one who will not. Ask them before you sign anything.

Our guide to the most common flooring buying mistakes covers what goes wrong when these questions get skipped.

Common Questions About the Types of Flooring We Install