Choose From The Various Forms Of Oak Floorings

If you ask any interior designer about what kind of flooring you should get for your home, he or she will suggest that you get the oak flooring. The flooring has become very popular in the recent times. It is available in a variety of forms. Here is a look at the popular forms available these days in the market.

Real oak flooring

The real oak flooring, as the name suggests is 100 percent real. It is made of 100 percent original timber. This makes this form of oak flooring, really expensive.

The price of the real oak flooring keeps fluctuating, depending on the type of timber used in the flooring as well as the length, width and the thickness of the flooring boards.

The real oak flooring can be used to replace the original flooring. Also the flooring can be refinished time and again. It has one problem that when it is laid over the under floor heating system, it can actually create some problems.

Engineered oak flooring

Another popular form of oak flooring is the engineered oak flooring. The flooring consists of a solid thick top part of 10mm. It is then bonded on to the other timber types, like birch or ply.

This form of oak flooring has many advantages over the other forms. It is much more stable than the other ones. Also it is less prone to problems like twisting. The engineered oak flooring is suitable even for rooms that have a under floor heating provision. Also the flooring can be refinished any time you want to, without any problems.

Lacquered oak flooring 

The Lacquered oak flooring is another popular form. It has a lacquered finish, achieved by using varnish and acrylic lacquer to polish the wood.

The lacquered oak flooring is also really smooth, much more than the normal oak flooring. The varnish as well as the air sprays used on the flooring makes it this smooth. In some cases an extra smoothness is added to the Lacquered oak flooring by applying more than one layers of varnish. It also adds some more shine and beauty to the floor and makes it easier to clean. In fact you can use just a damp cloth to clean the flooring. 

The lacquered oak flooring  is also much preferred because of its hardness and its higher resistance to pressure when it is compared to the normal oak. Also the flooring is very much cost effective compared to the other forms of flooring materials, which are expensive and are so delicate that they can break easily.

The lacquered flooring or the brushed and oiled oak flooring is very popular because of its beautiful looks and its durability. 

These were three of the most popular forms of oak flooring at present. They are easily available at the flooring material shops throughout the country. There also are online stores that provide these forms of oak flooring.