Natural Oak flooring: Armstrong, Bellawood, Fewer, Jasper, Kahrs, Pergo, Somerset and other popular brands. Price: Up to $30, $30 – $80, Over $80. 25 Year Warranty. Many patterns and colors.

Oak flooring often lasts for a lifetime and is unbeatable for this singular quality. Hardwood flooring was once very popular and the most preferred was the oak but over the decades, attention shifted to the use of other floor types such as carpets, vitrified tiles, rugs etc. As a result, hardwood flooring had become a luxury over the decades and coupled with the rave about global warming and rapid deforestation, its use has had its fair share of the blame and a decline in demand.

As the demand for oak flooring experienced a surge over the years, the credibility of the sources of supplies from the hardwood flooring companies has been a source of serious concern for conservationists. Some oak wood flooring companies, however, are reputed for getting their supplies from managed and sustainable sources. It comes in two major categories of the solid oak flooring and the engineered quarter sawn oak boards.

Most oak wood flooring lovers enjoy the awe and admiration of their guests when they walk into a room sprawling with it. Oak flooring earns you respect and sets you apart from the crowd. It is believed that only the elite- with extremely high taste, own it. It is also recommended for people with health issues such as asthma and other allergies because it is extremely hygienic and non allergic. This is not surprising because unlike some floor types such as carpets and rugs do not harbor dust that can be a serious health concern. So if you are a person of quality and class, yet uncompromising about your health and your loved ones’, then oak flooring is your best bet.

Oak flooring will resist almost any form of abuse and take the pressure that most laminated wooden floors can’t handle but they are not very suitable for constantly humid and moist environments such as the laundry and the bath rooms. Since they do not offer any form of warmth, they can be complemented with the other floor types, especially rugs. It is ideal for the living area and bedroom, the upper levels of your home, receptions and offices- and there is a good reason to set your home and office apart from the crowd.