Wealth Of Choices In Solid Wood Flooring

Wood has always been a favourite choice for builders

, architects and home owners alike for obvious reasons. For one thing, it has beautiful grain patterns that add a cosy warmth and yet a sophisticated touch to any home with both classical and contemporary styles. For another thing, it is a practical, affordable and durable choice because of its low-maintenance and long-lasting qualities.

Add the wide variety of choices available for solid wood floors and any home owner will love to have these structural components in their home, be it indoors or outdoors. Keep on reading to know more about these choices in solid wood floors.

Oak Flooring:

Oak floors are probably the most popular because of their warm tones coupled with vivid grain patterns, both of which speak of a cosy home with the right touch of classical elegance. Depending on the treatment of oak timber, the finished planks can range from light to dark coloured. For example, oiled oak floors have a light colour with a silky-smooth finish while lacquered oak floors have a darker colour with a grittier appearance.

Walnut Flooring:

The most commonly used walnut for wood floors is the American black walnut especially for homes, offices and restaurants. Its beautiful grain pattern of either flames or curls provides for a sophisticated aura to the room that somehow also adds a calming touch. It should be noted that American black walnut wood flooring is susceptible to damage from the sun's ultraviolet rays so proper precautions like ultraviolet filters on the windows must be taken.

Ash Flooring:

Ash wood flooring is usually light-coloured almost to the point of being cream-coloured although there are dark varieties. The exciting grain patterns of ash can come in both whorls and strips the latter of which can be achieved via a thermo process. The heartwood starts from being light reddish to grey in coloration but soon becomes a beautiful light brown - just perfect for any room in the house. Also, ash as solid wood flooring is highly resistant to stains, thus, making it a favourite among home owners with kids.

Maple Flooring:

The most commonly used maple species used for maple floors are the Canadian hard maple, the red maple, and the European maple, each one of which has distinctive grain patterns. Canadian hard maple usually has wavy wood grains that often occur in the so-called birds-eye maple form as well as in curly and quilted forms. If you are a fan of basketball, this is the wood used on the courts.

Cherry & Pear:

Both cherry and pear are popular solid wood flooring options because of their distinctive grains and easy maintenance measures. Cherry has pitch streaks visible as knotty dark spots and it also takes well to many types of stains, thus, choices in cherry wood floor range from its natural state to almost black.

Take note that cherry is 25% softer than oak, not to mention that it tends to darken quickly in a bright sun-filled room.

Which of these choices in solid wood flooring will you choose in your own home? It all boils down to your preference in stains, grains and style.

by: Lawrence White

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