Install external wooden floors to spend some time outside your home

Posted by prabs on June 13th, 2018

You had always wanted it; a space outside your house where you could sit till hours passed by chatting away with friends or in reverie. Well, you have the space but not proper area to sit and put furniture in. Introducing external wooden floors ; the perfect way to amp up your outdoor space.

There are various kinds of external wood flooring to choose from. Know each one so you can decide which one is the perfect choice for your outdoor living space. Why wood flooring? Because it is tougher and has the ability to stand to nature’s harshest of weather conditions without suffering any great damage. And why wouldn’t it have such fabulous withstanding properties when it comes from nature itself!

There are two types of wood flooring- softwood and hardwood. Hardwood timber comes from trees that grow slowly while softwood comes from trees that grow pretty quickly. And they are quite cheap too. Out of these, hardwood type of wood floor is considered the best choice for outdoors as it is stronger and longer lasting than softwood.

Here are the different types of hardwood for installing in exterior living spaces:

1.        Teak

If your neighbors, friends or relatives have done up their exterior space, it is most likely that the installed flooring is teak. It is the most common type of flooring used in exterior living spaces. The reason for its extensive use it can be used to create traditional deck and has a very appealing look.

2.        Ipe

As opposed to the already there and popular teak, ipe has just made its entry in the outside flooring world. It has a soft olive color which gives it its unique look. It is resistant to infestation and fungi and thus will last long without showing visible signs of damage.

3.        Iroko

Apart from excellently tough and long lasting flooring, if you are also looking for one which adds a distinct charm, then iroko is for you. An African native, this flooring sports an extremely irregular grain and course texture. It looks better as it ages and has the ability to withstand high levels of moisture.

4.        Balau

We have saved the best for the last. Carrying fantastic stability and a characteristic look, this type of wood flooring is just perfect for any external area. It does not catches fungi, gets decayed or damaged due to attack from insects. It also adopts a silvery hue as it ages.

Apart from making your outdoor spaces come alive; the excellent wood material can also give your external doors a different look, feel, and strength. The doors come in variety of designs, sizes and shapes. One of the best materials for doors is engineered wood. It has a natural wood look and possesses exceptional durability and toughness that can endure harshest of temperature changes.

Combine the external wooden floors with wood doors and you have a beautiful outdoor look that is unlike any other you have ever seen.