Wood flooring choices today offer a bounty of colors that can suit any style of home.But it's not just color that makes wood floors stylish. There are other features including the wood grade,type of cut and size of flooring pieces that contribute to style.From rustic to elegant,you will find there is wood flooring that will suit your needs.
Wood flooring is manufactured in several sizes.There is strip flooring which is linear and approximately 3 ¼ inch wide.Plank flooring also comes in rectangular pieces but is much wider than strip flooring at approximately 6 inches.Parquet flooring refers to wood flooring that can be installed in a geometric design.
Flexibility, Stability and Strength...
So what makes up these strips, planks and flooring pieces? Flooring is now created using technology that builds flexibility,stability and strength in the wood pieces.The types of wood floors manufactured today include the following.
Solid flooring - each piece is solid wood
Engineered flooring - wood pieces are pressed together with layers of wood assembled so that the grains of each layer run in varying directions for extra stability
Acrylic Impregnated flooring - acrylic injected wood creates a highly durable floor
You can choose a style of wood flooring and in a particular shape. But there are even more features that create your wood floor styling.Of course the type of wood you choose has a big impact on the floor's appearance. Flooring is made out of woods like cherry,maple,oak,pine,walnut,mahogany and bamboo.
There are even different grades of flooring that include select, clear, common and first,second and third grades.Clear wood is defect free while select wood is almost free of defects.The various grades define the appearance of the wood,imperfections,quantity of knots and wormholes,and the natural characteristics left intact.
Each flooring piece will also reflect the way the original board piece it was made out of was cut.The choices include plainsawn,quartersawn and riftsawn.The plainsawn is the most frequently used board cut and allows for obvious grain patterns.
Finish Your Style with Color and Protective Coatings
Color is another feature to consider.There is a wealth of colors meaning you can order any stain color you desire to match your decor. And just as nice is the fact that wood flooring finishes protect your flooring while creating the kind of sheen you want.You can choose gloss levels that include the following.
Penetrating stain with wax - stain hardens to give flooring extra protection and dries to a low gloss satin sheen
Urethane - sold as oil-modified,moisture cured,or water based and as satin or gloss;different types dry an amber color or non-yellowing color
Varnish - adds strong protective coating that dries to a light amber color
The many characteristics of wood flooring in Singapore make it fun to shop for because you can get the exact floor appearance you want by carefully considering each one.Today's hardwood floors are nothing like the hardwood floors your grandmother swept with a broom. Hardwood flooring today is stylish,durable and decorative.
