Do not let this blog put you off buying a wooden floor we are here to help all this blog does is point out some of the major pitfalls that can occur to the in-experienced person. Too many companies on the Internet just want to sell the flooring and walk away; this is not how the solid wood flooring company does things. A good quality wood floor will last a lifetime why buy and install an inferior product that you may have to replace after only a few years.
The costs in paying say £3 /m2 to £8 /m2 more for a floor is negligible when considering the cost of replacing a floor along with the inconvenience and stress.
Do not buy on price alone, if you buy “cheap†it could end up costing you 4 times as much. The common problems with cheap floors and those fitted by cowboys or diy enthusiasts are:
• Lifting Floors
• Delaminating of the top layer on engineered boards
• Patchy wear of the finish, you may recall seeing grubby floors in shops where the lacquer has worn away
• Pitted surfaces
• Boards curling up at the edges
• Floors that have pushed brick walls out due to incorrect installation and even in some instances knocked the wall over
• Floors that balloon upwards due to not leaving a sufficient gap around the edge
• Poor surface finish so that after you have laid the floor you get dirt and water ingress
• Floors sounding hollow
These are just a few of the events that can happen in fact there are too many horror stories to mention just call us for friendly professional advice 01453 844675
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