5 Things that Make High End Resilient Flooring (HERF) Stand Out

High end resilient flooring also known as HERF is a new type of flooring in the market today. It looks pretty much like wood but is not made up of any wood material at all. Other than that, HERF has some unique characteristics that make it stand out from most traditional flooring materials.

Here are the 5 unique characteristics:

Cost saving

Overlaying of HERF not only can help to save the cost of hacking away existing tiles, it does not require any gluing on your subfloor. What it means to you is that you do not need to worry that your tiles underneath HERF will be damaged during installation.

Resistant to Slipping

HERF would be recommended especially to families with children and elderly at home. One of the reasons is probably because the flooring has a relatively high level of slip resistance properties due to the wood texture grooves on the surfaces and the strong stability of the entire board. Another reason is probably due to its floating system whereby somehow it creates an ‘cushioning’ effect on the flooring which leads to reduction of the impact of fall should accidents occur.

Cozy Feel

Some elderly people do not like to have their feet on ‘cold’ floors especially during cool rainy seasons. They prefer to go for something that keeps their feet warm and have that kind of cozy intimate at home. Hence the color, the texture and the feel of HERF can enhance that cozier ambience at home.

Waterproof

Spillage of water on some type of traditional flooring such as low quality laminate or parquet, may cause the flooring to be damaged thus making it un-usable. To carefully and constantly reminding oneself not to cause water retention on the flooring surfaces can be quite arduous and tedious for some, especially the lazy and forgetful home owners. For HERF, you don’t have to worry about all these. Due to its material contents, HERF is usually 100% waterproof with warranty backed by the manufacturer.

Low maintenance

Highly recommended for the busy executive new age home owners of today, where both husband and wife are out working most of the day. HERF require little or zero maintenance and it is very easy to clean. Without doing much cleaning and maintenance, a neat and clean piece of flooring furniture would always welcome you after your long day at work.

HERF may be new in the home interior design industry today. However, with unique characteristic that realistically par with the lifestyle of the new age home owners, it might be the next big thing in the flooring industry soon.

(by Zhiqi Ng, edited by Jacky Tan)