Walking the planks: Advice on choosing wood-style flooring for your home

The pros, cons and price of the different types of wood flooring

Solid wood has an indicated prestige and expense, but compare its appeal with the structural talents and authentic look delivered by engineered wood flooring. Solid Hardwood. Junckers oak planks from €120-€306 per sq m, Juncker.ie. Cork suppliers including Brooks, brooksonline.ie

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Kya deLongchamps is a former self-builder with a deep interest in green building technologies, sustainable living and all aspects of design

Plank style flooring remains a top choice to cover our domestic acres. With the reassuring honesty of a woodgrain, ridiculously easy maintenance that carpet simply cannot match, and a price point to suit everyone: most of us will be faced with a trip to the timber flooring aisle at some point in our build or renovation. Here, we’ll take a look at the divisions of wood-style flooring you will be faced with, including installation, longevity and cost implications that should influence your final selection.

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