Wood Flooring Types You Need to Know!
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Flooring is an important part of any building, as it adds beauty and charm to every room. There are various flooring materials available in the market, among which wood is used since ancient times. Wood flooring provides everlasting beauty and classic interior of any home. They have high installation cost, but over the long run, they are economical as compared to carpets, which have to replace periodically.
Before installing wood flooring, it is very important to know about wood flooring types and their properties. Here we brief information about the wood flooring types available in the market.
Also Read: Types of Wood and Their Uses
Wood Flooring Types:
In general, there are three wood flooring types, which are given as follows:
01. Solid Wood Flooring:
Solid wood flooring planks are made from a piece of wood with a general thickness of 20 mm. Mostly, red oak, white oak, pine and maple, hickory, spruce are used for making solid hardwood boards. Solid wood flooring can be easily repaired by sanding several times over its lifetime. As it is made from natural wood, it is subjected to expansion and contraction in extreme temperatures.
02. Engineered Wood Flooring:
Engineered wood flooring is made with the core of plywood and a layer of solid wood attached on its top. It generally has a thickness of 8 mm to 15 mm. Engineered wood flooring can be used in areas like kitchen, as it is more dimensionally stable compared to solid wood flooring.It is most commonly used flooring as it costs less than solid hardwood and gives more attractive look than laminate wood flooring.
Courtesy - Sheogaflooring
03. Laminate Wood Flooring:
Laminate wood flooring is obtained by placing a layer of a photographic image of wood over a fiberboard. A protective coating is done on the photographic image for resistance against wear and tear, and also for giving finish to the laminate wood flooring. As it is a synthetic product, it does not give look and feel of natural wood.
Courtesy - Shawfloors
Mahadev Desai is the Founder and CEO of gharpedia.com and SDCPL a leading design consultancy firm having strong national presence. He has a degree in Civil Engineering (BE) and Law (LLB) and has rich experience of 45 years. Besides being the Editor in Chief, he also mentors team at GharPedia. He is associated with many professional bodies. He is also co-founder of 1mnt.in the first in Industry software for contractors’ billing. He is a voracious reader, edited 4 books, and pioneer of book reading movement in Gujarat, India.
