A New Study Unveils Homeowner Flooring Preferences Costs and Market Trends

United States, 13th Aug 2025 – InstantFlooringQuote.com, a digital platform that provides homeowners with instant, side‑by‑side quotes from vetted flooring professionals, today released its 2025 Flooring Quotes & Trends Study. The report examines how consumers shop for new floors, what materials they prefer and the costs they should budget for. The findings aim to arm homeowners and contractors with transparent information and support newsrooms covering the evolving home‑renovation market.

“Too many people delay replacing worn‑out floors because they don’t know how much they should expect to pay or what material will work best,” said Ronald Don, founder of InstantFlooringQuote.com. “Our study pulls together third‑party research and our own market intelligence to demystify flooring costs and highlight trends that can help homeowners budget wisely and get quality results.”

Key Findings from the 2025 Flooring Quotes & Trends Study

• Homeowners are planning flooring projects despite economic headwinds. The Home Improvement Research Institute found that 12 % of respondents planned to replace or refinish their flooring in 2024, making it one of the top three planned renovation projects. However, cost remains a major barrier; 61 % of homeowners who postponed or cancelled a project cited budget concerns.
   
• Consumers start the year by shopping for floors. Roomvo’s 2024 Flooring Trends Report shows that 28.3 % of global flooring visualisations occur during the first three months of the year, and January is now the single most popular month to shop for flooring. The beginning of the year is when many homeowners set budgets and plan major purchases.
   
• Living rooms drive renovation activity. The same report found that 43 % of shoppers uploaded a photo of their living room when browsing flooring options, making it the most common space for renovation. InstantFlooringQuote.com data mirror this trend: nearly half of quote requests on the platform involve living or family rooms.
   
• Luxury vinyl tops the material charts; laminate surges in Europe. Luxury vinyl secured 23.9 % of global flooring visualisations in 2023, becoming the world’s most popular flooring material. Laminate flooring has made a comeback—particularly in Europe—where it accounted for 22.1 % of flooring visualisations and edged out wood. Analysts at Anchor Peabody note that laminate, once considered a budget option, “has made a significant comeback as visuals and performance have attracted interest from builders and homeowners”.
   
• Beige and brown dominate colour choices. Neutral tones continue to reign supreme: more than three‑quarters of global flooring products visualised were beige or brown, with beige alone representing 44.4 % of all visualisations.
   
• Global flooring market remains robust. Grand View Research estimates that the global flooring market was worth USD 360.7 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 534.6 billion by 2030, a 6.8 % compound annual growth rate. The Asia‑Pacific region accounted for 65.4 % of revenue in 2024, with the residential segment making up more than half of market share.
   
• Costs vary widely by material and labour. A cost guide by Modernize shows that carpet costs roughly USD 1–6 per sq ft, vinyl plank USD 2–3 per sq ft, linoleum USD 2–4.80 per sq ft, engineered wood USD 2.40–6.40 per sq ft, laminate USD 4–8 per sq ft, hardwood USD 6–12 per sq ft, porcelain/ceramic tile USD 3–10 per sq ft and natural stone USD 7–20 per sq ftmodernize.com. Homeowners should budget USD 1–2 per sq ft for labour, plus extras such as underlayment for laminate (USD 1.80 per sq ft), carpet padding (from USD 0.61 per sq ft) and demolition/tear‑out fees (USD 50–475 total)modernize.com. These ranges reflect national averages; real‑world quotes can vary by region and contractor.
   
• Renovation spending remains high but softening. Houzz’s 2025 Houzz & Home Study indicates that 54 % of U.S. homeowners completed renovation projects in 2024, but the median spend dipped to USD 20,000 (down from USD 24,000 in 2023. Despite economic pressures, 90 % of renovating homeowners hired professionals. InstantFlooringQuote.com users frequently report that obtaining transparent quotes helps them decide whether to DIY or hire a professional.

How InstantFlooringQuote.com Helps

InstantFlooringQuote.com is designed to take the guesswork out of flooring projects. The platform connects homeowners with vetted installers, offers side‑by‑side quotes within minutes and provides educational resources on materials and maintenance. Customers can filter by budget, material, eco‑friendly options and installation timelines. Because the service is free to homeowners, it also offers contractors a cost‑effective way to reach qualified leads.

“Our mission is to empower homeowners with clarity and choice,” Don added. “When people understand the cost of a hardwood floor versus luxury vinyl, or realise that labour averages only one to two dollars per square foot so that they can make decisions confidently. We believe transparency benefits both homeowners and local flooring professionals.”

About the 2025 Flooring Quotes & Trends Study

The study synthesised publicly available data from research firms (Grand View Research, Roomvo, Houzz, the Home Improvement Research Institute and others) with anonymised internal quoting data from InstantFlooringQuote.com. The goal is to help journalists, contractors and consumers understand current market conditions, emerging preferences and realistic price ranges. Detailed charts, state‑level averages and methodology notes are available upon request.

Media Contacts

Press Enquiries

• Rita James, Media Relations Manager – InstantFlooringQuote.com (press@instantflooringquote.com)
   
• Phone: +1‑201‑709‑2057

Interview Requests

To schedule an interview with our Founder or request custom data sets, please contact our media relations team at the email above.

About InstantFlooringQuote.com

Founded in New Jersey, USA, InstantFlooringQuote.com is a technology‑driven marketplace that simplifies flooring projects. By combining a network of certified installers with real‑time pricing data, the platform delivers instant, comparable quotes tailored to each homeowner’s needs. For more information or to obtain a free flooring estimate, visit InstantFlooringQuote.com.

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