Wooden Flooring
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Wooden Flooring
Raw Material
Wooden flooring is available as  hardwood flooring,  laminated flooring, engineered flooring, bamboo flooring. Here we write about hardwood  floors made from the hardwood. Solid hardwood floors come in a huge range of styles and  each plank is made of solid wood from a single piece of timber
Implementation Raw Material
The hardwood flooring is implemented on top of another floor which could be cemented base floor or other type of flooring. For example, in a completely new area base coat should be compacted concrete base. Once the sub floor is ready, the flooring vendor usually provide installation along with the material and install the floor using  .  
  1. Floating 
  2. Glue down 
  3. Nail down or Staple down method
Style/Finishing
    Wooden flooring are considered rich and stylish. They are available in multiple patterns and give a warm feeling to a flooring. The flooring can further treated to give shine using the following treatments
    • Oil-modified urethane, Moisture-cured urethane treatment
    •  Water-based urethane treatment
    •  Penetrating Sealers, Paste Wax, Varnish, Lacquer, Shellac treatment.
    Maintenance
    • Wooden flooring is mostly endangered by moist/wet conditions so remove the water from the floor as soon as possible. 
    • For cleaning you can use vacuum cleaner and slight mop or damp mop daily to remove the dirt and grit. 
    • Don’t drag the furniture’s on he flooring, just try to lift them to avoid the scratches. 
    • Wooden flooring is also susceptible to discoloring and can catch stain so such material should be cleaned as soon as possible.
    • Re-polish the wooden floor after 5 or 6 years of the installation.
    Advantages
    • Wooden flooring creates warmth in the flooring as it does not get cold in colder temperatures making it ideal for low temperature areas. 
    • Wooden flooring looks luxurious and cozy and if merged with other type of flooring can give a designer look to a room
    Disadvantages
    • Wooden flooring is  prone to termite attack so if your home has termite problem then avoid this flooring. Even though there are many termite resistant versions of wooden flooring are available in the market, yet it is not clear how effective they are.
    •  Discoloration of the flooring happens in high usage areas. 
    •  Wooden flooring has tendency to collect dust which can cause unhealthy environment if it is not cleared regularly.
    •  These flooring are not fire-resistant.
    •  Chemical emission from the sealer or surface affects the health adversely during the installation period.
    Uses
    The wooden flooring  be used in interior and also as exterior deck flooring where normally engineered wood is preferred for exteriors 
    Size Availability
    The length of the board shall not exceed 3meter and width should be not less than100mm and not more than 150 mm.
    Thickness
    • 19 mm to 25 mm thickness is generally used for laying wooden board flooring.
    • Where as in case of wooden block flooring the thickness is 38mm.

    Protection from dust
    Wooden shutters are usually designed with grooves and as the thickness of the ply/board/ or other material is usually less compared to the wood frame of the door, the chances of dust collection are more. 
    Weather effect
    Wooden shutters have more expansion or contraction with change of weather. However this problem can be minimize if shutters may be framed from the seasoned wood.
    Strength
    Wooden shutters comparatively have less strength due to variation in thickness or change of materials such as glass, wire gauze etc.
    Termite effect
    Wooden shutters are affected by termite if sap wood is used in the shutters.
    Durability

    It is durable hard but having denting and scratching problem.
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    mercy: Jun 24 2011 2:33PM
    These wooden flooring really look luxurious & cozy but don't know the how effective its on easy maintanence & climate change.
    nancy: Jun 21 2011 11:47AM
    very useful articles, keep up the good work.
    R.K.Singh: Jun 14 2011 1:11PM
    I know many vendors would say that they have termite resistant wooden flooring but i have always been scared about termite's effect on wooden flooring and in my home, I implemented it on first floor and avoided on the ground
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