Most Popular Types of Flooring Materials for Your House part 2

Most Popular Types of Flooring Materials for 

Your House  Part 2

04. PVC or Vinyl Flooring

PVC flooring is also known as vinyl flooring. These types of flooring material have a very smooth top surface and a rough lower surface. Vinyl flooring is a good choice for areas that are prone to spills and moisture such as kitchens, bathrooms, laundry rooms, also for offices, etc.

05. China Mosaic Flooring

China mosaic flooring is very old type of flooring. Mosaics are made from small round pieces of stones. They form nice pattern and give a beautiful look. It is popularly used in the terrace area.

06. Concrete Flooring

Concrete flooring is one of the oldest types of flooring. It is commonly used throughout the world for almost all types of buildings. Concrete flooring is extremely strong and is able to withstand the pressure from very heavy equipment such as cars, trucks, etc.

07. Terrazzo Flooring

Terrazzo flooring is a concrete surface with special type of marble chips embedded in it. Terrazzo flooring is commonly recommended for bathrooms, dining rooms, offices, hospitals, etc.

08.Mosaic tiles Flooring

Mosaic tiles are created by assembling tiny pieces of glass, tiles or natural stones. You can use them in the kitchen, bathroom or bedroom floors. The use of mosaic will give decorative look to your house.

09. Glass Flooring

Glass flooring is not very common, but can be used in aristocratic buildings both residential and public particularly to have smooth and pleasing surface. Glass flooring is generally bacteria and dirt-resistant.

10. Mud Flooring

Mud flooring is most suitable for Indian conditions and climates. It is commonly used in village areas. Mud flooring is very cheap and hard. It is fairly impervious, easy to construct. However, it is difficult to maintain.

11. Brick Flooring

Brick flooring is one of the oldest types of flooring materials. It is majorly used in courtyards, stores, godowns, etc. Brick flooring is durable and provides sufficiently hard floor surface. It provides a non-slippery and fire-resistant surface.

12. Carpet Flooring

In carpet flooring, the carpet is made from wool or from synthetic fibres, such as polypropylene, nylon, or polyester. It is the most versatile of all flooring options, featuring more colours and textures than any other types of flooring material. It is a kid’s friendly flooring option used in the kid’s bedroom and also in living room, bedroom, etc. However, cleaning can be issue.

13. Cork Flooring

Cork is a natural material obtained from the outer bark of cork oak tree. It is available in the form of coloured tiles or sheets. Cork flooring is mostly used in the kitchen, dining areas, etc. This type of flooring material is environmentally friendly. Cork flooring is considered a renewable and sustainable natural resource.

14. Linoleum Flooring

Linoleum flooring is made of linseed oil, wood or cork powder, and ground stone. It is recyclable material and available in different colours, styles and patterns and resists water easily. It is most commonly used in kitchen, bathroom and laundry rooms.

15. Rubber Flooring

Rubber flooring is most popular in Asian Countries. This type of flooring is noiseless, comfortable in walking, and very durable. The initial cost of rubber flooring is a little bit high. It gives excellent wearing surface.

16. Acid Resisting Flooring

In chemical laboratories, acid manufacturing factories, storage battery factory buildings and such other places where the floor is subjected to the actions of acid, such types of floor finishing are used.

17. Magnesite Flooring

Magnesite flooring consists of calcined magnesite, magnesium chloride, wood dust, ground quartz or silica and fine powdered wood waste. It is used as finishing surface on concrete floor slabs.  It is also known as the composition of a “joint less floor”. These types of flooring, though not very common, is cheap, gives a smooth surface and can be laid joint less on the rough surface as the material is flexible.

The choices of flooring materials are forever growing and a wide range is available to suit your needs. You can choose different types of flooring materials that are hard or soft and pick from a wide range of variety of styles and colours. Don’t forget, you are going to use your flooring every minute in your house, so choose well and carefully. Without great flooring, a house can never be great.