Solid Oak Wood Flooring
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Solid Oak Flooring Information
Oak wood flooring is one of the most exciting and traditional woods that you could have installed in your home or business. With a wide and wonderful spectrum of solid wood oak flooring, there shouldn't be a floor that won't fit the wonders of your home. The advantages of choosing oak flooring are immense; not only is oak highly regarded all across the United Kingdom, as well as the world, but it is a brilliantly versatile and strong flooring choice. Having often been chosen to symbolise strength and beauty via a variety of coats of arms and badges, oak is indeed one of the most respected trees in the world and therefore produces one of the most appetising floors that money can buy.
Of course once that you have chosen the type of oak floor that you want, whether it is the Oak Butterscotch or the Antique Diamond flooring, you may want to know the advantages of buying solid oak flooring.
Advantages of Solid Oak Flooring
As you may know, there are a variety of floors out there in the world and solid wood flooring is one of the most natural and reliable flooring materials in the world. Manufactured from solid planks of timber, solid oak flooring is one of the most durable and unbeatable flooring choices on offer. As oak wood has always been in fashion and there are a variety of different gradients and tones out there, your floor is guaranteed never to go out of fashion.
As solid oak flooring has a Janka hardiness rating of 1290, it is considered the benchmark rating of wood hardiness, making it perfect for any floor that expects large amounts of wear and traffic. Of course, traditional solid oak flooring can work well in any home and is often a tool used to expand the natural ambience of a room. Due to the fact that solid oak flooring is so durable, it can last for generations without having to be renewed and can actually increase the value of your home. In fact, thanks to a recent survey, it was discovered that on average, homes with solid wood flooring throughout their interior will actually sell quicker than those without.
Of course, whilst installing solid wood flooring into your house, it is important to think about your family. If you have children who suffer from allergies for example, you may be interested to know that solid oak floors offer excellent protection in the ways of hygiene. Due to their smooth surfaces and glossy exteriors, oak solid wood floors tend to attract less dust and plant pollen, which is excellent for those of us who suffer from sniffles during those early months of the year. Also, because they are allergy friendly, it also means that oak solid wooden floors are brilliant for cleaning and take the minimum amount of effort to sweep and mop.
Like other wooden floors, solid oak is also brilliant and even enjoyable to maintain. Besides of course the occasional clean, you may also enjoy laying protective oils and waxes to make sure that your oak floor remains absolutely fabulous for years to come. Please check out our fantastic range of Osmo, Sika and Bona Products.
The next choice that you may wish to make is whether you want to lay the floor yourself or have fitters do the work for you. Although laying your own floor may seem rather daunting, it is something that more and more people across the United Kingdom are finding attractive; whether they do it to prove their DIY prowess or just want to embark on a new project for a couple of weeks, there's absolutely no reason why you couldn't get your hands dirty and try working with solid wooden flooring for yourself, see our Porta nailer range to see some of the tools which may act usefully.
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