What are the advantages and disadvantages of solid wood flooring and laminate flooring?

Hardwood flooring is a high-end product in flooring. It has the characteristics of natural pattern, comfortable foot feeling and safe use, and is an ideal material for floor decoration such as bedroom, living room and study.

**:** more expensive.

Advantages: The material is warm, the foot feels good, and it is relatively close to nature.

Disadvantages: Cumbersome installation, not easy to care for, need to be waxed regularly.

Laminate flooring.

Wear-resistant, but easy to deform when exposed to water.

Composite wood flooring is a popular ground material in recent years, it breaks the physical structure of the log, overcomes the weakness of poor stability of the log, in addition, the laminate floor has a wear-resistant layer that can adapt to the harsher environment, such as the living room, the aisle and other places where people often walk.

**: Premium brand 100-

300 yuan square meters, medium and low-end products 70 yuan -100 yuan square meters.

Advantages: many varieties of colors, strong wear resistance, easy paving, no need to polish, paint, wax, easy maintenance.

Disadvantages: Reverse warping deformation may occur when exposed to water or sun.

Parquet.

The color of the variety is not good.

Parquet combines the stability of laminate flooring with the aesthetics of hardwood flooring, and has environmental advantages.

**: 200 yuan or more square meters.

Advantages: It maintains the beautiful pattern of the wood, and it is not easy to deform, which is suitable for geothermal heating rooms.

Disadvantages: Foot feeling is on the hard side.

1. The abrasion resistance index of laminate flooring is slightly higher than that of solid wood composite, but its foot feeling and thermal conductivity are not as good as that of solid wood composite, and it is no problem to use it for floor heating. The patterns of laminate flooring are all patterned paper, and the patterns are consistent.

2. Laminate flooring is more suitable for home decoration. It is made of medium density board, planer cavity grinding board and other substrates, and is compounded with impregnated paper on both sides at a certain temperature and pressure, and then covered with a layer of coating film on the surface.

3. Laminate flooring is a kind of artificial flooring, I heard that the formaldehyde content is relatively high, so it is cheaper than that of parquet.

4. The laminate flooring floor is made of sawdust and adhesives, so the surface is relatively hard, while the material used in the parquet is solid wood, which is not easy to crack, and its performance is similar to that of the solid wood floor, and it is also very comfortable to step on it.

5. Whether in terms of environmental protection or practicability, parquet is slightly better than laminate flooring. The style of laminate flooring is very unique and very decorative, and the solid wood flooring is more environmentally friendly, because the solid wood flooring is a variety derived from the solid wood floor, which is almost the same as the solid wood floor in terms of environmental protection and practicality.

Laminate flooring solid wood flooring purchase.

1. Laminate flooring is the first thing to do, if you think it's bad, then you don't have much interest in the choice. Well, parquet generally has three grades: qualified, first-class and excellent. Among them, the quality of appearance is an important criterion.

The color of the parquet should be soft, and the wood texture of the surface layer should be clear, of course, cracking, mildew, insect holes and other obvious defects must not exist. The surrounding tongue and groove should also be flat and smooth.

2. Solid wood flooring is a natural decoration material, and you can take out about ten floors from the box when you buy, and then splice them by yourself on the flat ground. At this time, you can observe whether the occlusion at its interface is good, and whether there is any difference in thickness between the plates, which is to observe its accuracy. Observe the cross-section of the floor to see if the lines are messy, and then check for cracks.

Mold, dead joints and other defects. In addition, because the solid wood floor is a natural product, the color difference will definitely exist, so there is no need to worry too much about this.

Hardwood flooring. Advantages: It is processed from natural logs, which has the characteristics of being closer to nature.

And in terms of grade, solid wood flooring can visually give people a relatively high-end feeling. Because it is a pure wood product, the material is warm, the foot feels good, it is real and natural, and there is basically no pollution. The surface coating is smooth and uniform, the size is many, the choice is large, and the maintenance is convenient.

Disadvantages: It is more delicate, not easy to take care of, and may be deformed when exposed to water or sun. The installation is more cumbersome, ** higher.

Key points of selection: 1. Choose the size. The wooden floor should be short but not long, narrow but not wide;

2. Select moisture content. Weigh the weight of a specification of wood floor by hand, and then unpack and weigh the same specification of wood floor to see if its weight is consistent;

3. Select machining accuracy. It can be assembled on the flat ground with 10 floors, and the processing quality, accuracy and finish can be seen by touching and seeing by hand;

4. Select the quality of the substrate. Check the grade of the floor, whether there are insect eyes, cracks, decay, blue stains, dead joints and other wood board defects;

5. Choose the quality of paint. When selecting, we should look at whether the paint mold on the surface of the lacquer board is uniform, plump, smooth and free of leakage, bubbling and eyelets.

Laminate flooring.

Advantages: stable and dry, no combustibility, insect proof, no warping deformation. It is easy to pave and the material is warm. Good foot feel, good abrasion resistance, smooth and uniform surface coating, easy maintenance.

Disadvantages: The surface material is soft.

Selection points: Take a look at the material. High-density fiberboard should be used as the substrate;

Second, look at the thickness. The international standard thickness is 8mm;

Third, look at the amount of formaldehyde released. Not higher than 9mg 100g;

Fourth, look at after-sales service. Whether there is property insurance, whether there is a warranty card, whether it is sold directly by the manufacturer, whether the product is monopolized, etc.;

Fifth, look at moisture-proof measures. Whether there is a special moisture-proof floor mat, whether there is a thick moisture-proof layer on the floor, whether the glue is a special floor waterproof glue, etc.

Laminate flooring.

Advantages: wide range of uses, many varieties of colors, hard texture, no deformation, fireproof, wear-resistant. Simple maintenance and easy construction.

Disadvantages: The material is cold, and the foot feeling is hard.

Key points of choice: Look at the surface. Look at the surface paint gloss, whether the paint film is plump and uniform, whether there are needle granularity, whether there are indentations, planer marks;

Second, look at the amount of formaldehyde released. If a pungent formaldehyde smell has been smelled during the laying process, the formaldehyde concentration in the air has exceeded the standard;

Third, look at the moisture content. The moisture content usually reaches about 12%, which is basically qualified;

Fourth, look at the gluing performance. After the specimen is treated in water with a certain temperature, the lower the impregnation peel value, the better, and the higher the gluing strength value, the better.

Comprehensively compare the advantages and disadvantages of solid wood flooring and laminate flooring, choose the most suitable wood floor for your home, and the little brother who has renovated 20 houses will take you to avoid the decoration pit!

Solid wood is noble.

Reinforcement affordable.

There are disadvantages such as good wear resistance, and poor environmental performance.

The details are as follows: advantages: good wear resistance, the wear-resistant layer on the surface of the laminate floor has been specially treated to achieve high hardness, even if it is scraped with sharp hard objects, it will not leave traces.

Stain-resistant, due to the special material on the surface, even if the ink drips down, it will not penetrate into it, and can only stay on the surface, and can be cleaned with a gentle mop. **Low, in the era of solid wood flooring, while the laminate flooring is decreasing year by year.

Disadvantages: poor environmental performance, glue must be used in the production process of laminate flooring, so formaldehyde content has become an important criterion to measure the quality of laminate flooring. The thickness of laminate flooring is usually less than 1mm, and the materials used are artificial, so the comfort is naturally a little worse.

Poor repairability, because the product is made of wood-based panels as the substrate in the production process, and is made by hot pressing process, the repairable performance of the floor is checked, once damaged, it must be replaced, and it cannot be repaired on the original basis.

I use laminate flooring at home, I think now using flooring is a trend, natural, simple, looks elegant and innocent, the last time I bought it was peace of mind, I studied it for a long time, and also went to the brand ** to buy and buy and famous brand network China-10 and so on well-known ** The above refers to many brands, I also list some better composite flooring brands such as Anxin, Yangzi, Furen flooring, Gloria, Bayer flooring, Chunzhou Aode, Shengka, Beillak, Ouxiang, Xinnai and so on, In the end, I chose peace of mind for many reasons.

Parquet is a wood floor that is made of three layers of solid wood bonded with high-strength adhesive on the basis of not damaging the wooden structure, and is precision processed by a new process.

The surface of the parquet is made of hard wood, such as oak, ash, etc., and is treated with six layers of UV violet curing paint, which fully ensures the wear resistance of the floor; The middle and bottom layers are made of poplar, pine and other soft woods, so that the floor has elasticity, good foot feel, and also plays a role in moisture-proof and anti-rot. The three-layer solid wood crisscrosses each other, so that the three kinds of wood and different wood boards complement each other, forming the best stress fit, avoiding the shortcomings of ordinary wood flooring that are easy to deform.

Parquet retains the advantages of natural hardwood flooring.

Solid wood parquet retains the advantages of natural solid wood flooring, the color of the surface wood, the texture is natural and simple, the foot feels comfortable, and the wood should not have defects such as skin, resin capsule, decay, dead knots, punching, cracks and loose joints. The radial cut texture is better than the slash texture, and the paint finish should be uniform. There should be no visible stains and breakages on the surface.

The grade of solid wood flooring is mainly distinguished according to the tree species, pattern and color difference of the surface wood slats. The better the material of the tree species on the surface, the neater the pattern, the smaller the color difference, the higher the grade, the more expensive; On the contrary, the worse the material of the tree species, the greater the color difference, the greater the surface stuttering, the lower the grade, the lower the **.

Parquet adopts a suspended pavement method, and there is no need to hit the floor. If the ground is relatively flat, it can be paved directly on the cement floor. After paving, there is no need to plan, sand and paint, which is convenient, time-saving, and pollution-free, and can be used after paving.

Parquet flooring is completely assembled from splicing, so it can be disassembled and relocated repeatedly, which is another feature.

Laminate flooring is composed of three layers: surface, substrate (core layer) and bottom layer, the wear resistance of the surface layer of laminate flooring depends on the alumina content in the wear-resistant layer, and the surface layer can not only reflect a variety of wood grain, stone grain effect and the effect of various computer design.

Laminate flooring has the following characteristics:

1. The wood grain is clear and returns to nature.

2. High strength, elasticity and full feeling.

3. Elegant style and luxurious style.

4. The surface is hard and durable, which can prevent high heels and furniture from heavy pressure, high wear resistance and high scratch resistance.

5. The installation gap is small, beautiful and generous.

6. Easy maintenance: dust-free, wax-free, paint-free.

7. It has good flame retardancy and is safe for home use.

8. Antistatic, anti-corrosion, anti-moth, anti-moisture.

9. Strong adaptability to temperature, not afraid of heating and sunshine, and lasting as new.

10. Easy installation, time-saving, material-saving and labor-saving.

11. The patterns and colors are diverse, and the parquet is natural.

12. It is not easy to deform and warp.

13. Strong anti-fouling: a variety of chemicals and stains are almost helpless against it.

The base material of laminate flooring is high-density board or Hexiang board, the surface is veneer paper and wear-resistant layer, and the solid wood is made of wood veneer. Strengthened and good care, wear-resistant, cost-effective, solid wood should be regularly waxed for maintenance, and the surface is not wear-resistant.

The material is not the same, and the surface wear resistance coefficient is not the same.

Solid wood is expensive, easy to be deformed by moisture, the color is relatively single, it is not easy to take care of and is easy to damage, it is suitable for those with strong purchasing power, and the quality of solid wood flooring below 300 is generally not recommended to buy.

Strengthen ** affordable, a variety of colors, easy to care, but just like the brand, many Chinese think that solid wood is on the grade, generally 100 yuan can buy a good composite floor, for whether there is formaldehyde, if you can accept hair dyeing, choose a safe brand should be acceptable.

Parquet is to apply to the pursuit of solid wood by Chinese people, which essentially combines the shortcomings of the two.

Bamboo flooring may be considered by many people that this is also a natural material and cheaper than solid wood, very environmentally friendly, in fact, a large amount of glue is used in the paving process, as for the color is speechless.

.Wear. Laminate is indeed more wear-resistant than hardwood flooring.

2.Maintenance. Solid wood flooring is more squeamish, and in the process of use, you have to spend some energy to maintain it. For the simplest cleaning, hardwood floors are best wiped clean with a damp cloth, while laminate boards can be mopped directly with a mop.

3.Watertight. To make a solid wood floor waterproof, the method is very simple, is to paint the top, bottom, left and back six sides of each board, and wrap the entire board with paint.

In addition, the waterproofing performance of solid wood flooring varies depending on the material. The good waterproof performance of the laminate does not mean that it can be immersed in water for a long time.

4.Environmental protection. The environmental protection of laminate board is that it does not need to cut down too much wood and save resources; second, it contains less polluting substances; Third, a considerable part of the raw materials come from **.

Hardwood flooring is made directly from wood, which naturally contains fewer pollutants, but cutting down trees harms natural resources.