Have you thought about fitting oak flooring in your home?
Are you dreaming of the benefits that a new oak floor could bring to your home? If you look at the floor of your home and think that your carpet is starting to show signs of wear after only a few years, then a solid wood floor becomes increasingly appealing. The traditional appearance of a wooden floor adds a special ambiance to any room and is a great way to rejuvenate a tired-looking room.
What are the benefits of oak flooring?
The floor of your home is the surface that experiences the most wear. While your work surfaces will experience frequent use, they will not have to survive the constant footfall year after year that every floor must endure. Under such continual use, any carpet will need frequent replacement, but if you opt for a wooden floor, you can be sure that your new floor will be able to withstand regular use for many years. Engineered oak flooring could easily last for a lifetime with only minimal maintenance. If the time does come when your oak flooring is in need of a refresh, then you have only to clean it and apply a new finish to the floor rather than replacing the whole surface. In the event of serious damage or staining, you can sand down the surface to remove the stain before adding the oil finish; there is no need to rip out and renew the flooring.
Why engineered oak flooring?
While traditional oak flooring looks fantastic, there are a few disadvantages that always come with wooden flooring. Engineered oak flooring is designed to overcome the most significant of these disadvantages so that everyone can now enjoy oak flooring in almost any room in their home.
Traditional wooden floors are not always ideal in areas that suffer from variations in temperature. If you have seen a conventional wooden floor, then you may have noticed that there are often gaps between the planks. These gaps exist because as the temperature changes, the planks of a wooden floor will expand or contract, which often leads to gapping, which can become worse over time. Engineered oak flooring overcomes this problem by creating floor planks that have a top layer of real oak and a bottom layer of plywood. Once installed, the floor looks like any other oak floor, but it will now respond differently to alterations in moisture or temperature. Engineered oak flooring can be used in conservatories, utility rooms and many other locations where a conventional wooden floor would have been unsuitable. Talk to your supplier about installing engineered oak flooring today.