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What is Solid Wood

Features advatages and benefits of hard wood flooring.

Solid wood floors are as the description suggests a piece of flooring cut from a single piece of wood and usually has a tongue and groove on all four sides of the board they will be either unfinished allowing you to apply your own finish or pre-finished with a lacquer or oil. Solid wood floors can either be fully glued to the floor or nailed down with a porta-nailer which drives a nail through the groove at an angle into a wooden sub floor or batten. Solid wood floors can be sanded and resealed numerous times over the years, so you can keep the appearance of your floor looking immaculate. Solid wood floors can last up to a hundred years or more.

The elegance of a hardwood floor adds character to any room in a home or work place. The natural characteristics of wood add a dimension to the room that many try to duplicate but because each floor is of natures own making it is unique and as such never replicated. With the demand for hardwood flooring growing manufacturer's are increasing their product ranges with better quality finishes though the choice of wood in the UK is mainly Oak. GJP Flooring, located in Brighton & Hove, Sussex stocks a wide range of solid wood flooring at unbeatable prices - feel free to visit our shop or contact us for more information.

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Hardwood floors come in a species, colours, widths and thickness. Besides the classic hardwoods (like red oak, white oak, maple and ash) many manufacturers now offer exotic hardwood species from all over the World and are increasingly trying to ensure that the wood is sourced from sustainable forestry.

Exotic hardwoods give you the chance to install woods with deep rich colours that provide you with an end result that will be the envy of your friends.

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All solid wood floors will react to the presence of moisture so it is important to ensure that you guard against moisture ingress and follow the installation instructions. In the winter months when you almost constantly have your central heating on the flooring will begin to lose moisture which causes contraction of the wood which create gaps between the planks. Then in the summer months the humidity rises and the wood expands closing the gaps. This is simply nature at work on one of its own products, and it is because of this that important when installing a solid wood floor to leave the proper expansion area around the perimeter and to acclimatise the wood prior to installation. However, if there is too much moisture it may cause the wood planks to cup, or buckle.

What is Engineered Wood

Engineered hardwood flooring is a product made up of a core of hardwood, plywood or HDF and a top layer of hardwood veneer that is glued on the top surface of the core and is available in almost any hardwood species. The product has the natural characteristics of the selected wood species as opposed to a photographic layer. The “engineered” product has been designed to provide greater stability, particularly where moisture or heat pose problems for solid hardwood floors.

The instability of solid hardwood is usually moisture or heat related. Under adverse conditions, solid hardwood floors can warp, cup, swell or split apart. Engineered hardwood flooring overcomes these problems by constructing a multiple-ply plank which counteracts twisting and remains flat and intact. This makes engineered hardwood flooring a better choice for installation over radiant heat sources, over concrete whether it’s below grade or above, and in rainy climates.

In addition to the top hardwood veneer, engineered wood flooring typically has three or more core layers. Of course, there is greater stability with more layers. The core layers may be plywood, high-density fibreboard, or hardwood.

The hardwood veneer, or top layer of hardwood, can typically be 0.6mm to 4.5mm or more in thickness. A quality hardwood veneer will provide many years of wear.

Most engineered wood floors are floating and each plank is simply glued together via a tongue and grooved system therefore it is not fastened to the sub-floor, making the product very easy to install.

GJPFLOORING: To find out more about our complete and comprehensive selection of solid wood floors, engineered wood flooring, laminate and carpets call us now. Brighton 01273 770499, mobile 07773769931 or visit our shop to view our shop to check out our internet beating prices.

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