Interior flooring: the number of options available

There are a number of options for interior flooring: tiles, parquet, stone, flexible coverings, waxed concrete, and cement tiles, the possibilities are endless… When comparing the characteristics of each floor covering, you can select the one that will be best suited to a particular room.

Interior flooring: Wooden floors, noble and durable

We love its warm and authentic side, the wood under our feet can take the form of solid parquet or engineered parquet.

The solid parquet:

It is made of solid wood that has been sawn. Sanded, varnished or painted, solid parquet can have several lives.

The advantages:

• Solid parquet brings an undeniable character to your room, it always has its little effect.
• Grain, texture, oxidation… solid parquet acquires a patina over time.
• It does not depreciate and lasts a long time if it is well maintained (waxing, sanding, vitrification).

It also performs 2 roles: that of a thermal regulator via its ability to store heat and that of a hygrometric regulator (it absorbs or releases humidity from the air). On the budget side, very variable depending on the species.

Engineered parquet

Only the top part of the engineered parquet (or “multi-layer parquet”) is made of solid wood. Called “wear layer”, it is made of noble wood. It is less expensive than solid parquet and will therefore be a good alternative to solid parquet for small budgets who still want a wooden floor.

Advantages:

Easy to maintain and with a good lifespan, it offers an excellent cachet/price ratio.

Interior flooring: Soft Floors know how to adapt

Easy to install, extra thin (which is a real advantage in the event of renovation because it often makes it possible to avoid removing the old floor covering), flexible floors are available in 5 main materials.

PVC and vinyl floors

Made of a plastic material, PVC and vinyl floors are increasingly used because of their chameleon side: they imitate the texture of all existing floors! Different formats are available: tiles, planks (glued installation) or roll (installation without glue).

The seagrass

A 100% natural and ecological alternative (due to its composition of plant fibers), seagrass can boast of real success. The different types of weaving bring a decorative extra to your interior.

To be avoided in the kitchen – a place that gets dirty quickly by definition – and in the bathroom, unless you are very vigilant about ventilation.

The cork

The cork floor is made from a natural material (extracted from the bark of cork oaks). It can be used as an undercoat for another coating for its acoustic properties or as a decorative coating, with an oiled or varnished finish.

The carpet

Slightly put aside, the carpet is making a comeback and is becoming trendy again! It comes in different formats (rolls, tiles) and materials (synthetic wool, acrylic).

Hard floors resist

Tiles, natural stone, floor tiles, and waxed concrete combine style, and resistance. The point on the advantages and disadvantages of each material.

The tiling

The tiles can come in different materials: porcelain stoneware, stone, or terracotta. Mosaics give way to large tiles, which are more popular today. On the aesthetic side, the tiles multiply the visual effects and are kings of imitation, for an extremely wide range of choices.

The tiles

In hexagonal or square terracotta, usually brick red but there are also gray ones, floor tiles are mainly produced in France from natural components, clay, sand, and water.