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Knowing The Various Types Of Timber Flooring For Your Homes

samples of timber flooringWe all know how beautiful timber floors can be for your homes. However, choosing from the many types may be a little bit tricky. To help you choose the right timber flooring for you, a list of the types of timber flooring is worth knowing.



Timber floors may be from solid wood or timber in its purest form. It is sliced form a single piece of timber, which could be either hardwood or softwood. You can choose from the numerous list of finish materials for solid wood, such as varnish, paint, lacquer or oil. It is said to be the most enduring type, but it requires regular maintenance like every five to eight years refinishing.



A parquetry timber flooring utilizes great-looking geometrical shapes. This type is from the various hardwood species. Like the solid wood, it needs sanding and sealing once the floor has been placed.

Floating timber floors or engineered floors with a pre-finished feature are those that are placed on top of your old floor. The distinguishing mark of this type of floor is that it has a thin timber coating pasted on a thicker plywood. The assembly is then coated in a quality clear finish at the factory. This may cost more, but it needs little maintenance for no sanding and sealing is required. Once placed, you can instantly enjoy your floors with no need for acclimatizing or finishing. You may choose from an extensive variety of hardwoods indigenous to Australia or from those from Europe and Asia.



Laminate floorings may use an entirely synthetic material or combined with natural wood with an attractive coating or melanin resin, able to last for twenty years or so. This type of timber floors appear like photocopies of timber applied with a durable heavy duty and quality laminate finish, which is in itself securely fastened on a fibreboard base with a density of either low, medium or high. These are more affordable and like the floating floors, you can move in once the floors are installed. Make sure with your timber merchant that the laminate floor you have chosen has a guarantee of not less than ten years.



For decking, you can choose hardwood timber, which are very tough, durable and have high density. This type of timber is treated to ensure a quality and long-lasting decking. You can choose the color according to your specific taste. Repairs can be easily done with either the usual galvanized nails or the modern dome headed nails. You can choose from the many species like Blackbutt, Australian Beech, Spotted Gum and Iron Bark. Always check with your timber merchant if the timber is from a renewable forests. They should be able to trace its origins and if it is authorized by international sustainability agencies like the Forest Stewardship Council.