The type of flooring you choose can make a massive difference to the overall finished look of your new room.

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Solid wood flooring in Leicester. Solid wood is the 'crème de la crème' when it comes to finishes and type of wood used, and because it is a natural product there will be no 'repeating' pattern, each piece is as individual as the next. It is as it states 'solid' wood flooring and therefore not suitable for all rooms in the home as it is 100% 'Natural Product' and can be prone to gapping between planks, and crowning (convex curving upwards when humidity increases, hence why solid wood flooring is unsuitable for bathrooms and kitchens or any room why high humidity) 

Engineered Wood Flooring in Leicester. Engineered wood is more hard wearing than solid wood as it is composed of two or more layers of wood in the form of a plank. The top layer is the wood that is visible when the flooring is installed and is glued to the base. The increased stability of engineered wood is achieved by running each layer at a 90° angle to the layer above. This stability makes it a universal product that can be installed over all types of subfloors. Because the top layer is real wood, like solid wood flooring, it creates a 'natural unique' appearance. 

Laminate flooring has come a long way in the past few years and is now widely used in homes, offices and commercial premises due to it's hard wearing nature. Laminate flooring is 'fake' wood as it is a printed pattern and therefore is prone to duplication of the pattern within the flooring.