Laying strong and reliable foundations is the key with all flooring types before they’re installed, and at the very forefront would be the subfloor materials being used.

Not sure which the best material is for your flooring? We’ve taken a closer look at five of the most popular.

What is The Purpose of Subflooring?

In basic terms, your subfloor offers crucial support for the surface area. Without this, flooring won’t have the structural layer adequate for heavy appliances or furniture.

Concrete

Everything you need for a strong and resolute solution can be installed with concrete subflooring. Use this for smooth, durable and steady foundations, which ensures squeaky floors are a thing of the past.

What’s especially great about concrete subfloors is its compatibility with all flooring material types, whether wood, vinyl, carpets or anything else.

Oriented Strand Board

This offers multiple layers of thickness, all contained within a single sheet. OSB also provides an excellent moisture barrier, so expect your flooring system to remain intact for many years.

Not only are costs relatively cheaper compared to other materials, but OSB often comes in much larger sheets, allowing you to cover big spaces with a lot more precision.

Particle Board

It’s soft, smooth, and has the required thickness to withstand the heavy impact often inflicted on wood flooring.

Are you conscious of the environment? Then particle boards are far more eco-friendly than lots of alternatives, seeing as they’re primarily made from lumber taken off existing products.

Transporting is also easy given how it’s a relatively thinner subflooring, so lifting and placing boards into place is pretty straightforward and without too much physical strain.

Wooden Planks

Although wood plank subfloors have since been brushed to one side thanks to the emergence of plywood, it’s still a subfloor material people like to consider, owing to how these can also be used as wood flooring itself.

In, essence, you’ve got more choice, seeing how solid hardwood flooring has already been established, but things such as vinyl, carpet, laminate flooring and other common solutions can easily be laid across, depending on the evolution of your home décor, and whether solid wood floors still prove beneficial.

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Now boasting more than 40 years worth of proven experience, our London flooring company is positioned to deliver tailored services for each customer, giving them the insight needed to transform their homes with the finest flooring material.

Through constant quality control, we can guarantee that each customer gets the utmost quality, regardless of their budgetary requirements.

Ready to start your journey towards your new floor? Contact a member of our team to get started today.