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4 Hard Flooring Options You Should Be Aware of (And How to Deal with It!)

Whether it is your dream home or your brand new office, you want to curate it the right way. Apart from the decor elements, your walls, floors, and furniture come together to create the aesthetic experience you want to create with your room. While the color of the walls and the style of furniture are usually given a lot of importance, it is the flooring that is going to emerge as the hero of any room considering its utility. 

With this in mind, you should choose the right material and flooring system for your premises. Here are a few hard flooring options that you can consider:

Hardwood

Solid wood flooring has been a preferred choice for people across the world for a long time, especially in the United States. Laying down hardwood flooring is actually quite simple. Wooden planks or boards that are 0.5 to 0.75 inches thick are nailed down to a wooden subfloor. Based on the sturdiness, and aesthetic that you are going for, wooden flooring can be of several types including oak, maple, or more exotic ones such as Brazilian cherry. 

Wooden flooring is sold in finished and unfinished types, where the latter requires you to sand and polish the wood before installation. Traditionally, manufactured finished hardwood flooring is a more preferable option because it is more durable. With wood flooring, one primary aspect that you should consider is that wood is not a renewable source. So, even though it looks very attractive as a flooring material, you should consider planting more trees as a way to give back to the environment. 

Rubber

When it comes to resilience and hardwearing, very few types of flooring endure the way rubber flooring does. Just look at the rubber flooring in airports. It is considered as one of the ideal types of flooring for places that are going to witness a lot of footfall. Tiny rubber granules are mixed with resin and laid down to create a durable rubber flooring system. Moreover, the anti-slipping quality of rubber, makes it a great choice for your kitchen and bathrooms as well. 

Of course, the look and feel of rubber flooring are unlike any other, making it a great option if you want to make your room stand out from the rest. But set aside the aesthetic appeal of rubber flooring, and it is a very safe and practical choice. You can add a contemporary look to your floor, while having flooring that is easy to clean, and resistant to stains, dents, and shocks. What’s more, you can also get your rubber surfacing expert to create a safe playpen for your children and prevent injuries that they would otherwise sustain in a playground or a concrete floor.

Tile

If you have been actively looking at hard flooring options for a while, it should come as no surprise to you that tiles feature on this list. Similar to rubber flooring, tile flooring is easy to clean and hardwearing. Tiles can be of two types: ceramic and porcelain. Out of these two options, porcelain tiles are more resistant and can work great outdoors. Tile flooring can come in many colors, and sizes, so you can customize it based on the aesthetic that you want for your room. 

Moreover, other alternative types of tiles such as quarry tiles, terracotta, and stone can be great choices for your flooring system. They all are made of different kinds of materials, so you can choose one based on your utility and the location that you want the tile flooring for. Some of the disadvantages of tile flooring include loud sounds while walking on the floor, and huge repair costs in case even a single tile cracks. So you have to be careful about the tiles to choose based on the number of people who are going to use the floor.

Laminate

Very similar to wood flooring but much cheaper and cost-effective, Laminate flooring is another great option if you are looking for a hard flooring system to install. In this type of flooring, multi-layered material is fused together, with HDF inner-core and an image of flooring types such as wood, or stone for the top layer. While it was considered as a cheap and knock-off alternative for wood flooring, it has since become a good alternative to consider in case you are looking for a durable flooring system at affordable prices. 

Laminate flooring systems are great for the indoors but should be avoided in kitchens or bathrooms. While most laminate systems are coated with waterproofing mixtures, they rarely endure over the years and so, too much contact to water can make the boards swell, and gradually deteriorate in quality.

Bottomline

With these hard flooring options at your disposal, you can create unique flooring systems for any room based on utility and performance. Flooring systems should ideally be durable, aesthetically pleasing, and enduring for a long time, and some of these hard flooring options can accomplish that and more. 

Ana Hoffman
Anna Hoffman is a part-time blogger who writes on Business, Technology, Digital Marketing, Real Estate, Lifestyle, and Educational topics.
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