Monday 21 April 2014

Must-Consider Factors While Choosing The Wood Floor

The trend of wooden flooring in Newcastle, Sunderland and Morpeth is soaring. There several benefits of installing the wooden floor in your house. It is affordable as well easy to clean and maintain. It is one of the healthiest options of all. There are several factors to be considered while choosing the right wooden floor. Let us discuss some of them in detail. Here we go...

1.    Size: They are available in the standard widths. The choice of the width will depend on the type of effect you want to give to your room. Broad boards will make your room look small, where as thinner boards will make your room look longer. So, choose according to your needs and requirements.

2.    Colour: The colour that you choose will be responsible for the look of the entire room. Select it according to the decor and the one that matches with the furniture, wall and ceiling of the room. Darker shades will give a cosy and traditional look while light colour will give a rich, trendy as well as the contemporary look to your room.

3.    Species: There are various species of wood, each with its own graining. Choose the one according to your own preferences. The most popular ones of all are maple and oak. Other species include white ash, cherry, walnut and yellow birch, to name a few.

4.    Finishes: There are three main types of finishing; high gloss, semi gloss and matte. The high gloss will highlight marks; where as the matte finish will be less noticeable and remains beautiful for the longer time.

I hope that the above mentioned points help you to choose the right wooden floor that is just perfect for your home and the one that suits all your requirements. Goo d luck with that!