Nowadays, wooden flooring is a very popular material in home decoration, but with a wide variety of categories and races, how can one choose the most suitable wooden flooring with keen attention? Let's take a look together today.
The first and most important thing to know is the types of wooden flooring, which can be basically divided into reinforced wood flooring, three-layer solid wood composite flooring, multi-layer solid wood composite flooring, and even two or four layers, such as cork flooring, bamboo wood flooring, genuine leather flooring, parquet flooring, customized flooring, solid wood flooring, etc. Are there too many types, mainly reinforced composite flooring, solid wood composite flooring, and solid wood flooring.
Solid wood flooring is formed by processing natural wood and is made from a single piece of wood. The advantages are natural texture, environmental protection, good elasticity, and can be refurbished. The disadvantage is that it is not wear-resistant, easy to lose luster, and is not suitable for use in areas with significant humidity changes, which is prone to deformation. The price of solid wood flooring is above 300 yuan/square meter, so don't buy cheap ones as there are many things to do.
There are too many drawbacks to solid wood flooring, which leads to the emergence of solid wood composite flooring, which is composed of several pieces of wood with different tree species. It is glued together and pressed into boards at high temperatures, divided into three layers and multiple layers. Foreign families like to use solid wood composite flooring, which is easy to take care of. Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia love it the most, while Europe's three-layer solid wood is better. The domestic solid wood composite flooring technology is poor, so it is important to be cautious when choosing. The advantages are wear resistance, heat resistance, impact resistance, and not easy to deform. The natural wood veneer texture is very good, even better than many low-end solid wood flooring. The downside is stability issues. The price ranges from 200 yuan/square meter to 800 yuan/square meter, which is the future trend of flooring development. It is now designed into various styles, including curved flooring, patterned patchwork, geometric graphics, etc. in foreign countries.
The reinforced floor is made of high-density substrate, with a wear-resistant layer, balance (moisture-proof) layer, and wood grain decorative layer added on the outside, making it durable and easy to manage, with almost no need for on-site protection. But the patterns may not be as natural as solid wood flooring. Has ultra-high cost-effectiveness. The advantage is that it has a wide range of price options, a wide range of applications, and can be used in the kitchen. The disadvantage is that the foot feel is not as good as solid wood flooring, and the repairability is poor. There are products priced around 100 yuan, those priced around 200 yuan, and those priced over 300 yuan.
Many people are unfamiliar with cork flooring, which is actually made of bark. Durability is the highest among all floors and has excellent sound absorption effect. Good elasticity, anti slip, and comfortable foot feel. The disadvantage is usually composed of wood grain particles, and the pattern texture is not the wood grain material that most people like; The color is also relatively single. If you can accept its decor, the cork flooring is really good.
The bamboo floor is spliced with adhesive and formed under high temperature and pressure. The advantage is environmental protection and good decoration effect. The disadvantage is that it will deform with changes in climate dryness and humidity. Belongs to the niche type.
In addition to the ones accepted above, there are also some more high-end ones, such as parquet flooring, which usually costs 20000 to 30000 yuan per pair. In addition, there are more advanced design style flooring, which is completely assembled from various shapes, and the effect is not impressive. Of course, the price is also very expensive; Genuine leather flooring is also becoming popular now.