How to get the wood flooring look
Hardwood floors are a popular choice for your home. They give any room a clean, classic, or even contemporary feel. They are easy to maintain, and durable. So, it is no wonder, they are a popular flooring choice. However, they are also an expensive choice. There is a lot of variety in woods, and the price varies as much as the choice. You can get everything from oak, to cherry, to bamboo. You can choose American woods, or imported hard woods. You can get colors that are blonde, pink, mahogany, etc. So, what are your choices if you want the wood look without the wood price?
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- Cork flooring. Cork is a flooring that is actually wood, but it is made from the bark of trees, and is processed and compacted to form wood slabs. It is a lovely flooring that is durable like wood flooring, and can withstand years of use and wear, but for a lower price than you would get with actual wood. You sacrifice the grain of the wood in the floor, but that does not mean it is not a beautiful look. In addition, cork flooring is very simple to install, and you can do it yourself as most cork flooring kits are snap and lock. You just need to make sure you purchase enough flooring, (generally one box more than the measurements of the room indicate you will need), have a saw, and some time to do it.
- Laminate flooring. Laminate woods are one of the most popular wood look alike choices today. They are durable, and give you the look and feel of hardwood without the price. In fact, laminate wood flooring is extremely inexpensive, and like cork flooring is also very easy to install, making it the perfect do it yourself job, which means even less cost to you because you do not have to hire someone to put the floor in for you. With the laminate flooring you get almost as much variety of choice as you get with actual wood. This is because laminate woods have been designed to mimic all of the various types of exotic hardwood floors, and common hardwood floors out there. You can find any number of shades, colors, and tones, making it possible to use laminate hardwood in any room of your home.
- Engineered hardwood. This is the most expensive of your wood flooring look options without using hardwoods, as it is still hardwood floors. What it is, is you get one layer of hardwood attached to several layers of plywood. Thus, the top layer of your floor is hardwood, but the rest is not, making it less expensive, but you get the beauty of real wood floors. So, it is real wood. The other great thing about engineered hardwood is that because it is engineered, it too often offers the snap and lock installation, making it an easy do it yourself option.
Get the look and feel of hardwood without the cost by using these options.
