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Q: We have a large kitchen/diner and want to put wooden floor throughout the room -most... |
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UK Flooring Direct is a company with over 25 years experience in the flooring industry. During that time, we have built up strong partnerships with a number of the world's leading flooring product manufacturers. These close links, our bulk purchasing power and extremely low overheads means we can offer great value for money to our customers.
These are the following types of products that we have in stock;
Vinyl Flooring
Vinyl flooring is tough, scratch resistant, waterproof and long-lasting, while also being one of the least expensive flooring types. It's water resistant nature makes it ideal for use in wetter rooms like the bathroom and kitchen. Vinyl floors are available in a wide range of styles and designs, which can mimic wood, tiles, stone and even metal, offering a choice of various different colours and hues. It is easy to clean and can come cushioned, which makes it softer and therefore kind to the feet when walking on it.
Cork Flooring
Cork flooring is a popular and eco-friendly material that is culled from the bark of the cork tree rather than being sourced by felling. For this reason, it is a sustainable and renewable wood. Its softness makes it kind to the feet and it is also fire-resistant and sound proof. The substance does need to be kept clean and dry, which will also help it to retain its attractive appearance and feel. Products are available in a surprisingly wide range of colours and tones.
Solid Wood Flooring
A real wood floor is a thing of beauty and can come in many varieties, with different styles, finishes, patterns and materials, meaning there should be something for every taste. Such floors can also come in solid wood and engineered wood types, which offer different attributes and will suit different situations. Oak Flooring is one of the more popular types of wood in this range. Bamboo Flooring, is a new age hardwood that many people are using, it is a greener more sustainable option that also provides some different qualities to normal wood, it is moisture-resistant but is very durable like other hardwoods.
Buyers can choose between two ways of installing the wood, these being to either glue or secret nail it to the subfloor. Secret nailing is the more popular, whereas gluing can depend on how moist the subfloor gets if it is made of concrete.
Using the correct glue and taking account of potential moisture are the key issues when installing this wood, in order to ensure it remains in good shape. It may require the use of flooring underlay but again this is depending on the subfloor.
Engineered Wood Flooring
Engineered wood flooring is constructed of three pieces of wood, which include a hardwood layer on top, with the three glued together very firmly. The top layer is responsible for the appearance of the floor surface and is usually about 2 - 6 mm thick, while the middle layer adds strength and the bottom layer balances it all out.
This structure means an engineered floor can be installed as a floating floor on top of any kind of subfloor and is the easiest way to install a floor. Oak and Walnut are the two popular wood species but we do carry a wide variety including ash, beech, cherry and maple which offer different looks, shades and tones.
Laminate Flooring
Laminate flooring is not actually real flooring but looks like it, with the appearance being provided by a photographic image of wood. This is placed on top of a core board made of compressed fibres and the material is covered in a melamine wear layer, which is what gives laminate flooring its famed toughness. It is less likely to scratch than wood and easy to clean, making it ideal for a crowded and busy house.
It is also easy to install as it has click system installation, which means everything just fits together like a jigsaw without any need for glue or nails. Laminate comes in different grades with the highest (and toughest) ones - AC5 and AC6 - being suited to large commercial premises.
