Flooring That Looks Great Without Burning a Hole in Your Pocket

Many people judge a house by the kind of flooring it boasts. Sometimes it is as much an issue of maintaining an already fine floor; but quite often it is a matter of choosing the correct material for the room. Wood flooring is pretty much maintenance free, is easy to care for, and has a clean and uniform look which gives a sense of luxury too. For example, you can use cheap hardwood flooring in rooms where you don't expect to have either heavy traffic or need to use heavy furniture. Ideally, you can get it overlaid with solid wood and it looks like a hardwood floor. Alternatively you could get a 6mm thick ply board overlay. Check out the kind of finish you want — satin lacquered, antique brushed matt and matt lacquered or anything else.

On the other hand, should you opt for laminate wood flooring, depending on the room you are laying it, you can look at different effects. Just remember not to use it in the wash rooms or anywhere there is likelihood of water spillage. Laminate wood comes in a wide range of prices and styles, such as a full plank effect, a two or three strip effect and also one that looks like a ceramic tile effect board. One thing to keep in mind with laminated flooring is that it should be fitted on a good quality sound-proofed underlay. If the different ranges come with matching trims such as door bars, skirting boards, scotia, pipe covers and other edging, then you know you have got yourself a good deal.

The biggest advantage of laminate flooring is that it is more durable and versatile than other kinds of flooring making it ideal for rooms with heavy traffic. It comes packaged in tongue and groove planks which will be slotted into each other. Laying the tiles horizontally from the window will allow the tiles to pick up the light. You get both style and insulation with laminate flooring since it has many layers built into it to protect against water damage etc.

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