Hard wood flooring gives home interiors a natural beauty, warmth and timeless appeal that it is almost impossible to achieve with other flooring options. Timber flooring has become so popular now that many homeowners are choosing to sand and restore the original floor of their home, or having new hard wood flooring installed.
Naturally Wood are specialists in the installation, restoration and repair of hard wood flooring for homes, businesses and commercial properties. We shall look here at the benefits of hard wood flooring in the home, the choice of wood available and the range of different finishes.
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Hard Wood Flooring in the Home - The Benefits
Practical - Hard wood flooring is a fantastic choice for the home because it works well in any room in the house, including areas that will experience heavy footfall, such as the hallway and living room. Once installed, your flooring is easily maintained and we can advise you on the relevant floor products to use.
Aesthetic - Nothing beats the natural beauty of hard wood flooring. It will enhance your interior and can even add value to your home and estate agents will use this in their property description.
Versatile - There are many different woods to choose from in a variety of colours and grain variations to suit your interior. Timber types, include popular woods such as oak or maple, to the more exotic, such as teak or wenge. Your choice of wood, combined with the patterns and finishes offered by Naturally Wood, means you can create truly bespoke flooring.
Durable - Hard wood flooring is very robust. With the right care and maintenance your solid wood floor can last generations - as much as 100 years - so it is well worth the investment.
Long-Lasting - Wood floor that is dull or damaged can easily be restored to its former glory, whereas other flooring options have much shorter life-spans. A carpet has an average life-span of about ten years, laminate flooring at best between ten and 20 years and vinyl 25 years
Allergy-free - Carpets trap dirt and dust, but any particles on a solid wood floor will remain on the surface where they can easily be vacuumed up or swept away. For this reason, hard wood flooring is a healthier alternative for allergy sufferers.
Easy to Clean - Hard wood flooring is easier to clean than other flooring options such as carpet. Liquid spills, for instance, can be wiped clean right away from the surface of a hard wood floor, but is difficult to remove from a carpet. A carpet with stubborn stains that are difficult to remove will have to be replaced.
Natural - Solid hard wood flooring is environmentally friendly, because wood is a sustainable product. You can find timber to suit all kinds of interiors, from contemporary flats to traditional homes.
Hardwood Flooring - Oils, Lacquers or Wax Finishes?
If you are opting for hard wood flooring in the home, there are a range of different finishes to choose from including oils, lacquers and waxes. What works best for you is really down to practical reasons and personal taste, but to help you here is our brief guide to some of the options.
Oiled Finishes - This is a popular choice in the home and it helps protect the wood from dirt and dust. Oiled floors do require some maintenance, as the oil needs to be re-applied after 18 months, but this can be easily done by the householder. The benefit of oiled floors is that marks can be touched up without having to replace the floor.
Satin Lacquered Finishes - This produces a shiny, durable finish, suitable for areas with high levels of footfall. The surface can keep its sheen for up to ten years, depending on how often it is used. However, if you need to remove marks or scratches the whole surface would need to be sanded and re-lacquered.
Matt Lacquered Finishes - The overall finish is similar to an oiled floor. However, the finish does not need to be maintained regularly like an oiled floor. However, you cannot touch up individual marks, as you can with an oiled floor.
Waxing - This gives floors an attractive shine, although the overall look is not as glossy as a lacquered floor. Waxed floors require six to 12 months maintenance, depending on how often the floor is used. As in oiled floors, any marks or scratches can be dealt with individually.
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