The advantages of oak flooring in your home

Posted on January 17, 2014 at 2:57 pm

Flooring is part of the interior design of a house. There are different types of floors which can be used in interior home designing. Wood flooring is just one example of flooring that has become so popular among home owners. There are also many types of wood floors and oak floors are one of them. Oak flooring involves the use of oak wood in flooring homes and offices. This type of flooring has so many merits over other flooring types. Some of its advantages include the following:

Oak is a hardwood which acts as an insulation layer inside the house. It helps in capturing and retaining warmth in the house especially during the cold season. Unlike other types of floors which get too cold during the winter season, oak floors remain warm all the time. Oak wood also has shock absorption qualities.

Oak flooring is more durable compared to other floor types. It can last for years without even requiring repair or replacement. The other advantage is that the oak floor is stain resistant, it does not get stained easily and even if it gets stained the stains are easily removable.

These types of floors are so easy to install and maintain unlike other floors. The cost of installing them is lower compared to other floors.oak floors are so easy to clean because they are dirt resistant. They attract very little dust. The cleaning process is as simple as simple can be it only requires a mop and the work is done. After cleaning, the floor appears not only clean but also fresh and new.

The floors are versetile; they can be fixed in all the rooms inside your house. You can install them in the bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, sitting room as well as the toilet. They are not slippery floors and therefore they do any pose any danger in the bathroom or toilet.

Oak flooring adds value to your home. If you were to sell a house which has oak floors the price will likely be higher compared to the price of a house with other types of floors.
The other good thing about these types of floors is that you can choose a floor which complements the kind of furniture in your house or the painting on the walls.The floors cannot tear off easily because oak wood contains tannic acid which prevents it from tearing and also keeps off insects like mites and prevents any bacterial and fungal attacks.

Oak flooring can be of different textures depending on the type of oak wood used, we have the soft oak hardwood and the red oak hardwood. After installing the floors you can as well decide to add some decorative finishing on top of it without altering the real appearance of the floor.

Even if the floor was to be removed or replaced, the process or removing it is as simple as the process of installing it, because all that needs to be done is to undo the side screws and the glue and the surface will be out.

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