How is light colored engineered timber flooring made?
Firstly, let's touch how engineered hardwood flooring is created. Engineered hardwood always has a real good wood top layer. This is what you see once it's been installed, so it may often be confused with good wood flooring. The smart part is underneath the good wood. There are base layers, usually made from plywood. These give the boards of floors more stability and allow the producer to make longer and wider planks.
Some species of timber, such as Oak or Maple, are naturally light in colour anyway, so they would just be applied as the top layer for its engineered floor planks. If you are looking for flooring that is even lighter, with perhaps hints of white, then you will need to get a stained flooring. This means that a color stain is inserted into the surface of the board of wood to give a different color shade or tone -- in this case white. You will still be able to see the initial grain pattern of the wood, but the color will have changed.
Finally, you can choose to buy an bare engineered wood floor and include your personal white colour stain. This will give you far more control over the exact'mild' colour it's possible to achieve. Doing so is great if you want a specific colour tone that you can not find on a pre-finished flooring. Be aware that it does involve a lot of work however.
Why should I choose light colored engineered wood flooring?
Here are some reasons why people think you should choose a light-coloured engineered wood floor:
- It helps brighten up a dull or dark area, or create a smaller room look larger.
- You can use engineered wood floors with underfloor heating.
- The floor will look fresh, clean and contemporary.
- It's a perfect comparison to a dark or bold color scheme.
- Creates a relaxing and relaxing atmosphere, therefore ideal for office spaces and nurseries.
- You've got a choice of either plank flooring or parquet block.
