Home Products & Materials Flooring (non ceramic)

Flooring is the process of providing a clean, smooth, durable and waterproof levelled surface to the lessee of the house. To withstand the loads coming over it, the floor should be hard, durable and sufficiently strong.

All the floors consist of two main components:

Floor base: It consists of layers of various materials. It is done to provide a strong and unsinkable surface to the floor covering.

Floor covering: It has a layer of materials like Tiles, Mosaic, Marble etc. Nowadays Tiled Flooring, Marble Flooring and PVC flooring are becoming a hot trend in modern houses.

Types of Flooring:

1. Wood Flooring: As a flooring material that comes in various styles, colors, cuts, and species, wood is a common flooring material.

2. Laminate Flooring: It is a synthetic floor covering that is designed to look like wood flooring or sometimes stone flooring. It is a cheaper alternative to wood flooring.

3. Tile Flooring: Tile flooring is manufactured from a different kind of materials such as clay, stone, metal, terrazzo, and quartz. Each type of tile flooring has its own characteristics.

4. Engineered Wood Flooring: It is a robust flooring option. It is made with innovation of design that makes it even more versatile!

5. Red Oxide Flooring: It is one of the most durable, long-lasting flooring options. Oxide flooring is a form of flooring whereby oxides are used for colouring the floor.

6. Venyl Flooring: Vinyl floors are composed of polyvinyl chloride (PVC). These are made in layers. The bottom layer is the backing. The thicker the backing is, the more durable the product is.

7. Hardwood flooring: It is one of the most popular floor surface covering materials and has been for centuries. Its versatility of function and design gives each installation a unique personality and beauty.

8.Granite flooring: Granite flooring is a very practical and stylish floor covering. The floor tiles are strong, durable natural stone. Apart from great functionality, they can add significant value to your home.

9. Bamboo flooring: It is becoming a popular alternative to traditional hardwood flooring. It is more durable, eco-friendly and sustainable. It can prove harder than the hardwood floors.

10. Digital/3D Flooring: Digital /3D Floor is solely designed to beautify the space with lavish looks. Spotless and beautiful, it is an affordable option.

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