Flooring
At Goodwood Architecture, we pride ourselves on offering quality products at competitive prices.
Our staff is delighted to sit down with our customers in our casual environment and discuss the various needs and/or concerns regarding their new wood floor.
Wood floors come in a range of styles to meet the demands of today’s busy lifestyle.
Unfinished, solid, engineered, semi-solid and laminate. Choosing the style that is best for you is an important decision, and will be based on a variety of issues including your lifestyle and your own decorating style and taste. You may also wish to match in flooring with existing doors and mouldings.
Wood floors come in a rainbow of colours to suit any décor. Nowadays, there are more than 50 species available from American to African to Exotic woods, which span the spectrum of colour options, hardness and price range.
Flooring Types:
| Solid Flooring
One solid piece of wood from top to bottom, regardless of width or length is SOLID wood flooring. Generally boards are 18mm.There are 3 main types of solid wood flooring:
Pre-finished solid wood flooring is just that- already sanded and sealed by the manufacturer with a least four coats of ultraviolet-cured urethane resin. It offers consistent quality; quicker installation and immediate gratification, meaning you can walk on it as soon as it is laid.
Time and money saved during the installation typically offset the initial higher material cost.
Unfinished solid wood flooring must be sanded and sealed on-site. This type of flooring gives you a great opportunity for customization. Your choice of species, stain and finish all contribute to the personalization of your floor, While it does offer more colour choices, it requires extensive preparation, The sanding process can be messy and dusty; significant drying time is required after each sealing application requiring up to 5 days for completion. While the initial material cost is lower, you must remember the additional costs for sanding and sealing.. |
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Engineered Wood Flooring
This type of floor consists of layered tiers of real hardwood pressed together. The real wood surface veneer (top wear layer) is available in many different designs and finishes and also available in thicknesses ranging from 3 –6mm. The overall board depth ranging from 14mm to 22mm.
Engineered wood floor construction consists of 3 to10 layers of wood (typically 5-6)
Each layer of wood is called a “ply” and they are oriented in different directions for strength, and then glued under pressure. This construction technique results in a wood floor that is more stable than a solid wood floor. Stable meaning the floor is less susceptible to shrinkage and expansion movement due to fluctuations in humidity or temperature. These floors can be placed directly over concrete. Engineered wood flooring is perfect for areas of the house where solid wood may not be suitable such as conservatories and over Under floor Heating. |
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Semi Solid Flooring
This type of wood flooring is similar in type to engineered. It has the 3mm-5mm to wear layer of real hardwood, however in most cases does not have multi–ply backing. Generally a semi-solid board has 1-2 layers of ply and the overall depth of board is approx 14mm. There is a wide selection of colours and finishes available in semi-solid wood flooring. |
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Laminate Flooring
The least expensive type of flooring is laminate. It looks like wood, but it’s really a printed paper that is affixed to a wood chip base or high density fibreboard, covered with a clear surface layer to absorb daily impact .As technology as improved so have the designs realism and plank shapes of laminate flooring.
There are many advantages to laminate flooring, low maintenance, excellent in high traffic areas and easy to install.
Available sizes, 7mm, 8mm, 9mm, 10,mm and 12mm. |
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SPECIES:
At GWA we have a large selection of species and finishes available to you.
Species include: European Oak, American Black Walnut, Ash, Red Oak, White Oak,
Kempas, Maple, Accasia, Hevea, Cherry, Birch, Deyne, French Pine, Asian Walnut, Merbau, Jatoba, Hickory, Chestnut, Reclaimed Heart Pine, Black Cherry, Hyduea, Wenge, Teak, Steamed Heart Beech and Celtis.
Finishes include: Smoked, Distressed, Limed, Whitewashed, Hand Distressed, Leathered, Natural Oiled, Antiqued, Stained, White Oiled, Hand Sculpted, Brushed, Lacquered and Handscraped.
Underlays:
It is extremely important to choose the right underlay for you flooring choice. At GWA we will advise you on all available selections and advise you on the most suitable underlay for type of flooring and type of sub-floor.
Before you make any decision on your flooring, why not stop in and visit our showrooms. We will be happy to advise you on all available selections and to provide you with a free quote.
GWA also offers a fitting service to our customers and quote will be provided after a site visit.
A wood floor will provide decades of extraordinary beauty. They are non-toxic and trap no allergens such as mould spores and dust. Simple maintenance- dust mopping, sweeping or vacuuming- will keep them looking great and allergen-free.
TIPS WHEN CHOOSING A NEW WOOD FLOOR:
- Always set a budget.
- Choose a wood floor according to the rooms use.
- Chose a style/design to match or co-ordinate with the room’s décor.
- Choose a wood floor with the proper finish so that it can handle the traffic for that specific room.
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