Wood flooring has always been one of the most popular options when building a home or an office. This flooring option offers the home a timeless look and warmth that many people love. There are a few options to consider when thinking of wood as floor which include: hardwood flooring, engineered flooring and laminate flooring. The solid hardwood floor, as the term implies consists of solid wood from hardwood trees. The structure is basically pure wood that can either come as unfinished or pre-finished.

If you don’t want hardwood, then you can opt for alternatives. There is also engineered flooring which is composed of different layers of wood and not just a single solid piece. While it looks almost the same as the solid hardwood, it differs in some aspects, owing to the fact that it differs in composition. The last type is the laminate flooring, which consists of wood chip composite under an upper layer made up of resin infused paper.