What type of Wood Flooring are you going to choose?

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With several choices from

-      The type of wood

-      The width of the planks of wood flooring

-      The thickness of the wood flooring planks

-      The installation methods, floating or nailed

The choices may seem unlimited. It is true you will have a wide assortment to choose from, but your considerations should include

-      What finish? - lacquered or oiled

-      What pattern? – parquet or planks

-      What type of wood flooring? – Solid or Engineered

-      What type of sub floor? Wood or concrete

-      How much wear?

-      What is your budget?

-      Does your choice of wood flooring come from managed forests?

Each wood type will provide its own unique advantages and appearance. The most common types of wood flooring are Oak, Maple, Cherry, Larch and Walnut. As for colour and pattern you will have choices such lacquered which give the flooring a shiny finish or oiled which leaves a matt finish, others finishes will vary depending on which colour stain you decide on.

Solid wood flooring is milled from single piece of timber, comes in a wide range of dimensions and styles and is available finished (lacquered, oiled and hand scraped) or unfinished (the final finish is applied in situ) as strips and as planks.

Engineered wood flooring is composed of layers of wood in the form of a plank. The top layer is the wood, then a middle layer (the core) and finally a backing. This form of wood floor construction makes the flooring extremely stable.

Choosing unfinished flooring may save you some money with your initial purchase. However you will need to sand your floors before you will be able to apply a stain and finish and this process will cost you extra.

Pre-finished wood flooring will cost you more to purchase but you will not have to worry about sanding, staining and finishing and sometimes you are not guaranteed a perfect finish as you will do with machine finished wood flooring.

Remember wood flooring is a lasting investment which compliments either an old, period or a modern house, giving you, family and your home many years of enjoyment.