What is the Best Flooring for Your Home?

Generally there are three mainstream floors on the market. What is the best flooring for your home? Today we will evaluate them from different aspects, so that you can choose the most suitable wood floor based on various factors.

Laminate flooring

Material:

It is made of wood chips, scraps, etc., which is also called reinforced composite flooring.

Floor thickness:

Generally the floor has 4 layers. It is composed of wear-resistant layer + decorative layer + high-density base material layer + balance layer. At present, the floor thickness on the market is generally 6-12 mm.

Wear resistance of surface:

The abrasion resistance is very good, which is about 10-30 times that of ordinary painted floor.

Formaldehyde emission:

The formaldehyde content of composite materials in all materials is relatively high. Generally speaking, if it reaches the E1 level, it is a healthy and environmentally friendly floor.

Price:

The price of laminate flooring is generally between 80-300 Yuan/㎡, and the price is different according to the different material and workmanship, but the difference is not particularly large.

Solid wood composite floor

Material:

The solid wood composite floor is made of interlaced laminates of different tree species. The main types of parquet on the market are three-layer composite floor and multi-layer composite floor.

Floor thickness:

There are generally three thicknesses: 12mm, 15mm, 18mm. Among them, 15mm is the most used by people, so the board is visually close to the solid wood floor, and the foot feels good. The paint and craftsmanship of the 12mm model are worse.

Wear resistance of surface:

Like the wear-resistant layer of laminate flooring, a layer of wear-resistant paint composed of aluminum oxide is evenly painted on the surface of the floor. The degree of wear resistance is higher than that of solid wood flooring, but is lower than that of laminate flooring.

Formaldehyde emission:

Most of the three-layer solid wood composite floor can reach the standard of E1 or even E0, but it must be carefully distinguished when purchasing.

Price:

The price of solid wood composite floor is mostly between 150-500 Yuan/m2, of course, there are also more than 1,000 Yuan, but usually high-quality ones can be bought around 500 Yuan.

Solid wood flooring

Material:

Solid wood flooring is a decoration material formed by drying and processing natural wood. Commonly tree species used according to the national standard stipulation include white birch, southwest birch, manchurian ash, big croton, Malay gan croton, water cypress, small leaf green, White oak, red oak, bitter oak, oak, zelkova, teak, neem, wood pod, fragrant two-winged bean, balsamic pigeon, etc.

Floor thickness:

The standard thickness of solid wood flooring is 18 mm.

Wear resistance of surface:

Solid wood flooring generally has no wear layer on the surface, so the wear resistance is poor. And the wear resistance of different woods is also different.

Formaldehyde emission:

The formaldehyde emission of solid wood flooring is almost negligible and can be regarded as zero formaldehyde flooring.

Price:

The price of solid wood flooring ranges from 200-500 Yuan/㎡, and the difference in wood and craftsmanship also leads to large price differences. Usually the good solid wood flooring costs more than 1,000 Yuan.

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