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The Popular Flooring Options in Melbourne
You may be renovating your entire house with a new Scandinavian theme, turning your kitchen modular, or looking for easy maintenance options for your commercial properties. Whatever it may be, searching the racks and selecting the best flooring options as per your needs and budget is a step of the process you absolutely cannot skip. Because three months into the renovation, you don’t want to discover through your laminates peeling and cracking that they weren’t an ideal fit for bathrooms! Already sounds scary? Fret not. We’ll take you through some of Melbourne’s most popular flooring options, so you’re never a victim of such horror stories. Let’s begin.
Hardwood Flooring
Hardwood or Timber Flooring is well-liked among the Australian dynamic. Its versatility of options such as oak, maple, and cherry complement any look or theme: rustic, Scandinavian, cottage, contemporary, beach house, shed-style, barn inspired, we can keep going! Wood is also an excellent insulator, retaining that heat in your home and keeping it all nice and warm during the colder months. Like we said, Australians love hardwood flooring; that’s probably why they also help increase home values. If you’re planning to sell in the future, installing hardwood floors could be an excellent investment in the long run. Nonetheless, they are expensive to install and high maintenance. A cost-saving tip would be to look for reclaimed wood if possible. For areas like your kitchen and bathroom, consider engineered wood options instead. Engineered wood is constructed to tolerate various conditions such as moisture and high-foot fall. Engineered wood is also relatively easier to clean.
Ceramic Floor Tiles
Ceramic floor tiles are an attractive and durable option that comes in a variety of colours, shapes and designs. From glazed porcelain to terracotta, you can easily find one that fits into your budget. Porcelain, however, proves to be the most durable given its composition. Porcelain is fused together using extremely high heat temperatures. Not only are they easy to clean, but it is also resistant to scratches and water. The only downside to tiles is that they can be nerve-racking to walk in during the colder months. But slipping on some warm footwear could be an easy solution to this.
Laminate Flooring
We know we talked about laminate flooring peeling and cracking at the very start of this article. But that’s no reason to run away from it. Yes, they are not an ideal choice for the bathroom and possibly the kitchen, given their low tolerance for moisture. Nonetheless, did we mention that they are the most inexpensive way of faking those beautiful timber floors? The way it works is that a very high-resolution image is laminated and glued onto a fibreboard, giving your house that warm earthy touch without the hefty bucks. This photorealistic paper has a layer of melamine on top to protect it from wear and tear. This is also what gives that squeaky clean polish look and feel. Just a quick sweep and mop here and there, and that’s about all that laminates require for maintenance.
Although if it is damaged, it will be replaced entirely.
Vinyl and Linoleum Floors
Similar in look and feel, many mistakenly use these two flooring options interchangeably. They’re both highly durable flooring options, especially if you want to use them in a space with a large footfall. Although both are long-term flooring options, Vinyl does beat Lino in the long run. It’s also easier to clean and a lot more difficult to damage than Lino.
With a lot more Australians becoming climate-conscious, we see a lot more of them opting for Lino. This is because it’s made of natural materials such as linseed oil, limestone, woof lour, pine rosin and cork. Vinyl, on the other hand, is made from polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin. Vinyl is not only synthetic; it also lets out volatile organic compounds that can be damaging to the lungs and eyes. The reason why a lot more people pick Vinyl is that it comes in attractive colours and designs and can possibly even mimic timber flooring options. On the other hand, Lino doesn’t offer such a variety of designs.
Concrete Floors
Now you may envision them as the coarse stuff that our bridges and roads are made of, but that’s not quite it. Concrete floors are actually a very trendy option of flooring you will find in Australian living rooms, kitchens, game rooms and other big ‘hanging-out’ spaces in buildings. A polished concrete floor is a sight for the eyes. An excellent polishing service can help reveal its beautiful artistic effects using concrete and a few additives. This material is also non-combustible, making it less prone to catch fire. Although repairing these concrete floors can be expensive, it’s still a cost-effective option considering that they can last practically decades. Therefore, the repairing cost put next to its entire lifespan makes it a reasonable investment. It is worth noting though, that sound bouncing off the floor surfaces can make your rooms a tad bit noisy.
Bamboo Floors
Recently, bamboo floors have become an attractive flooring option for the planet-conscious population of Australia. Bamboo, which is grass (which may be surprising for some), has been made into an appealing flooring option thanks to modern production techniques. Although you may find it hard to believe that bamboo is grass, you can tell by how fast it grows compared to trees. While a tree takes 50 years from planting and harvesting, a bamboo plant only takes 5. This makes it a renewable source of material. Bamboo, known for its solid, versatile fibres, has quickly become a great alternative to the popular hardwood floor in Australia. This is because it delivers the same benefits as a hardwood floor but is even more durable. Strand woven flooring is 3 times more tough than oak! Now, that’s something noteworthy. These bamboo flooring can retain their natural pale yellow colour or offer natural, coffee or even white variations. They can also be made to look like other dark timber floors.
Lastly, bamboo floors are affordable, although this depends on the cost per square metre and whether you need help installing them. They usually cost less than hardwood floors and are much more water-resistant than them. We wouldn’t recommend them for bathrooms, but they would be suitable for kitchens or powder rooms. Which flooring option did you find most attractive?
To sum it up, hardwood or timber flooring is taking over Australian homes and architecture. No wonder buyers are willing to pay extra for real estate that has some earthy wooden floors throughout. If affordability or maintenance is a concern, there are always laminates, Vinyl and Bamboo flooring that can mock these hardwood floors. That’s not to forget or limit their ability to create a unique persona of their own through the variety of design and texture they offer. Depending on the ambience you’d like to build, concrete floors are also a classic choice for contemporary or modern homeowners in Melbourne. Last but not least, bamboo floors may be pretty new to the market, but they’re slowly taking over, and we are not complaining. Given their sustainable nature, they deserve all the attention they’re getting!
So, which floor option did you decide on.
The Popular Flooring Options in Melbourne
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The Popular Flooring Options in Melbourne