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With the emphasis ever more on sustainability and caring for the environment it is only natural that you may wonder if wood is an eco friendly and sustainable flooring option.
On balance, wood is the most eco friendly flooring type you can get on the market.
It is important for the flooring industry that we address these concerns in our businesses, ensuring we do not add to environmental issues and so as an industry we endeavour to give back what we use.
Here are five reasons why using wood is an environmentally sound choice.
There are strict regulations on how much wood can be harvested and every tree chopped down, more trees than are chopped must be replaced.
Wood can be carefully manufactured to ensure minimal wastage. Every part of the tree is used, thin planks will ensure that the majority of the tree is used and woodchips can be used to create composite products such as paper. Excess wood can also be burned as this is considered clean bio energy.
As wood is a natural product, it requires less energy to manufacture compared to carpets and vinyl flooring.
Wood floors have longevity and should easily last the life span of the home, well over 100 years, unlike carpets which have a life span of up to ten years and and vinyls which will require replacing after about fifteen to twenty years.
Hard woods can be reused for other building projects due to the fact they can be resanded and retreated.
Wood, if too damaged to use again for a floor can still be used in upcycling furniture projects, or it can be used as fuel. It won’t go straight to landfill and put pressure on our world in its disposal.
Trees absorb carbon dioxide and this is not something that changes when trees become wood flooring, meaning your wood floor is a carbon neutral product.
Wood flooring is also good for the air quality in your home as it is hypo allergenic, and won’t be at risk of contamination from mould and dirt that can be brough into the home by animals and people.
So in response to the question is wood flooring eco friendly the answers is yes.
It comes from a sustainable renewable source and there is minimal wastage and minimal energy use in its production. It can be reused, it is kind to the air around you and has an incredibly long life span. And the bonus is, it looks outstanding.
