Solid Wood Flooring

written by: Claire Jennings; article published: year 2008, month 01;


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Solid wood floors are one single piece of wood and usually come with ‘tongue and groove’, which enables easy installation and no glue-ing. They are available in both pre- finished and unfinished styles to suit the customer. Installations of wood floors are easy as it can be glued to the floor or it can be nailed down with a porta-nailer. In order to make the wood flooring last long, you can recoat and refinish it several times.

Using solid wood flooring for your home adds warmth and character to the rooms. The visual appearance of these floors is boosted by the natural characteristics of the wood.

They come in various varieties of wood species, colors and widths. The classic hardwoods like white oak, maple, red oak, and are easily available. Many manufacturers now offer exotic hardwood species from all over the World. As the demand is growing higher and higher the solid wood manufacturers are enhancing their ranges with better finishes and state of the art construction techniques.
As the choice is wide, it has become very difficult for one to make the right choice.

Wood flooring adds to the overall beauty of your home making it more of place that reflects your decorating tastes. When compared to the wood effect laminates, the solid flooring stands out with many advantages. The important among them is the value that it adds to your home. The resale value of your home or apartment can rise because solid floors are a selling point. Wooden flooring helps in giving the desired aesthetic look, feel and comfort.

Solid wooden floors have better acoustic properties when compared to laminate flooring. The laminate flooring creates a loud hollow sound with foot traffic. The solid wood flooring is preferred to laminate flooring in most of the apartment buildings because of sound pollution problems.

It increases interior air quality, giving you a healthy living environment. The level of chemical emissions is low when compared to other wood products. Solid wood floors do not accumulate and trap dust, particulates and allergens when compared to carpets. For individuals who are suffering from asthma, this is a good solution.

The most attractive feature is the maintenance part. It is very easy to clean and it does not accumulate dirt or debris. To keep your floor shining the only thing needed is a weekly wipe with a damp mop and vacuuming. After installing solid wood floor, no need to worry about spills. Just wipe it of with a cloth.
As long term solution the solid wood flooring offers you good value for money. When compared to the amounts that you have spend for replacing the carpets over the years, it saves 40% of your home maintenance account.

For more information visit Wood Flooring Direct or Factory Direct Flooring

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