Choosing the Best One from the Contemporary Flooring Options Available

When it comes to choosing the flooring material for your property, you are flooded with options; there are stone, mosaic, tiles, woods, and the list goes on. Giving a wooden appearance to the flooring has come up as a current trend mainly due to the sophistication it adds to the interior of the property. However, even if you have already decided on that, and have already opted out option of stone or mosaic flooring, you are at the least left with three options; wood flooring, laminate flooring or tile flooring that looks exactly like wood. Here is some information on the three to make it easy for you to take the decision.

Wood flooring: Wood flooring primarily come in two types; solid hardwood flooring and engineered wood flooring. Solid hardwood flooring is made from timber planks of oak, birch, maple or elm and they can add the most natural look along with great comfort to the interior of your property. However, due to the increasing cost of solid wood, engineered wood flooring is used mostly nowadays. Engineered woods include layers of solid wood fused together in the form of plank, and they offer more or less the same look, and comfort of solid wood flooring. Bamboo flooring is also catching the market quickly.

Laminate flooring: Laminate floors are often confused with engineered wood floors due to their appearance; but actually the laminate floors are made up of synthetic material and are designed to simulate natural wood. It is a multilayered flooring material with a photographic applique layer covered by a transparent protective layer. The laminate flooring is much easier to install and maintain; and most importantly they come at a much lower cost than wood flooring. So, if you are looking for a budget friendly option, laminate flooring is perfect for you.

Tile flooring: Vinyl tiles make another very cost effective and useful flooring option. Vinyl tiles come in different appearances; and their latest variants simulate wood. The modern vinyl floor tiles are made up of colored polyvinyl chloride chips and are available in various thickness and shape. The best part about using tile flooring is its longevity and strength. For commercial purposes there can hardly be a better alternative than tile floors which offer a woody appearance. Tile flooring might not be a very environment friendly solution like the hardwood flooring, because it will have no effect in controlling the atmosphere within the room; but as a cost effective and highly durable solution, tile flooring has gained popularity across the world.