Choosing Your Floor

When choosing your new floor, there are several considerations that you need to take note of. There are many options available to you and you need to choose carefully as the floor is a costly and permanent fixture in your home.

One of the options that you have is wooden flooring. Wooden flooring is very popular as it gives the home a very warm, welcoming feel. Tiles and carpets are also good choices, but their maintenance can be a nuisance. Wooden floors also tend to be more durable and need very little attention, are resistant to wear and tear and give the home an overall pleasant and superior look.

Of course, once you’ve decided on wooden floors, you need to consult your budget. Wooden floors are pricey and you can afford to make the wrong choice. You can choose among ash, oak and most other hardwood trees. The most popular, however seems to be oak.

Now: Should you choose oak flooring or engineered oak flooring? There is a significant difference, as well as a price consideration. Let’s look at the benefits of engineered oak flooring:

  • Engineered oak flooring is more stable than solid oak flooring which means that it won’t expand and contract like solid oak flooring.

  • Although the bottom layers are made from a different kind of wood, you will only see the oak top layer. This means that you still have a strong floor with the oak look, but less of its vices.

  • This type of floor is also far more suitable for under-floor heating.

  • The oak layer is still thick enough to last as long as a solid oak floor would last.

  • The multi-layer board that is 22mm (0.86 inches) thick is far stronger and more durable than a solid oak floor.

  • Softer, waster growing wood is used to make the laminate wood from. This means that less oak can be used for the same effect, conserving the oak trees.

  • The floor is easier and faster to lay, saving time and money.

  • Engineered oak flooring produces longer and wider boards. In many respects these boards present a better-looking floor.

There are so many advantages to engineered oak flooring that it is easy to see why it is becoming the trend. This is especially good as more people want oak floors rather than tiles or carpets. Because the flooring uses less oak and more of the mass produced trees, oak is being conserved and that brings the cost of the flooring down.

No matter which flooring you choose, you home will look as if you’ve copied it from a celebrity’s house. We all want to look like superstars.