The floor is often a neglected part of a house, but worth paying attention to considering its ability to influence its entire look. If you are planning to refurbish your home, you should consider new flooring.

1. Choosing Wood Flooring for Your Home
Author: Jim Knight
The floor is often a neglected part of a house, but worth paying
attention to considering its ability to influence its entire look. If you
are planning to refurbish your home, you should consider new flooring.
Some might prefer the natural look more than carpeting, so there are
actually different choices these days. The benefit that a wooden floor
offers is that it comes with many choices in material and shades. It
makes any room look good. Before deciding on which sort of wooden
floor is to be used, certain pros and cons should be considered first. By
adopting this method you might be able to know that your selections
are perfect for you and your needs.
There is a wide variety in choices of wood flooring. It really depends
upon the taste and preference of the home owner or the kind of décor
appropriate for the job. Wood flooring can make any room look
marvelous except for a few rooms like the kitchen or bathroom. This is
due to the vast amount of moisture which gets accumulated in these
rooms.
Hardwood is one of the most popular choices for wood flooring. It is a
kind of wood that comes from certain trees which are denser than
others. The different type of trees includes bellawood, walnut, maple,
cherry, hickory and oak. The hardwood can be stained to look like any
other color out there or it can also be kept in its original form. For
example, in case of hardwoods like cherry and walnut, no stain is
required because the normal wood has a very rich texture.
After the selection process is over, you have to decide how you want
the finishing touches to look like. Pre finished wood can be an
excellent purchasing option if they are already pre-stained and covered
with a coating of polyurethane. This may not be the best way to go

2. considering the higher expenses compared to unfinished wood, but it
saves a lot of time.
Another alternative to this process is that you can install the wood
yourself and do the finishing. Although, in this case you also have to
do the sanding, staining and finish coating such as urethane. This
whole procedure of drying and sanding the wood between the coats
can take several days. The process can become even lengthier if you
decide to put on extra layers of polyurethane. But in the end of the
whole process you will have more protection on the wood.
There are some people out there who like the option of reclaimed
flooring, which is also known as distressed floor. This particular type of
flooring has its own unique feature. Due to its rough finish it does not
even show the smallest of scratches and nicks, which is almost as
good as a smooth surface.
Outside of using traditional wood flooring, laminate flooring is also a
good option. Laminate flooring resembles hardwood and with the best
laminates, you will have a hard time finding any difference between
the laminate and a real hardwood floor. A very good example of a
company which makes quality laminate flooring would be Armstrong.
Few other choices in wood flooring are cork floors or bamboo.
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