Flooring decoration as a very large investment in hard furnishings, how to choose the most appropriate is every family will face the selection problem, because not only to consider the material, color, but also to consider the post-maintenance and budget. The following Hua Jiale take a look at the advantages, disadvantages and prices of solid compact laminate.

A. Solid wood flooring

Advantages: solid wood flooring by natural wood drying, processing, with natural texture and excellent texture, good environmental performance, and winter warmth and summer cool, very durable, well maintained can be passed on to generations.

Because the keel must be played when laying, so the elasticity is good, step on the foot feeling comfortable, suitable for families with the elderly and children at home.

Disadvantages: solid wood flooring is, after all, wood, so it is much weaker than tile in terms of moisture and drying, and will lose its luster over time, and if it is not properly maintained, it is easy to arch, open seams and even cracking.

Price: generally in the $ 200 / ㎡ above, plus the later also put a certain amount of maintenance costs, so the price is not cheap. In addition, solid wood flooring installation needs to play the floor dragon, material costs plus installation costs, is about 30 U.S. dollars / square meter.

Second, solid compact laminate

1.solid compact laminate

Solid compact laminate is a derivative of solid wood flooring, generally the surface layer of wood is more expensive, the bottom layer of wood is cheaper, there are three layers and multi-layer two kinds, of which three layers of solid wood flooring than multi-layer quality to be better, but also more expensive.

Advantages: like solid wood flooring, has a natural wood texture, and insulation and elasticity is not worse than solid wood flooring, but more wear-resistant than solid wood flooring, and anti-corrosion and moisture.

Disadvantages: and laminate flooring, solid compact laminate in the production process requires the use of glue, so in the environmental performance to be worse than solid wood flooring.

Price: about 100-200 U.S. dollars / ㎡, the price is moderate.

2. Laminate

Laminate flooring is also called composite flooring, it has no relationship with solid wood flooring, because it is "density board pasted with a hard skin".

Advantages: easy to install and very wear-resistant, good moisture resistance, simple maintenance, color more rich. Under normal use, the service life can reach 10-20 years.

Disadvantages: laminate flooring texture and aesthetics are relatively poor, and the feet feel hard, while containing a large amount of glue, high formaldehyde content, to a certain extent is not environmentally friendly.

Price: the average price of about 50-80 U.S. dollars / ㎡, the price is cheap.

Third, how to select it?

1. The pursuit of texture, not bad money to choose solid wood

Solid wood flooring pros and cons are obvious, the texture of senior, comfortable feet, but also very delicate, need to maintain. Among them, Burma teak stability is the best.

2. Budget limited to choose solid compact laminate

Solid compact laminate is the best comprehensive conditions, is the mainstream of the market products, as long as the environmental protection standards, you can completely rest assured that the choice.

3. Tight budget, directly choose laminate

Laminate flooring is economical and practical, the market share is still very high, the main two points to look at when buying and selling, one is the smaller the base density board particles the better, the second is the pattern is more clear and natural, close to the best of solid wood.