Flooring Maintenance Tips For Your Home

Blackbutt timber, a species that grows in NSW and Queensland, creates beautiful flooring planks. Consider the following benefits it provides.

Durable

Floor planks need to withstand wear and tear from people walking on them all day, so the wood you choose needs to be tough. Blackbutt is a durable flooring and can endure heavy foot traffic. Because this timber is hard as well, it won't dent easily.

Attractive Appearance

Blackbutt planks come in an attractive range of soft tans and browns, sometimes with a subtle pink tinge. These neutral pale tones add lightness to the floor, and they're easy to retrofit into existing decor. The timber will show natural variation between planks, which you can mix to create a lively floor by interspersing straw and nut-coloured boards. However, the varying tones of blackbutt are subtle, and they give a smooth look compared to some other timbers, which feature bolder contrasts between planks. Blackbutt also has a consistent linear grain pattern, which adds to its smooth appearance.

Visually Expansive

You can use blackbutt flooring in various parts of the living space, including kitchens and lounge areas. Without a break in floor materials, your home will look stylish and elegant. Additionally, planks create bold lines on the floor because of their long and skinny shape, and you can use them to make an area look longer or wider. For example, if the continuous lines of the planks extend through several zones in an open living space, they will visually expand it.

Low Maintenance and Re-sandable

Though blackbutt is durable, you shouldn't leave pools of water sitting on the floor. Additionally, use a damp rather than a wet mop when cleaning it.

Hardwood planks can be resanded multiple times as the years pass, revealing a fresh layer of timber. Thus, you can enjoy the benefits of a new floor without paying for additional materials, which is a unique advantage not offered by many other floors. Once you sand the planks, you can finish them differently to alter their appearance as well.

Fire Resistant

Blackbutt timber is relatively fire-resistant, and it's one of seven recommended timbers for bushfire-prone regions, as outlined in Australian Standard 3959, Appendix F. Thus, using this floor won't pose a fire risk. Blackbutt can also be used in many other structural and decorative parts of a house.

If you're interested in blackbutt flooring, reach out to a flooring company near you.