You do not get the quality and durability with laminate flooring as you would do if you had hardwood flooring. This is why many people choose to have hardwood flooring in their home rather than laminate. In addition, hardwood flooring is made using solid wood which acts as a perfect insulator for a home as well as looking absolutely beautiful.

As you have chosen hardwood flooring over laminate, there are many choices available to you in terms of which type of wood you are going to use for your hardwood flooring as well as how you want to have it laid.

When having hardwood flooring lay in your home, you need to make sure that you get somebody in who knows what they are talking about and knows their stuff. They will be able to offer you the best advice about whether or not to use an insulation material such as underlay underneath your hardwood flooring as well as which wood would be best suited to your home. You will be surprised at the number of choices available to you and it may be a little overwhelming having to decide on one particular type of wood.