When it comes to picking floors, every Orange County flooring contractor has a few favorites in their portfolio. What makes these floors contractor favorites? It could be the appearance, durability, or ease of care.
Here are a few of the flooring products loved by Inspired Remodels. With just a look, we think these will quickly be your faves too. Which one goes best in your house?
Engineered Hardwood Plank Flooring
In California, the days of traditional hardwood flooring have come and gone. In its place? Engineered hardwood flooring.
Hartco manufactures engineered hardwood planks that not only deliver on luxury but also double down on durability. They look like solid hardwood because the top, visible layer of the plank is a hardwood veneer. This is an actual wood layer, just not as thick as traditional hardwood.
But you’ll love the way they perform like traditional hardwood when it comes to durability. Most engineered wood planks stand up to sanding and refinishing over the life of the floor.
We love floors that fit challenging spaces. Engineered hardwood floors work in places where humidity and temperature present a challenge. They work over radiant heat and concrete slabs, too.
Forget the detergents, waxes, and polishes. Simply wipe up spills and clean with a dry dust mop or sweep with a broom. A vacuum fitted with a soft, horsehair brush (no rotating beater bars, please) works well too.
As a flooring contractor, Inspired Remodels also loves LVP flooring as it does not require acclimation. Unlike hardwood flooring, LVP planks can be installed as soon as the subfloor is prepared. That means less disruption in the home during installation.
Who doesn’t love that?
Provenza Hardwood Flooring
We confess an affinity for California companies. Like Inspired Remodels, Provenza calls California home.
But more than an affinity, we absolutely love the handcrafted, artisan nature of Provenza flooring products.
When you look at these hardwood planks, you quickly notice that no two boards are the same. That’s because each plank receives careful handcrafting before being shipped for installation in your home.
African Plains collection by Provenza
The variation in grain and stain gives these floors a real luxury feel. They also create handscraped and hand-distressed flooring for a more rustic and old-world vibe, perfect for Spanish architecture. In a world of mass-produced hardwoods, it’s nice to know one California company still values artisan work.
If you want the warmth and luxury of real hardwood and appreciate craftsmanship, you’ll make Provenza flooring one of your faves too.
Wood Look Tile
Bedrosians and select other flooring manufacturers created a flooring contractor’s dream product. If porcelain tile had a baby with hardwood, they would create wood-look tile.
This is the wood flooring that goes where wood dares not. Put it in the bathroom, heck, put it on the shower floor. As with any other tile product, wood-look tile stands up to water.
Flooring that looks like wood and wears like tile makes it a flooring contractor fave for kitchen floors. Go ahead, spill the milk and splash the marinara. Then bend down and wipe it up with a paper towel.
Inspired Remodels recommends waterproof floors for bathrooms and busy kitchens. When you want the look of wood, but it is not practical, go for wood-look tile.
Can you tell this isn’t a real wood floor?
Orange County Flooring Contractors at Inspired Remodels
Inspired Remodels offers full flooring services. Install new flooring as part of a larger renovation or remodeling project, or do it as a stand-alone project.
Each flooring job includes assistance with selecting the right flooring to meet your needs, subfloor preparation, installation, and cleaning up when the job is done.
Change your flooring and change the look of any room. What flooring will be your new favorite for 2026?
