Types of flooring for the house

Flooring

Flooring is the part of home construction process which gives covering to the natural floor.

The flooring type can be chosen based on the preferences, flooring gives definite structure to the house.

Types of flooring

Some of the basic types of flooring are:

Tile flooringWood flooringStone flooringCarpet flooringVinyl flooring

Tile flooring

this is the olden type and have been used since many centuries.

The material used here is mainly made of porcelain and ceramic

Advantages

This is cost effective

It last for more duration

Easy replacement of the damaged portions

Easily cleaned

disadvantages

Installation process is very difficult

Difficulty in cleaning the stain

This brittles easily when rough materials are dropped.

Comparatively, this doesn’t give trendy look

Wood flooring

Wood flooring is of many subdivision like hardwood flooring, laminate flooring, bamboo, etc…

Most probably wood flooring composed of walnut maple, oak, timber, bamboo, etc….

Advantageous

Gives classy lookLasts longer for yearsEasy to cleanThe wood type

maintenance is very easyThis can be renewed by

periodical varnishing

disadvantages

Cost wise this is high

Installation difficulty is also more

They are not resistant to heat and sound

Stone flooring

This is the natural means of obtained flooring type next to wood.

The small stones drilled from quarries and used as flooring.

For e.g. marble, granite.

advantages

This is the olden method since followed due to the durability

This can be used in all the part of the house

The roughness depends on the type of stone flooring

disadvantageous

This is one of the costliest types

It requires more professionals for the careful installation

Some of these floor types are bad resistant to stains.

Carpet flooring

This is the trendy flooring type mainly made of synthetic items like polyester, fibers, etc…

It is available in all kind of designs and styles.The density of the carpet depends on the

need

advantageous

This is resistant to wear and tear

Best suited type when insulation is performed

Resistant to pests and debris

Wool carpeting is resistant to moisture and stain

disadvantages

It is costlier than other flooring types

It doesn’t last longer

Need more efforts in maintenance and installation

Get stain easily

Vinyl flooring

This type of flooring provides soft touch to the feet when roaming. This is of white colored material, it is added with coloring reagent to enhance the beauty and provide people with more option.

advantages

This is inexpensive than other type of flooring.

They are installed with ease and the cleaning process is done without more effort.

This is resistant to water

disadvantageous

The replacement should be done very frequently as they wear very soon

The vinyl quality varies, thus the soft one gets brittle soon.

They may cause some health issue to the less immune persons.

These are some of the flooring type used in by most of the home remodeling contractors or constructors.

There are still many types and explained very deeply in the following post http://homremo.blogspot.com/2015/11/flooring-types-for-home-remodeling.html

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