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This is a far more difficult question than you might think at first glance. After some thought, I guess I was being confused because I don't know which version of "best" you are using.

Concrete is probably most durable.

Carpet is probably most comfortable for bare feet if you live up north (as I do)

Hardwood or ceramic tile is possibly most aesthetically pleasing, but the former isn't very eco-friendly, and the latter can be cold unless you have radiant floor heading.

Bamboo seems like a more ecologically sound solution than hardwood, but is it sufficiently durable?

Linoleum (or dirt) are probably most cost-effective.

Marble and Slate are both nice-looking, albeit expensive solutions.

My implementation:

   foreach ( @rooms )
   {
      do { select LINOLEUM; next } if $self->poor();
      do { select CARPET; next } if $_->isa('LIVING AREA')
      do { select CERAMIC_TILE; next } if $_->isa('BATHROOM');
      do { select CERAMIC_TILE; next } if $_->isa('KITCHEN');
      select HARDWOOD;
   }
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At some point, I need to use Floor::Bamboo and see how well it works.

In reply to Re: Best Material for Floors: by papidave
in thread Best Material for Floors: by Petruchio

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