What Is The Difference Between Parquet And Laminate Flooring?

Simply speaking, laminate flooring is a kind of high-density board processed with wood chips and glue. The advantage of this kind of floor is wear-resistant, cheap and easy to take care of. Moreover, it has strong anti twisting and anti deformation ability and stable size, especially suitable for rooms with floor heating system. And because its patterns are printed by computer, there are many colors and patterns to choose from.

Of course, the biggest disadvantage of laminate flooring is that it is not environmentally friendly. Because it uses a lot of glue, it will produce a certain amount of formaldehyde. And this kind of floor is very hard, which is very uncomfortable to use. In the end, once it is broken, it is difficult to repair it.

Now let's talk about the solid wood composite floor. This kind of floor is a semi artificial material. First, cut the wood into thin pieces, then press the wood and glue together with high pressure, and then attach a layer of solid wood skin to the surface.

The advantage of the solid wood composite floor is that it is relatively balanced. It has both the foot feel and appearance of the solid wood floor and resists irregular deformation of the material. It is also easy to take care of.

This kind of floor will also use glue, so it will also produce formaldehyde, but it is stronger than the laminate floor in terms of environmental protection.

The thickness of the solid wood composite floor is divided into three types: 1.2cm (the foot feeling is close to the laminate floor, and the elasticity is poor), 1.5cm (more used), and 1.8-2.0cm (the foot feeling is close to the solid wood floor, but the price is more expensive).

There is also a choice of surface thickness: the thinnest 0.6mm (looks very bright), 1.2mm (can be made into simple patterns), 2.0 or more (looks more like a solid wood floor, but the price is more expensive).

The difference between layers: the fewer layers, the more performance like solid wood floor. It is recommended that families in the north choose the third floor, and families in the south choose the fifth to seventh floor.