Things To Consider When Looking For The Right Flooring For Your House

Aug. 1, 2011 - PRLog -- Carpets are an exceptionally quiet floor covering choice, which is another great benefit.

A great sound insulator, a great benefit of carpets is that they absorb household noise. The noise of electronic equipment such as televisions, stereos and computers are absorbed by carpet.

Carpets absorb noise of children playing, which is great if you have a young family. Carpet also acts as a great sound barrier between floors and does so by blocking sound transmission in between rooms.

Like glazed tiles, unglazed tiles can be used in many different areas of your home. Unglazed tiles are different from glazed tiles in a number of ways though. Unglazed tiles are the same colour all the way through.

If an unglazed tile is scratched or chipped the damage will not be as noticeable as with glazed tiles. Depending on the type of unglazed tile you install you might need to use a special sealer.

There are numerous benefits to laminate flooring. Laminate flooring is extremely durable because it is scratch and dent resistant. In addition to being scratch and dent resistant, the durability of laminate flooring extends to stain resistance and moisture control.

Laminate flooring is a good noise insulator and is fast and easy to install. The durability of laminate floors make them a good investment because they do not scratch, dent, fade, scuff or wear over time, making them extremely durable. Laminate flooring is moisture resistant and a great choice in high traffic areas.

Engineered hardwood has a variety of grades of the same wood or a variety of layers of wood as its main composition. The layers and grades in the engineered hardwood is stacked and glued together using heat and pressure.

The main advantage of engineered hardwood is that the planks are more structurally sound. Engineered hardwood is very durable and is not likely to gap, buckle, twist or cup. Engineered hardwood flooring isn't affected as easily by temperature and humidity as solid hardwood is.

With solid hardwood flooring you have to be careful about where you install it but with engineered hardwood flooring it can be installed above, below or on ground level.

Cork flooring is similar to bamboo flooring in that both are very environmentally friendly. Cork flooring does not harm the tree at all.

The cork is harvested by cutting away the outer bark of the cork oak tree, saving the tree altogether.

Regrowth of the bark occurs in about ten years. Since the tree is not damaged to make cork flooring, it is a very environmentally sustainable choice.

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