Bay Windows are common areas of the home especially In new condominiums and HDB DBSS projects here in Singapore today. It has a number of advantages for the home users such as it optimizes limited living spaces, it traps heat in the "pockets" such that it will make the room cool faster when the aircon is on; bay windows are also good built in display corners for your room.
Here is 3 popular flooring products commonly used for bay windows today:
Laminate Flooring
This is considered the most preferred choice for most young modern home owners today. Laminate flooring has a wide variety of designs and colors, you do not need to spend a hefty sum of money to decorate your bay windows with laminate flooring. One consideration for the home owner is that, other than choosing the design they like, he or she needs to select good quality laminate flooring brands with high water resistance, high scratch resistance and do not absorb heat unnecessary; this is because bay windows are usually located near opened windows, where it is susceptible to rain and moisture. Hence good quality laminate flooring brands, with good resistance to moisture should be preferred.
Engineered Wood Flooring
Engineered wood floor is also a pretty popular choice among affluent home owners today. Well, for some good quality engineered wood, you may need to pay twice as much as what you would pay for a typical laminate flooring but the natural eco quality it has will contributes greatly to your home living experience. Engineered wood is made up of real wood hence it will not accumulate dust mites and such in the room and therefore improves your room air quality. Engineered wood, as compare to solid wood, is relatively more durable and stable due to its layered structured. And it cost less than solild wooded flooring. Engineered wood bay windows will somehow helps to increase the value of your property. Another reason why many young professionals like to have engineered wood on their bay windows is because it costs less than installing solid wood top.
High End Resilient Flooring
High end resilient flooring (HERF) is another popular choice for the young home owners for their bay windows. This is because it is 100% waterproof, has a decent range of colors and designs and its texture feels almost like real wood. Maintenance costs is very minimal for high end resilient floors. Owners will have an ease of mind, without worrying if they forgotten to close the windows after they left the home. Buyers for high end resilient floor should always look for a reputable flooring distributor, in terms of providing quality products and services of high end resilient floor.
Bay windows design is one of the new design concepts for interior designers and architects today due to limited living spaces in new projects. New home owners will therefore need to do their research and due dilligence in order to have a better understanding on choosing the right flooring materials or bay window contract for their bay windows.
Nov 18, 2011 14:05 SGT Laminate flooring has been around in the flooring industry for more than 30 years. It has been introduced as an cost effective substitute to traditional flooring such as parquet, giving the home a myriad of designs and colors. There is a lot of good quality as well as low quality laminate flooring brands appearing today; so the question is, how do we choose a good quality laminate floor?
Sep 28, 2011 11:48 SGT Imagine a sandwich made of layers of wood, in layman terms, you'll have engineered wood. Engineered wood can considered one of the most wonderful inventions in the world of flooring today. It advocates the well management of forest sustainability by producing 'more with less'. The owner, is that he or she can contributes to the environmentally & having beautiful wooden flooring at the home.
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