While there are many beautiful option for tiling your house floor, many people still prefer solid wooden flooring. While in many ways wooden flooring is harder to keep looking nice and take care of, there is just something classy about the wooden look that does not seem to go out of style. There are different options for wooden flooring, some cheaper than others, as there are different types of wood used for this and you can even get wooden laminate flooring instead of solid wood flooring.
If you are looking for options for cheap solid wood flooring then one of your best bets would probably be to check out a few different hardware stores as well as different sites online that sell wooden flooring and compare prices. Two points you should keep in mind as you compare prices is to make sure that the price quoted to you includes the VAT (value added tax) and also keep in mind that having the flooring put in costs a bit of money too. In addition, you should have already measured the floor space so you know how many meters of flooring you will need to purchase.
Wooden laminate flooring is the very cheapest kind of wooden flooring you can get. It is not actually wooden flooring and there are a lot of disadvantages to it, the main one being that once it is damaged it cannot be fixed, you will have to have the laminating done all over again. Many home owners do not like this type of flooring so if you are looking to sell your home eventually, you may want to reconsider if this is the type of flooring for you.
Other options for wooden flooring are prefinished wooden flooring that is already covered in a nice finish. When wood is painted over with finish, it gives it a very classy look. You can buy unfinished wooden flooring as well, if you prefer and have it finished after installing it, but the disadvantage to doing this is that you can not use the room for a few days while the finish is drying.
As for what types of wood can be used in wooden flooring there are quite a few. Hardwood oak flooring is quite popular, but you can get wooden flooring made out of ash, cherry, beech, maple and even bamboo, to name just a few. It may help to look up pictures of these kinds of wood to get an idea of what they look like and if that is the look that you want for your room, keeping in mind the furniture and decor you already have.
