Comparison between Natural Stone and Wood

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Comparison between Natural Stone and Wood
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Introduction

• Compared to walls and ceilings, floors are of
  high utility unit in the construction industry.
  We used to expect a smooth, clean, impervious,
  colorful, sturdy, durable, weather-resistant, and
  alluring surfaces from the floors. Our needs,
  expectations, and aspirations have given birth to
  various flooring material in the history of human
  civilization.

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Availability of Natural Stones

• Natural stones are forming beneath the land
  surface and in a deep layer of land core strata.
  The quarries of natural stones yield
  different kinds of stones in different areas.
  Therefore, mining, cutting, packing, and supply
  factors are impacting the availability of natural
  stones.

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Availability of Woods
Woods are of varying types and found in different
areas of the world according to the climatic,
soil, and other natural conditions to grow the
trees. Cutting and shipping of wood are now easy,
so availability of original wood material across
the planet.
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Cost of Natural Stone Paving
Natural Stone Paver Basic Better Best
Material Prices 690.00 740.00 765.00 890.00 905.00 915.00
Installation Cost 425.00 435.00 450.00 465.00 580.00 600.00
Total 1115.00 1175.00 1215.00 1355.00 1485.00 1515.00
Total Average Cost/Sq. Ft. 11.45 12.85 15.00
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Cost of Wood Paving
Type of Wood Flooring Cost per Square Foot
Softwood like Pine flooring 1 to 6
Mid-grade like Oak flooring 5 to 10
High-grade Mahogany flooring 8 to 15
Engineering wood flooring 6 to 23
Bamboo wood flooring 3 to 5
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Design Choices for Natural Stone Flooring
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Design Choices for Wood Flooring
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Installation of Natural Stone Floors
Natural stones are demanding intensive labor and
use of heavy tools due to heavyweight of stones.
National Average  1,797 Typical Range  888 
2,746 Low High End  450 5,000
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Installation of Wooden Floors
Wood logs are lighter in weight compared to
natural stone slabs or tiles. Cutting is easy and
quick. What you need is skilled labor for it.
Thereby, the installation cost of wooden floors
is cheaper compared to stones.
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Maintenance of Natural Stone Floors
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Maintenance of Wooden Floors
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Conclusion

• We have seen that natural stone flooring is a
  superior choice in most of the cases. It can
  augment your property values more than woods.
  Therefore, getting high-quality natural stones
  becomes imperative to create stunning,
  aesthetically pleasing, and high utility flooring
  across the interior and exterior areas of your
  building.
• World of Stones USA, is the perfect destination
  to get the best stone material at the best price.
  It has a widespread supply chain across the
  States and adjoining countries to provide you a
  huge inventory of different natural stones and
  porcelain tiles at the place of your vicinity.
  Check where you will get supply in your town or
  city.

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Source

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