With autumn in full swing and winter fast approaching there might be one thing looming over you when it comes to your home. - your energy bills. We all want to come back to a cosy home on a cold day, but how can you help your home stay warmer for longer?

Well, a great place to start would be with your floor. Wood floors can often be mistaken for being colder and less insulating than a carpet, however, wood floors are actually excellent at trapping heat and therefore keeping your home feeling warmer for many hours after you have turned your heating off

Carpets might seem like a great option, but they are actually a short term solution. Carpets are likely to have less than half the life of a wood floor and are far less ethically sourced and manufactured. Wood floors, while a natural material, are a renewable material sourced from forestry controlled areas meaning that for any tree cut down, a new one is planted. This responsible sourcing of wood make them a great long-term choice for your home that will last for longer than your lifetime without ever needing replacing. Wood has the ability to both retain heat and circulate that heat it has absorbed. Because of how it can trap heat for longer, this means you can cut down the time you actually have your heating on which will help you to see a noticeable difference in your bills.

When it comes to specific wood floors, engineered wood would be the best option. Pretty much identical in appearance to solid wood, engineered wood floors are constructed slightly differently. With layers of plywood stuck together, the engineered floor is then finished with a solid wood top layer. This gives the floor the look and texture of a solid wood floor but is actually made up from cheaper and denser materials that are better at absorbing heat. Because of this, engineered floors are able to withstand higher levels of moisture and fluctuations in temperatures - perfect for underfloor heating. This, coupled with a insulated underlay, will give your floor incredible levels of insulation which will ultimately lower your energy spending. Any kind of wood floor will help to insulate your home, but engineered flooring offers many sustainable benefits too. As previously mentioned, it uses less natural wood which helps to stop deforestation and also has a generally very clean manufacturing process.

In conclusion, wood floors are incredibly efficient when it comes to warming your home and will help you to see a big difference in you gas or energy bills when the colder months roll around. While it may seem like a bigger upfront cost, wood floors repays itself with many years of life and use as well as slashing those bills. We have a beautiful range of engineered floors that are ideal for helping you to cut back on your spending. If you’d like to talk about engineered floor in more detail, you can talk to our team through our online chat or give us a call.

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