Who hasn’t marveled at the beauty of a home with a fine wood floor? It’s in our nature to love trees, to harvest them, and to replant them. Wood is a part of our lives and our homes. There are more choices now than ever before… a wood floor for every taste
1. Long Lasting
Good quality wooden floors last for decades – Whereas many people find themselves replacing carpets every 5 years, due to stains, holes, or shabbiness from everyday wear and tear. You will find that with a minimal maintenance program, these floors actually look better as the years go by.
2. Easier to Clean
Wood floors are easier to clean than carpets. The reasons for this are fairly obvious. A simple brush or light vacuum keeps your wooden floors looking great while carpets require a lot more maintenance. If dogs or children have dragged mud through the house a damp mop removes this muck with ease. Carpet owners at this stage would be screaming.
Whenever someone says, “I think tile or carpet might be easier to clean,” One can point to their wood floor cleaning tools. With only a swivel mop and sometimes a non-aerosol spray, one can clean their wood floor in less than half the time it takes to vacuum, scrub, or shampoo other floor coverings — making this the perfect summer house flooring. Wood doesn’t trap dust and fumes like carpet and doesn’t grow mold in the grout like tile. Best yet, fewer chemicals are needed.
3. More Hygienic
Wood flooring is more hygienic than carpets. There are some fairly horrifying reports out there detailing the parasites that carpets can harbour. If you were to read these reports you would not go anywhere near a carpet. These allergen-producing, dust mites, fleas or dust play havoc with allergy sufferers, a floor from wood eliminates this saving you money and extreme discomfort. This is particularly relevant to dog and cat owner’s.
4. Less odours
Not only are wooden floors more hygienic, but carpets also trap in unpleasant odours from animals or things that have been spilt. The aroma of a polished wooden floor is a delight and will make your home more inviting.
5. Medium for Under Floor Heating
Wood provides a great medium to install under-floor heating, which these days is considered by far the most efficient way to heat your house.
6. Cheaper Maintenance Compared to Carpet Flooring
If after a few years, your wood floor has been scratched or is a bit damaged due to heavy wear and tear. A simple sand and seal will bring it back to new again. This is a lot less costly than refitting a new carpet.
7. Timeless Appeal
One of the most important advantages of a hardwood floor, that many people tend to overlook is the timeless appeal that wood has. Carpet, linoleum and tile patterns and colours definitely go in and out of fashion – think of what we had in the 70’s. Wood’s appeal, no matter if lacquered or oiled, has lasted centuries and in my belief that is not about to change in fact wood is more popular now than ever.
8. Affordability
Wood was always considered only available to the very wealthy. Modern production methods have now meant that some types of flooring can be produced cheaply making wood floors available to all budgets.
9. Warmth and Feel
Stone and tile floors although as hygienic and easy to maintain as wood, don’t have the same warmth and feel that timber floors have.
10. Adds Value to Homes
Estate agents state that houses with wooden floors sell twice as easily compared to houses with other floor finishes. And there is no doubt that the value of your home does directly increase as a result of fitting a wooden floor.