Which is better for you house wood floor or marble floor?

As a result of the vigorous real estate market activity in Bahrain lately and the Gulf region in general interior design grabbed the users’ attention especially those who are willing to buy a new home or refurbish their old house.

By the phase of furnishing and designing, many questions emerge before owners which need decisiveness as they could define the whole theme of the house.

Comparisons in respect of pros and cons could be misleading for most readers so we preferred tackling the difference between wood and marble flooring through common characteristics. We prefer to give the audience more space to choose according to their priorities of thoughts and characteristics.

Wood	Marble	Characteristics
China is the biggest provider of wood floors	Most marbles in the market is exported from china some tend to import European marble especially from Italy and TurkeyOmani marble is also of good quality and has a good reputation in the market	Source
The wood floor could last from 50 to 60 years with good maintenance and cleaning	Marble is a sustainable product life for a long time It’s more expensive than wood, it costs from 250 to 500 SAR for a meter	Age
Needs special treatment; keep it away from the water must be cleaned from stains regularly needs to repolish every 4 to 5 years	Needs to be repolished and cleaned every 5 to 6 years	Maintenance
Wood is installed over tiled surface insulating surface mostly of foam is added before wood to protect it and muffle its sound	Cut to pieces proportional in size with the room space level the ground before adding marble tiles using sand	Installation
Wood is better for cold regions It’s suitable for bedrooms and living room wood floors are more compatible with classic furniture	Marble is better for hot regions it’s suitable for vast areas, entrances and corridorsIt’s better for kitchens and bathroomsMarble is more compatible with modern furniture	Aesthetics