Wood
flooring, especially oak flooring for its strength and beauty, has been the
product of choice for flooring material since permanent homes were built.
For
hundreds of years this versatile material has been used for its warmth, beauty,
character and its unmatched ability to continue looking great for years and
years, being able to ‘fit in’ and enhance any surrounding décor.
Unlike
carpet, oak flooring can last the lifetime of the property, which is another
reason for its popularity over the centuries.
It’s
both renewable and recyclable, easy to keep clean and maintain (making it a
good choice for people with allergies) and is available in many different
finishes.
The
finished appearance of an oak floor is defined by the width of the planks
within, the most common and suitable being from 150mm up to 200mm, and
obviously by the chosen finished colour and texture.
Oak
Floors Online supply a range of finishes, from brushed and naturally oiled oak
with a slightly textured finish to coloured or stained hand scraped oak
flooring.
A
good range of unfinished oak flooring is also available, enabling the buyer to
finish it with whatever suitable product they prefer.
Oak
flooring usually looks best when the boards are installed parallel to the
longest wall of the room because installing them parallel with the shortest
will visually reduce the room’s size.
Also
the best jointing appearance for plank oak flooring is when the ends of the
boards are random within the floor, with no two joints being within 150mm of
each other.
Although
the only oak flooring product years ago was solid oak, engineered oak is now available,
which combines the durability of oak with the stability of plywood.
With
modern sustainability systems and strategies becoming more and more effective,
oak flooring will continue to be the flooring product of choice for many years
to come.
Not
only will it last within your home for decades and longer, these procedures and
regulations on harvesting oak trees will result in oak flooring being available
for improving and enhancing our homes for the foreseeable future.
