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Wood
Floors - adding richness to your
home
This
is a life long product of natural beauty and durability. The main
aspects of wood flooring are its affordability, easy to maintain,
environmental soundness, and the beauty they lend to your homes.
Easy
to maintain: Maintenance is more than just sweeping and
mopping as you have to make sure you protect your wood floor from
moisture and heavy weight objects to avoid scratches.
Ecological
issues: They are also ecologically sound as they are
made from natural resources. Also gone are the days where timber
was cut down now forests are maintained and it is assured that
timber of double the quantity is planted.
Health:
Indoor air quality is one of the main issues of importance. Wood
floors do not have dust mites and have a clean and congenial environment
in the house.
The
different types of wood floors
Parquet
- parquet flooring there is a series of wood planks.
Plank
- it is a format which is linear and wide
Strip
- Strip is also linear flooring and it gives the illusion
of wider space..
Types
of wood floors
Acrylic
flooring: Acrylic flooring is where the acrylic material
is injected into the wood and makes it hard and durable. It is
used for many commercial installations and supermarkets, malls
and hotels. In the house also it is used in the kitchen.
Engineered
In this type of flooring the many layers of wood are pressed and
glued together. The grains present in the wood run in different
directions so that stability can be improved. It is mainly used
in areas with moisture concern like the basement.
Solid
Solid flooring is done from one piece of wood from the top to
bottom irrespective of its width or length. It helps us to have
custom and the same kind of floor in any room of our office or
home. There are many options available to it which helps us to
create wonders.So what are you waiting for? Go ahead and get wood
floors for your dream home.
There
are many more flooring articles in our flooring
section. There is more specific information in the links at
the beginning of this article. They can guide you where you need
to go.
Hardwood
vs Laminate
The difference is more than you think, or maybe not!
Good
Carpet is best!
There is nothing like walking barefoot on great carpet
Caring
for Hardwood is easier than you think.
Just vacuum and you are done.
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