Know the Benefits of Oak Flooring for Your Home

10/15/2019

Whether you are renovating your home or designing a new home, selection of flooring can make a significant impact in terms of your home’s aesthetic appeal.  Moreover, the overall value of a house has a lot to do with your flooring selection. With the right kind of flooring, you will be in an advantageous position, in case you decide to sale your house in the future. However, more than anything else, the right kind of flooring can make your house more comfortable and improve its overall ambiance.

When it comes to selecting the material for hardwood flooring, oak has been the market’s all time favourite. This is undoubtedly a fabulous flooring choice that has been tried and tested over the years by millions of homeowners all over the world. Some people may feel that this is an expensive alternative. It is true that oak wood is expensive, and cheaper options do exist in the market. However, this expensive investment pays off in the future in a great way. The benefits of oak flooring will comfortably outweigh your high initial expenditure.  

Mentioned below are some of the key benefits of choosing oak for your hardwood flooring.

Quality You Can Trust: Oak wood has a reputation of being extremely sturdy. Oak-furnished floors are always on-demand because they bring a feeling of warmth and timeless sophistication, in spite of its minimalistic approach. Hardwood floors made of oak wood last for decades, if properly looked after. 

Structural Strength: Oak wood has tremendous shock withstanding ability, and is not susceptible easily to splitting, loosening, or breaking. The sturdy and dense wood composition makes oak naturally strong. When installed properly, oak floors can provide excellent acoustics to a house because they do not create any vibrations or hollow sounds. 

Little or No Maintenance: The beauty of an oakwood floor lies in the fact that it can look attractive for many years with just a little bit of care. These floors require little to no maintenance because they are adequately treated to be able to resists stains and damages. In some instances, they even come in laminated forms. In order to help these floors retain their beauty, occasional light vacuuming of brushing should be sufficient.  Though oak floors are susceptible to scrapes and scratches, these imperfections can be fixed easily using sandpaper.

Hygiene: In addition to withstanding wear and tear and looking great, oak flooring is also considered to be a hygienic alternative to carpeted floors. Carpets are often found to become home to many different parasites with serious impacts on human health. Allergens and dust accumulated on carpeted floors can be a serious threat to individuals that are prone to allergies or asthma. However, you need not worry about any of these health issues while using oak flooring.  Also, white oak is known to be naturally resistant to insects, fungus, and moisture.

Changing Trends: It can’t be denied that oak flooring has a timeless appeal that makes it so popular even today. The sitting room carpet purchased a few years ago may get discoloured and stained over time. Moreover, its colour scheme may fall out of favour in just a few years.  However, regardless of the shade you pick for your oak floor, it will blend seamlessly with almost all colour schemes and the most contemporary trends.  Therefore, if you install an oak wood flooring today, it will not be out of fashion even three to four decades down the line.

Available in Varieties: While installing oak flooring at home, you will never have to worry about having a limited choice. Oak wood comes in different varieties, offering colour choices such as white, beige, brown, red, etc. Some of these colours are inherent to the species of oak wood selected for flooring. If you want bespoke stains or a different style, there are options galore for you.   

Resale Value: Hardwood flooring made of oak increases the long-term value of a house significantly. It has been observed that house with oak flooring tend to sell much faster, and for a much higher price.

Cool in Summer: Oak floors can provide a lot of comfort during the hot summer days by remaining cool. Therefore, if you live in an area with long summer, oak flooring can certainly be a great flooring choice.

At Enoak, we have a wealth of experience in delivering state-of-the-art oak flooring designed, hand crafted and finished in France. Guided by the craftsmanship and knowledge passed down through generations by our ancestors, we achieve harmony between classic design and modern inspiration through all our products. Please contact our experts to discuss your oak flooring project.