Major Benefits of Installing Hard Floating Timber Floors at Homes

The floor is the base of a house, thus it should be both strong and comfortable. Therefore, it is best to choose only highly durable and sturdy materials for the construction of the floors of every building. As wooden floors are very popular among the common mass, the floating timber floors are considered as the best choice for many houses. It is much simpler to install the floating floors over the underlying sub floors while imparting the natural grace of good quality timber to the interior decor. There are quite a number of advantages of laying these floating floors over the existing substrates made of tiles, concrete or any types of wood.

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Prime Facilities Available from The Installation of Floating Timber Floors: 

• A floating floor is made of seven layers of timber, which make it highly strong and long lasting in nature. Thus, the floating timber floors are adored for their enormous strength that can bear the load of huge numbers of people walking over these surfaces.
• One major disadvantage with the wooden floor is that the wood contracts and expands with the change of humidity in the atmosphere, and thus the floor may crack at times. However, the floating timber floors do not impose such threat of cracking due to expansion, as these floors are loosely fitted over the solid layer of sub floor and have enough space for the convenient change in dimensions. Moreover, the firm attachments of all the timber boards together make these floors expand and contract as a total unit.
• The timber boards are specially treated to be resistant to excess moisture in the air, which can otherwise damage the ordinary wooden floors. Hence, this type of flooring is ideal for the places with too much atmospheric humidity; like the basement, kitchen, and bathroom.
• The boards of floating timber floors are available in various shades of colors, textures and stylish designs in the market. Thus, the house owners can choose any variety of flooring installation available according to the interior decor scheme of their house, which gives a more natural look to the rooms.
• As these multiple layered floating wooden floors are very thick, the house owners may refinish the floor surfaces with sand at an interval of a few years and restore the original appearance without causing any harm to the wooden boards.
• The house owners may read the given instructions and install the floating timber floors themselves, without using any nail, screw or glue. Thus they can save the expense of hiring the professional carpenters for this purpose. Moreover, the whole installation process is an absolutely clean affair that can be completed without creating any mess at home.
• As all the wooden boards can be attached with grooves or tongues, the floor can be installed very easily and in a short time. Thus, the entire floor becomes a smooth and secure surface without the presence of any gap due to the firm attachment of all these boards to form the perfect floating timber floors.
• These floating floors are much cost effective and more affordable than the other types of wooden floors. The expense of hiring a carpenter for flooring installation is saved,  and the house owners need to buy the required numbers of wooden boards only from the local markets at reasonable rates. 

These floating floors can be of either real timber made of thick wooden boards; or the fake timber that is made of only laminated boards of paper and resins. However, the underlying layer of the substrate should be absolutely even and very hard to enable easy installation of the floating floors over these surfaces.