Flooring according to many people is a new thing, but the fact of the matter is flooring is as old as civilization itself. Flooring can be of various types like woodpecker flooring, hardwood ply or laminate flooring, vinyl flooring, tiling and carpeting. Let’s discuss woodpecker flooring, laminate flooring and other variance of flooring in detail:-

1. Hardwood ply or laminate flooring is a type of flooring in which wood is used to make the floor. Under it, the floor is hard and quite rough and tough in nature. Such types of flooring are water resistant in nature. In other words they are not affected by water in any way.

2. Vinyl flooring is also known as resilient flooring. Under it the floor is quite flexible in nature. The floor is such that it is not affected by water. It has the quality to bounce back when compressed.

3. Tiling as the name suggests is floor made of tiles. Under it the floor is made of various types of tiles. Tiles are water resistant and provide the necessary hard surface required to make someone walk efficiently on it.

4. Carpeting as the name suggests is flooring made of carpet. Under such type of flooring the carpets make the surface level and make it beautiful to look at.

Now, let’s do a brief study about the history of flooring:-

1. Flooring in the ancient Egyptian culture was made by first clearing the ground and then putting a layer of sand on it. This surface was then compressed by walking on it and this was then cleared. After this another layer of sand was put on it. One had to walk on it in order to compress it and like this a layer of floor was created.

2. In the early Native Americans, floor was created by first clearing the ground and a layer of waste was put on it. The waste could be general rubbish or even hay. Then one had to walk on it in order to compress it. Finally this was cleared, and a fresh layer of waste was put. This created a flooring surface and finally herbs were put on it in order to remove the bad smell. This helped in creating a floor.

3. In some countries like India, floors were created by putting colours on the floor and decorating it with flowers. This was known as rangoli. This made the houses look beautiful. This helped in creating a level of flooring.

So, we can see that flooring helps in increasing the style quotient of one’s home and increases its style factor.