A New Type Of Flooring For Homeowners Today

Nowadays, many homeowners want to be more involved in their own home renovations. They spend hours doing research online and flipping through design magazines to understand more about the products that intrigue them. By shopping for their materials, they will also have a deeper knowledge on how to maintain their materials in their home and such. It can be a pleasurable experience where they get to spend time selecting items together as well as exchanging their views of what outlook they wish to achieve for their private living spaces.

A choice better than laminate flooring

As you would have to purchase numerous items for your home, you will be looking for materials that are available at affordable prices and yet it could last for a long period of time. There are an increasing number of homeowners who choose to install laminate flooring where they get to own “wood” designs flooring that comes in different colours.

However, for laminate flooring which is water resistant, extra care and maintenance have to be done by the owners such as preventing water from seeping into the board or remembering to close their windows when leaving their homes. Sometimes, homeowners may tend to forget to do that which may result in many potential water damages that can lead to many headaches.

A better substitute of laminate flooring would be high end resilient flooring (HERF). It has the same characteristics such as slip resistant, fire resistant and comes in many colours and designs. The advantage of purchasing herf is that you don’t have to worry about water issues as it is waterproof. This allows wet areas such as kitchens and bathrooms to be able to be incorporate “wood” concept. Herf is also termite proof as it is not made up of wood materials.

Hence, for those homeowners who are busy with work the whole day and do not have extra time to maintain their floorings, Herf might be the best option for them.

Written By: Zhiqi Ng