When you are looking for new floor coverings for your home, you will have considered having new carpets or possibly laminate flooring, but have you considered having hardwood flooring instead?

Laminate flooring is made from MDF and it is given a wood effect finish to make it look like real wood. However, hardwood flooring is made from solid wood and you can choose from a wide range of different types of wood to suit your own needs and requirements.

Most people choose a hard wood for their hardwood flooring such as oak and ash. This is because these types of wood can withstand a lot of foot traffic which you generally get in a busy household. However, you can get other types of wood if you wish such as maple and birch which look just as fantastic as oak and ash flooring but have their own unique qualities.

Each type of wood for hardwood flooring is a slightly different shade of brown and you will soon notice that over time, the wood changes colour and develops depending on the light in your room as well as many other factors. This is what makes hardwood flooring a unique type of floor covering to have in your home.