Choosing new flooring for your home is always a daunting task for any house owner. This becomes a complicated task for house owners because there are so many flooring options available in the market and those multiple options confuse people instead of making it simple for them. When you choose flooring for your home then you must need to evaluate a number of things for better result. These things can include room type, traffic flow, environmental condition, and various other factors. In this guide I am going to share top options explaining what type of flooring to choose In 2016 and you can take your decision on the basis of pros, cons and other factors.
Hardwood: Hardwood is one of the oldest options for the
flooring option and it is the best in 2016 as well. With hardwood you get a
natural feeling that can give you comfort according to weather or temperature
of your house. In Singapore, heat might affect you in a very negative manner,
but if you have hardwood flooring in your house, then it can help you get a
comfortable feeling even when it hot and humid outside. As far as looks are concerned with this
flooring option, you always get fantastic and most amazing looks with it. It
comes in a number of style or pattern and if you have some basic skills, then
you can do the installation by yourself. So, you can definitely consider this
as a good flooring option for your home in 2016.
Laminate: Laminate flooring is defiantly one of the most
popular and globally accepted choice for flooring. It’s much easier to install compared to
hardwood flooring, and it is less expensive as well. This flooring material gets its name because
of the making process in which they use different kind of wood based material
and then the layer it together like lamination. After that they top it with an
imprint that look exactly like wood.
This gives you the look of wood flooring but in a cost effective manner.
The only drawback of this flooring is that you get an imprint, so it may feel
fake, after few years of usage and you may need to replace it. But if you have
a smaller budget and you want to increase the look of your house in 2016 with
wood like flooring, then this could be a good option for you.
Engineered wood flooring: This is another great flooring
options that you can use in 2016. This is a great solution because it is much cheaper
than the actual wood, it gives you feeling of real wood and it is highly easy
to install. In order to make this material, they simply add few layers of plywood
and on tops of those layers, they add a layer of actual hardwood. That real
wood layer gives it a feeling, texture and feel of real wood, yet you get it in
highly cost effective manner. You have to understand that this option is much
cheaper than the real hardwood, but it is costlier than laminate flooring. So,
if you are fine with some extra budget, then you can simply choose it for your
home in 2016 and you are going to get great result with it for sure.
Bamboo: Unlike hardwood floors, bamboo flooring does not
comes from trees. But it is made of woody grass which is very light weight and
gives a real good feeling to your home. The tensile strength of this plant is
very high and you can compare that with steel as well. That means it is highly durable
and if you want to have flooring at a place that is high traffic area, then you
can certainly use bamboo for that. Another great benefit of bamboo is that it
comes from a grass that is fast growing and you can grow it again in less than
5 years. That means you will leave fewer negative effect on nature while using
this option for the flooring of your house. Also, it is strong enough that it
can last for a very long time.
Tiles: This is a good option for all kind of flooring. If
you are planning to install it for an area that has high foot traffic, then any
of the wood option might not be a suitable solution for you. In that situation,
you will have to use tiles as your flooring option. Tiles are hard and last for
a really long time. Also, it does not matter what kind of traffic is there, if
you install it properly, then it is going to last for several years or decades
as well. If we talk about the places where you can install tiles on the
flooring, then you can consider offices, schools, hospitals, storage areas,
shops and similar other place. Also, if you want you can add different kind of
carpet on this flooring option and you can get different and more comfortable
look as per your choice. You can install the carpet on entire area or you can
do that for a small place such as your office cabin or few cabins.
Linoleum: Linoleum is
currently one of the most popular choices for flooring and you can defiantly choose
that as your flooring option in 2016. This is getting popularity because it is
very much eco-friendly in its nature. It is made of natural products that are bi
product and it does not harm the nature in any way. This is a quality that makes
it one of the most popular and preferred flooring option among users. Another
great thing about this flooring option is that it stops development of microbes
in your flooring yet gives you feeling of comfort. Due to this property, you
can also see this flooring option in many hospitals and it look good, so you
can have that in your house as well. So, when we talk about the flooring option
for 2016 then we cannot ignore the linoleum in that list and I would strongly recommend
you to keep this option in your mind as well.
