Major Flooring Types for Interiors

Image of various types of flooring including hardwood flooring, bamboo flooring, ceramic tile, laminate flooring, and marble flooring.

Posted By:Infra Bazaar



Today’s choices of flooring could make significant difference in the look and finishing of your project. Good looking flooring could improve the value of home and surely it will attract many.

1. Hardwood Flooring

Hardwood Flooring is one of the favorite types of flooring, with the combination of beauty and stability in flooring. Hardwood flooring comes in many variances like Pecan, Maple, Beech, Cherry, Pine, Oak, Birch, Hickory, Walnut and many more. This kind of flooring provides us long lasting wear resistant product, elegant exteriors that could be refinished if it is mandatory. However, certain types of hardwood flooring may darken with age and few may shrink and expand creating gaps in floor surface.

2. Bamboo Flooring

Bamboo Flooring is a latest addition of flooring, it could be for a greener solution while comparing to traditional flooring materials. Bamboo flooring is strong, elegant and it is available in many varieties of colors ranging from honey brown to light tan. Bamboo flooring has clean surface, but it could darken when exposed to sunlight over time. The flooring should not be left wet. Bamboo manufactured floors are typically made up of floorboard with horizontal grain or vertical orientation. In horizontal bamboo floors, the narrow pieces of wood are arranged in horizontal direction. In vertical bamboo floors, the pieces of component stand vertically on their narrowest edge and then it is pressed to the laminate side to side.

3. Ceramic Tile

Ceramic Tile flooring is the type of flooring that requires water proofing and it is also best alternative flooring. Ceramic tile it could be used as floor titles, counter tops or as indoors. Few types of Ceramic tiles have high shine finish that tends to rub over the time. Ceramic tiles with unglazed finish are best for outdoor flooring because of the possibility of standing water. Finishes are available in many variances such as embossed, matte, glazed and textured ones for anti- slip.

4. Laminate Flooring

Laminate Flooring is one of the cheapest flooring, and easy to maintain. Laminate flooring provides strong durable surface that can oppose burns, chipping and scratches. This flooring is good at high traffic areas, resembles materials and come in wide range of colors and designs. However this flooring can be refinished and easily scratched. In high moisture rooms this laminate are specially designed. This laminate flooring has extensively grown popular and is easier to install and maintain more than traditional surfaces such as hardwood flooring.

5. Marble Flooring

Marble tiles are one of the most long lasting and versatile tiles to use. It can be used for floors, hallway columns and walls. Marble tiles are easy to clean, maintain, and easy to scratch with stylish textures according to tastes and designs. Marble tiles are made up of elegant foyer with wide range colors and variations. Marbles are especially used for sculptures as well as in architecture buildings which provides long-lasting structures along with elegant looks.



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