Dream flooring for your apartment

Flooring plays a vital role in decorating homes and matching the theme of your living room, bedroom and other rooms. Most of them ignore this and focus on every other detail in the room. Flooring is a part of a beautiful room and you need to choose them wisely.

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Types of flooring

There are number of types of flooring available in various sizes, shapes and colors. Here are some important types of flooring available for beautifying your home.

Tiled flooring (Tiles)

Tiles are most common flooring types chosen by many for decorating rooms. Demand for tiles is increasing day by day. Tiles can be further classified as Ceramic tiles and vitrified tiles. 

Ceramic tiles  vs. Vitrified tiles

Ceramic tiles are becoming more popular as it has more advantages over other flooring. They include their ease to maintain, availability in different colors and shapes etc.The price range for ceramic tiles differs depending on its quality. They should be carefully fixed because the tile may break if the floor is uneven. It should also be sealed well, else it will absorb water and the tile will get discolored.

Vitrified tiles have a number of advantages over ceramic tiles. These are easy and convenient to use. They absorb less water and cause fire under high temperatures. The main advantages of these tiles are that they are tougher, rigid and scratch resistant. They can be butt-joined avoiding grouts. Remember that these tiles are slippery; hence, choose tiles which are not very slippery while using anti-skid tiles for the bathroom.

Marble Flooring

Marble flooring is another type of flooring which is popular in home décor.

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Granite Flooring

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marble flooring is expensive for you,then granite also will not suit your budget as it is costlier than marble. It is pretty tough and easy to maintain flooring. Granites are often combined with marble for making flooring. It can be used to make slabs for the kitchen counter and bathroom counter.

Hardwood floors

Hardwood flooring is made from a mixture of special and domestic wood.

This flooring helps to make the room attractive and provides adequate warmth in the room. Sanding and finishing of the flooring is very important; otherwise, it retains moisture and attracts termites.

Vinyl flooring

This is one of the common flooring types used in most homes as it is easy to install and can be replaced whenever desired. These flooring types are comparatively less expensive and its life is only for a limited period.

Wooden Laminates

Wooden laminates are flooring that are stain and abrasion resistant.   You can even apply wooden laminate on your existing floor but it is important that floor should be even. It is easy to keep floor clean using a wet mop.  It is easy to fix and gives an elegant look to the room.

Things to remember while choosing flooring

• • Cost: It is the first and important thing to be considered when choosing flooring. The type of floor you choose should be affordable and within your budget. You need to check regarding extra costs to be incurred such as installation cost, labour costs and transportation costs.

  • Durability: It is important to consider the durability of the flooring while choosing a type of flooring for your home. If the area is having frequent, use you need to consider flooring which lasts longer. Flooring for the living room must remain in good condition and for a longer period.

  • Colour: Colour and design of the flooring must suit the theme and furniture of the room. Flooring can preferably be a dark shade as it is easy to maintain and gets less dirty compared to light colour floorings.

  • Comfort: The flooring you choose must suit all members in your family and you must remember to use flooring that is less slippery or use anti-slip flooring in areas where plenty of water is used.

So which flooring would you choose?

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