Monday 16 July 2012

How to Choose Flooring


Between the charm of the wooden floor, the warmth of the carpet and practicality of vinyl floor, it is not always easy to choose the flooring.It is important to clearly define the needs because each coating has its own characteristics.

Depending on the type of room and your budget, the below practices will helps you make the right choice.

Flooring: define its needs

Before starting your work, ask yourself the following questions:

  • Do you prefer the comfort or aesthetics?
  • How much time would you spend on maintenance of your flooring?
  • What are yourhabits?

If the room is damp or is likely to be stained by food, it is best to choose a tile floor or a plastic.You cannot install afloating floorif you have under floor heating because their principles are contradictory.

The question of thebudgetis also very important.The price range is considerable for different types of flooring starts from $4 to $600 per square meter or more.Remember to take this criterion into consideration while choosing the flooring.

Flooring How to Choose Flooring

Different types of floor covering

Parquet:

Noble and charming, this type offloorgives a stamp to an interior.The hardwood floors are expensive but there is a real investment in time.If your budget is tight, you can choose a laminate floor with wood imitation as a cheaper option.An alternative option is to lay the laminate which consists of blades that fit into each other.It also put sub-layer insulation.

Although unlike the linoleum, we must add a touch of elbow grease to polish regularly in order to ensure its health and shine for a long time.

PVC;

Floors made of flexible plastic replica were upgraded substantially and are now treated as stain and scratch resistant.They combine many advantages like:

  • Low cost.
  • Easy going and clean.
  • You can even find those commercially, soilPVCthat mimic the floor or polished concrete.
  • The charm without drawbacks.

Despite an overall low cost, it is wise to invest in soil quality plastic.Thicker PVC gives you a feeling of better acoustic and thermal insulation. This is the ideal coating for places which are the most abused such as childrens rooms, entrances, kitchen, etc

Carpet:

The carpet retains 10% more heat than other types of flooring.However, it keeps the dust between its fibers and should be avoided if any member of your family suffers fromallergies.However, new carpets are treated well and do not attract more mites than traditional mattresses.The carpets provide good thermal and acoustic insulation.

A wool carpet is more durable and more comfortable but less easy to maintain.A synthetic carpet is less sensitive to crushing of the feet of furniture and less allergenic.However, it is reasonable to avoid carpets in rooms like theliving roomwhere the shod people or smokers may enter or stay.

Tile:

Thetileis also an easygoing flooring option.It cleans easily and can be disinfected thoroughly with detergent which is very important in rooms where perfect hygiene is necessary such as kitchen, bathroom or toilet.

  • Non-stick, tile can also be calmly tried as quickly cleaned.
  • Its natural insulating properties and combustible guard stops the spreading of fires.

Standards for flooring:

Each floor must meet a number of standards, imposed bythe nature of environment.Remember to check compliance with these provisions:

  • Heat & fire resistance.
  • Easy to clean & maintain.
  • Household products, etc

This is a guest post by Rajesh Kumar.

You can also check the level ofslipperinessof the floor which could help you avoid many unfortunate waterfalls. Although the wooden flooring or PVC is recommended for better grip and to avoid such accidents.

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