Different Types of Wood Flooring

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Which Type of Wood Flooring To Choose

• If you want to change your flooring, wood
  flooring is the best option. Wood Floors have
  incredible natural beauty and can go with modern
  as well as traditional décor. You can put wood
  flooring in any room. To choose the best Wood
  Flooring for your home, the below guide will help
  you to choose between laminate, engineered and
  Solid Wood Flooring.

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Laminate Flooring-

• It is a compressed fiberboard plank with a
  protective photographic image of wood.
• Cost- The Laminate Flooring price starts at 3
  per square metre.
• Ideal Places- Laminate Wood Flooring is best
  suited for Living Rooms, studies and playroom.

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Cons Pros

• Pros
• Cheap and Hardwearing.
• Easy to install.
• Wide range.
• Cons
• Wont look or feel exactly like natural or
  real.
• Easily swollen by moisture.
• Hard to fix, if damaged.

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Engineered Wood Flooring-

• It is consists of three or four layers of wood,
  stuck together to create a plant. It has real
  wood veneer on top.
• Cost- Price of Engineered Wood Flooring ranges
  from 19 per square metre to more than 166.
• Ideal Places- Living room, Dining Room,
  Bedrooms, kitchen are the best suited places for
  Engineered Wood Flooring. Avoid in places with a
  lot of humidity like bathrooms.

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Pros Cons

• Pros
• More stable than solid wood.
• More attractive than laminate flooring.
• Cheaper than solid Wood Planks.
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• Cons
• More expensive than laminate Flooring.
• Tongue and groove are harder to install than
  click lock ones.

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Solid Wood Flooring

• It is made from a single piece of wood. It is
  typically 18-20 mm thick.
• Cost- Solid Wood Flooring prices vary depending
  on the raw wood cost. It ranges from 15 per
  square metre to 82 per sq m.
• Ideal Places- You can install Solid Wood in
  hallways, living areas or anywhere with
  relatively consistent humidity.

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Pros Cons

• Pros
• Classy Look.
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• Cons
• Swells in damp and shrinks in dry.
• Tough to install.
• More expensive starting price.
• Amplifies sound.

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Reclaimed Wood Flooring-

• This Wood Flooring is made up timber that has
  been used in an older property.
• Cost- Reclaimed wood flooring price ranges from
  25 per square metre to well over 100 per square
  metre.
• Ideal Places- This type of wood flooring can be
  installed anywhere but avoid in bathrooms as
  constant moisture exposure may cause timber to
  swell.

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Pros Cons

• Pros
• Being reused timber, it is
  environment-friendly flooring option.
• Aesthetically pleasing
• Can be Painted
• Durable
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• Cons
• Expensive
• May get woodworm, if cracked or crumbled.
• Amplifies Sound

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Parquet Flooring-

• Engineered Parquet Flooring is a form of short
  wooden blocks or stripped.
• Cost- Prices start from 25 per square metre.
• Ideal Places- Suitable for anywhere expect humid
  areas like bathrooms.

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Pros Cons

• Pros
• Can create interesting patterns.
• More durable.
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• Cons-
• Expensive
• Tough to install
• Can fade in direct Sunlight.

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Bamboo Flooring-

• It is a grass rather than a wood, bamboo flooring
  has a unique grain pattern and can be extremely
  hard-wearing.
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• Cost- The prices of Bamboo Flooring start from
  20 per square metre.
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• Ideal Places- It works in most rooms. It is
  water-resistant but not a waterproof, so it is
  better to avoid in bathrooms.

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Pros Cons

• Pros
• Eco- Friendly and sustainable.
• Very Durable
• Easy to clean
• Water-Resistant
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• Cons
• Formaldehyde, a toxic substance is used as
  an adhesive for bamboo flooring.
• Prone to scratching

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