{"id":1551,"date":"2013-10-01T11:07:39","date_gmt":"2013-10-01T11:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1551"},"modified":"2013-10-01T11:07:39","modified_gmt":"2013-10-01T11:07:39","slug":"benefits-of-wooden-floors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/benefits-of-wooden-floors\/","title":{"rendered":"The Benefits of Wooden Floors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aesthetically, wooden floors look beautiful. They are hard wearing and warm underfoot, and a real bonus: they add value to your home. They can also be a healthier option as\u00a0they collect less dust and allergens than carpet or other floor coverings.<\/p>\n<p>There is no doubt that the look of a sold wood floor enhances any home.\u00a0 The fact that homes with sold wood flooring sell for higher prices than similar properties without, confirm the benefit of this investment.\u00a0 Wood flooring lasts longer than carpets or lino too.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><b>Solid wood flooring<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>Solid wood flooring is suitable to screw either directly onto existing floorboards or joists and even to chipboard or plywood.\u00a0 It can also be glued on a suitable underlay that has damp-proof and thermal properties.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Using a professional to lay your floor is advisable. \u00a0They will know to leave room for expansion and contraction for this natural product. \u00a0You can purchase wooden flooring that has been pre-finished making it easy to lay and instantly ready.\u00a0 The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/acatalog\/Solid_Hardwood_Unfinished.html\">unfinished solid wood<\/a> has to be finished once laid.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1554\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/acatalog\/Old-English-antique-solid-oak-flooring.html\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1554\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1554 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Oiled-Oak-1.png\" alt=\"Oiled Oak\" width=\"230\" height=\"268\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1554\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Floorboards can be supplied<br \/>prefinished like this <\/span>Oiled Oak<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><b>Engineered wood flooring<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>Engineered wood flooring has a top layer of solid wood (6mm) which is bonded onto plyboard.\u00a0 This gives them the same look as a solid wood floor.\u00a0 As with solid wood, these can be laid finished or unfinished.<\/p>\n<p>Engineered wood is more tolerant to humidity changes in the air and doesn&#8217;t need that same allowance for expansion and contraction that solid wood does.\u00a0 It is perfect to lay over under floor heating too.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/veneer-1.jpg\" alt=\"veneer\" width=\"250\" height=\"218\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><b style=\"font-size: 1em;\">Different woods<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>Both types of wood flooring are available from Livinghouse in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/acatalog\/Wood_Flooring.html\">range of finishes<\/a>.\u00a0 Solid wood choices include Oak, Elm, Walnut and the very durable Jatoba in wide planks as well as normal and parquet flooring blocks.\u00a0 Engineered wood flooring is available as Oak, Walnut, Teak, Maple, Wenge and Merbau.\u00a0 The oak engineered flooring is available in a number of different width planks.<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aesthetically, wooden floors look beautiful. They are hard wearing and warm underfoot, and a real bonus: they add value to your home. They can also be a healthier option as\u00a0they collect less dust and allergens than carpet or other floor coverings. 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