Why would you want wood floors in the UK?
Wood floors are all the rage these days in the UK, but do they make any sense in a living room in winter? It is true that modern houses are pretty free of draughts, thanks to double glazing and better sealing, not to mention insulated lofts.
But still, a wooden floor can be pretty cold to the feet in winter in a living room. Now a kitchen or dining room is a different story. For one thing you are usually moving around in a kitchen, and for another you are likely to get scraps of food about. Also, people usually come into the house from the garden into the kitchen, so a floor that can be cleaned easily is a good thing.
The fact that walnut wood flooring lasts a very long time – there are wood floors of over 150 years old still in use – is one reason they are popular. Needless to say you want to make sure you get real wood flooring.
The choice really is between oak parquet and walnut floors. Both are good, but oak is lighter in colour which is generally easier to live with. In both cases, these are solid wood floors, made of strips of wood.
People like the idea of fitting and forgetting. Of course, with children there are other benefits in that it is much easier to clean up a mess on a wooden floor than on a carpet. In fact, in a home with a big family, carpets can get messy very quickly.
But what if you really damage the wooden floor? Well, it is not so likely because these woods are hard, and take a lot to dent them. You might damage the lacquer surface, which can be put right easily. Should you get a really big dent in the floor, you will need to get it sanded down eventually.
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