These misunderstandings when buying wood flooring, don't step into them

When buying wood flooring, many consumers always subconsciously think that imported flooring is better than domestic flooring, solid wood flooring is better than solid wood composite flooring, and the more expensive the wood flooring, the better. In fact, some of the ideas you think are not right!

NO.1 Imported floors must be better than domestic ones

 When many shopping guides promote their own products, they emphasize that they are "imported goods", and they usually include the sentence "Imported flooring must be of better quality than domestically produced products." Since many consumers don't know much about it, they are credulous and will form a deep impression.

In fact: the wood is still the same wood, and there are also good domestic products

Whether the wood is imported or domestically produced, its natural properties will not change. Therefore, it cannot be said in general that imported wood is better than domestically produced wood. Many domestic flooring brands also attach great importance to product quality and reputation. Consumers can go to regular stores to buy. In addition, they can also check the test report when purchasing, and the products can be used with confidence.

NO.2 The harder the laminate floor, the more durable

In the exhibition hall, it is often seen that flooring vendors use two floorings to knock on the hardness comparison test, which shows that the brand's flooring is of good quality and more durable. Many consumers also agree with the logic of this type of test method, believing that the harder the laminate flooring, the better the quality and the more durable the product.

In fact: Many factors affect the durability of the floor, not just hard

To judge whether the floor is durable or not, it is necessary to look at multiple indicators. The density of the floor (that is, the degree of hardness) index is related to the impact resistance of the floor; the water swelling rate of the floor, this index determines the water resistance of the floor; the internal bonding strength, that is, whether the floor is layered, there is a layered floor The intensity will decrease. These factors combined affect the durability of the floor. Only when the other index coefficients are the same, can it prove that the harder the floor, the more durable it is. If it is simply hard, it will become brittle due to lack of sufficient elasticity. In this case, the floor is easy to break.

NO.3 The thicker the surface of the floor, the more wear-resistant

 When buying flooring, many consumers will unconsciously choose a thicker surface, and feel that the thicker surface is definitely more wear-resistant.

In fact: wood species and paint are the key to determining the wear resistance of the dough

The abrasion resistance of the surface skin has a great relationship with the wood species and the lacquer surface, but not much with the thickness; it is the surface process that has a greater relationship with the thickness. The harder the wood, the more wear-resistant of course; the more flexible the lacquer, the more wear-resistant. It is important to emphasize here that the wear resistance of the paint surface emphasizes flexibility rather than just hardness. The paint surface should not be too hard, otherwise it is fragile and easy to crack.

NO.4 The higher the wear resistance of the laminate floor, the better

Consumers have a "misunderstanding" about the wear-resisting revolutions of the floor when buying wooden floors, believing that the higher the revolutions, the better the product. So when buying the floor, some merchants also used this to blow their products up to 10,000 revolutions, 15,000 revolutions or even 20,000 revolutions. As a result, consumers were bluffed.

 In fact: the appropriate "high" degree is ^ good

While buying a floor, you have to consider the number of wear-resistant revolutions, but you can’t blindly ask for “high”. There are indeed many businesses that lie about the number of transfers, but when you buy laminate flooring, you should still consider the use environment and the cost-effectiveness of the product. If there are fewer people in the family, so choose 6000 revolutions or more; and in public places, such as shopping malls, schools, office buildings, hotels, bars, etc., these places where the flow of people is relatively concentrated, the requirements for the wear resistance of the laminate flooring are higher. , You should choose 9000 rpm or more.

NO.5 solid wood flooring is a good choice

Wood flooring is generally divided into solid wood flooring, solid wood composite flooring and laminate flooring. Many people think that solid wood flooring must be good, but its high price makes many people daunting.

In fact: the ruler is longer, the inch is shorter

In fact, whether it is solid wood flooring, solid wood composite or reinforced composite, they all have their own advantages and disadvantages. The advantage of solid wood flooring is that it has a good foot feel and high environmental protection. The disadvantage is that it is easily affected by the indoor environment and causes problems such as arching, warping, and deformation, and it is difficult to maintain. Solid wood composite flooring has the comfortable foot feel of solid wood flooring, and also overcomes the shortcomings of solid wood flooring that is easy to deform. Therefore, compared with solid wood flooring, the maintenance and care of composite wood flooring are simpler. The environmental protection of solid wood composite is not as good as that of solid wood. For laminate flooring, it has poor environmental protection, poor foot feel, and poor repairability, but it is more wear-resistant than the other two, with uniform color and good visual effects.

NO.6 The higher the price, the better

The so-called people do not know the goods and the money knows the goods. Many people are based on this understanding when buying floors, and they subconsciously think that expensive ones are better than cheap ones. So no matter what material is suitable for them, some people think it is worth buying as long as it is expensive.

In fact: price and value, only choose the right ones, not the expensive ones

 One criterion for choosing building materials is to choose only the right ones, not the expensive ones. The price of solid wood flooring is about 300 to 600 yuan, the price range of solid wood composite flooring is about 300 yuan, and the price of laminate flooring is about 60 to 200 yuan. Everyone should choose wood according to their own economic situation. The prices of birch and oak are low or moderate, and the prices of precious varieties such as teak and rosewood are very high. Because the solid wood flooring wood varieties sold on the market can meet the requirements in terms of hardness and craftsmanship, there is no need to blindly pursue the selection of precious varieties of wood. Mermaid wood, heavy ant wood, iron thread, iron camphor wood, etc. are all commonly used materials. When purchasing, try to choose commonly used materials instead of choosing uncommon materials because of color, pattern and other factors. more money.