subject: Understanding The Benefits Of Hardwood Floors
[print this page] Hardwood floors offer many benefits that will make you wish to learn more about why these floors are so popular and why they are so widely used in homes all across not only the US, but across the world. In fact, most homeowners today will want to pick these floors ahead of laminates and even carpeted floors and for good reason as well. In fact, people no longer go for wall to wall carpets and instead are looking to hardwood floors as a superior option.
But, before you actually also go ahead and purchase such floors you must first find out whether they are cost beneficial or not. After installation, such floors may end up costing you between eight and ten dollars per square foot and so it is obviously a more expensive choice that using carpets or even laminates that can also make a floor and room and home look attractive.
Many will sit on the fence and will not be able to choose between hardwood floors and other options. Fortunately, for such people there are a few tips available that they can consult in order to decide which option is best for them.
The first thing you need to look for in a flooring option is its longevity. Hardwoods, mercifully, have durable finishes and can easily be repaired and will also last for a century, if not more. Therefore, they may for an excellent flooring option and in fact over hundreds of years, they have proven them as being lovely as well as durable and so are better choices than new materials that are not proven as yet.
A floor should also offer a sense of warmth and coziness and here again hardwood offers many benefits. It is also very pleasant to tread on and far more than is the case with laminate and it is also warm in a natural and not artificial manner. It also offers better insulation properties and with many thousands of air chambers in each cubic inch these floorings will hold on to heat as well.
You should also ensure that the floors in your home do not give rise or promote growth of bacteria and fungus (which happens when using carpets). Hardwood will not give rise to animal dander, pollen or mold which is not the case with carpets, which even after steam cleaning; will not be truly free from allergens. In fact, there is no flooring option better than hardwood floors when it comes to freedom from environmental allergies.
Also, these floors are easier to clean and require nothing more than sweeping and mopping which is enough to make the floors look beautiful and immaculate. Even better, such floors also help to maintain and even increase the value of your home.
These are a few of the more important benefits of using hardwood floors. They will also provide special aesthetic beauty that beats any other alternative flooring option and if you are prepared to pay a little extra, you can go for a more exotic variety that will provide additional benefits.
