Which is better, hardwood flooring or laminate flooring?

Now there are a lot of decoration materials on the market, what kind of materials are available, solid wood flooring and composite flooring are only part of the flooring materials, so we have to ask which is better, solid wood flooring or composite flooring? We can take a look at their direct characteristics. Solid wood flooring is more environmentally friendly, but the requirements for the environment will be relatively high, too dry and easy to crack, too wet will appear the phenomenon of insects, need to spend more energy to maintain, the probability of deformation is large, the wear resistance is not high, the service life is short, but it has a composite floor can not compare with the advantage that the pure solid wood floor feels very good.

Laminate flooring is divided into laminate flooring and parquet. Laminate flooring is characterized by high wear resistance, no maintenance, and long service life, but it has a disadvantage, that is, the foot feeling is relatively poor. The characteristics of parquet flooring is the combination of solid wood flooring and composite flooring, the price is cheaper than solid wood flooring, and the advantages and disadvantages are relatively neutral, so this floor is the most purchased.

Depending on the individual's needs, there are advantages and disadvantages.

1. Solid wood flooring is formed by drying and processing natural wood, also known as log flooring.

Advantages, natural texture; Environmental protection; Warm in winter and cool in summer, good touch and elasticity; Good sound insulation, sound absorption and insulation properties; Refurbished.

Disadvantages, not wear-resistant, easy to lose luster; It should not be used in places with large changes in humidity, otherwise it is easy to deform; Afraid of acid, alkali and other chemicals corrosion, afraid of burning.

Selection method: see whether the edge is straight, whether there are burrs, cracks, insect eyes, etc.; See whether the surface paint is smooth, without bubbling and wrinkles; Use several floors to put them together to see if they are seamed, flat, and whether there is a difference in height and length; The moisture content should be between 8 and 13%.

Maintenance method: Use a semi-dry mop cloth when cleaning; It's best to wax quarterly; Try to avoid contact with large amounts of water; Avoid wiping with acidic and alkaline liquids to avoid damaging the surface; Avoid scratching the ground.

2. Parquet:

The high-quality solid wood is cut into a single piece of surface board, stamen board and bottom plate, and then the three pieces are pasted together with glue according to the longitudinal, transverse and longitudinal three-dimensional arrangement method, and pressed into a board at high temperature, which is divided into three layers and multiple layers.

The surface of the three-layer parquet is made of thin sheets of high-quality precious wood, and the middle and bottom layers are made of fast-growing wood, which is hot-pressed with glue.

Multi-layer parquet is made of multi-layer plywood as the base material, and the surface layer is hardwood chips, paneled panels or planed veneer, and hot-pressed with glue.

Advantages: natural and beautiful, comfortable feet; Abrasion-resistant, heat-resistant and impact-resistant; flame retardant, mildew-proof, moth-proof; sound insulation, heat preservation; Not easy to deform; Easy to lay.

Disadvantages: If the gluing quality is poor, there will be degumming; The surface layer is thin, and maintenance must be paid attention to during use.

Selection method: see whether the color and texture of the surface wood are clear; Look at whether the tongue and groove around it are flat.

Maintenance method: clean regularly to prevent scratching the surface; Do not use an overly wet cloth when wiping; Avoid sun exposure.

On the question of which is better, solid wood flooring or solid wood parquet, in fact, the controversy between the two mainly focuses on several hot issues such as "arching", "wear-resistant", "environmental protection", "maintenance" and "price". Today, Master Bang mainly analyzes the two problems of "arching" and "wear-resistant".

In fact, under normal circumstances, both floors have the problem of thermal expansion and contraction, and there will be a "arching" phenomenon, but the solid wood floor is easy to arch locally, people are easy to see, and the solid wood parquet will not be partially arched, but the overall arch, if people walk on the composite floor, there is a soft feeling, that is the reason for the arching of the composite floor. In order to reduce this phenomenon, it is necessary to pay great attention to the installation, such as leaving expansion joints appropriately, and trying not to use glue with water solubility.

As for "wear-resistant", the surface of the laminate floor is relatively wear-resistant due to the wear-resistant treatment, but its edges and corners are its most fragile part. In general, the wear-resistant thickness of the composite floor is millimeters, while the thickness of the wood floor is about 18 mm, and in the wear-resistant range layer, the wear resistance of the same thickness is greater than that of solid wood, but there is a problem that the base of the wood floor can be worn is larger than that of the composite floor. In the actual choice, the owner will consider comprehensively and finally choose the flooring according to their most urgent needs.

At present, the production of pure solid wood flooring has been banned. There are two kinds of flooring on the market: "parquet" and "laminate flooring", the former is beautiful, good texture, not durable, and high price, and now the more popular is "laminate flooring".

Let's talk about the precautions for buying "laminate flooring":

A. Be sure to buy brand flooring, because all brand manufacturers' floors are up to standard in environmental protection indicators, (E-0 level); Whereas.

Moreover, the substrate is pure wood, and the substrate used by some small manufacturers for miscellaneous flooring is not pure wood and cannot be bought. This.

Very important. B. Don't buy too wide flooring. (Don't buy anything larger than 180mm, it's easy to deform when wet).

C. The color should not be too dark, because it is not hygienic, and a little dust can be seen.

D. Brand flooring such as: Icon, Vellinger, Rhine Sunshine--- as long as it is a brand, etc.

E. If you have just started a family, the economic conditions are not too rich, and you do not buy miscellaneous flooring, and there is no guarantee of environmental protection; It is recommended to buy.

Branded specials, or discounted flooring. (After getting married, the furniture can be replaced, but the floor can not be replaced.) So the floor is put to be.

greater than the furniture input).

F. It is necessary to make it clear whether it is geothermal, whether it is packaged, whether it is free of moisture-proof plastic mats, whether it is free of baseboards, and whether it is free.

Freight, upstairs fees. (The above conditions are generally acceptable to merchants, but if you don't put them forward, merchants will secretly raise themselves.)

Xing).

Laminate flooring is a surface paving profile made of logs as raw materials, crushed, filled with adhesive and anticorrosive materials. It is composed of four layers, the bottom layer is a protective layer made of moisture-proof film, the second layer is a base layer made of hard fiberboard, density fiberboard and particleboard, the third layer is a decorative layer made of wood grain pattern impregnated paper, and the top layer is a surface layer of corrosion-resistant polymer material.

Laminate flooring has the following advantages: 1Wear-resistant, flame-retardant, moisture-proof, anti-static, anti-slip, pressure-resistant, easy to clean; 2.

The texture is neat, the color is uniform, the strength is high, the elasticity is good, and the foot feeling is good; 3.It avoids the problems of deformation, insect damage, moisture prevention and regular maintenance of wood caused by climate change; 4.Light weight, uniform specifications, easy to construct and install, small ground does not need to be glued, through the plate itself groove and tenon glued, directly floating on the ground, saving man-hours and costs; The material does not need to be painted and waxed, and the daily maintenance is simple and the use cost is low; 5.

It has a wide range of applications and can be used on any floor except the bathroom.

However, composite flooring also has its disadvantages, such as not very suitable for places with high humidity, elasticity is not as good as solid wood flooring, and the decorative effect is not as simple and elegant as solid wood flooring.

Usage: Solid wood flooring can be sanded, painted, and used again, while laminate flooring cannot.

Of course, the solid wood is good, and when I first bought it, it was bright and I couldn't see the difference, and I knew it after a few years.

Solid wood looks more textured, more comfortable to step on, and uses less glue, which is more environmentally friendly. But it is also troublesome to take care of, usually wipe with a cloth that wrung out the water, but also wax regularly, laminate floor care is very simple, just mop with a sponge mop.

Laminate flooring is much more resistant to wear than solid wood flooring, and it is easy to care for and not easy to deform. Both water resistance and stability are better than solid wood. The price of solid wood is high, it is not very good to maintain, it looks environmentally friendly, after many times of processing and paint application, once the paint used is not very good, it is easy to buy toxic flooring.

I use laminate flooring at home, I think it is a trend to use flooring now, natural, simple, looks elegant and innocent, the last time I bought it at home is peace of mind, I have studied it for a long time, out of many considerations, in the end I still chose peace of mind. His style is relatively novel, the quality is good, the cost performance is very high, the landlord can check on their website if he is free, it is clearer, colleagues listened to my introduction, after the purchase are full of praise.

Before you can do some homework, a general understanding of some basic purchase knowledge, and to choose a powerful brand, to give yourself more new home experience for your family, the current Shengdaben real wood series covers dozens of major tree species, about 100 single products,

Solid wood flooring: Solid wood flooring is a floor decoration material formed by drying and processing wood. It has the characteristics of natural pattern, comfortable foot feeling and safe use, and is an ideal material for floor decoration in bedrooms, living rooms, and study rooms.

The decorative style of solid wood is back to the basics, the texture is natural, and the solid wood floor is more precious in today's declining forest coverage rate and vigorously advocating environmental protection. Solid wood flooring is divided into three grades: AA grade, A grade and B grade, and AA grade has the highest quality.

When purchasing solid wood flooring, attention should be paid to detecting the moisture content of the wood, and the floor with high moisture content will inevitably be deformed after installation. The floor moisture content in the northern region of our country is 12, and the floor moisture content in the southern region should also be controlled within 14.

Laminate flooring: Laminate flooring is a popular flooring material in recent years. It is made by pressing the log at high temperature and high pressure after the log is crushed, filled with glue, preservatives and additives, so it breaks the physical structure of the log and overcomes the weakness of poor stability of the log.

Laminate flooring has high strength and uniform specifications.

First, the wear coefficient is high, anti-corrosion, anti-moth and the decorative effect is good, which overcomes the problems of scars, insect eyes and color difference on the surface of the log.

Laminate flooring does not need to be painted and waxed, and it is the most suitable floor material for the rhythm of modern family life. In addition, the wood use rate of laminate flooring is high, and it is a good environmentally friendly material.

Solid wood parquet: Solid wood parquet is divided into three layers: three-layer solid wood flooring, multi-layer solid wood flooring, and new solid wood flooring, because it is made of different tree species of plates staggered lamination, so it overcomes the shortcomings of one-way sameness of solid wood flooring, small dry shrinkage and wet expansion rate, has good dimensional stability, and retains the natural wood grain and comfortable foot feeling of solid wood flooring.

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