How can you find the best hardwood flooring for your living space, budget, and lifestyle? Choosing from floorings with different properties and many textures and color ranges can be overwhelming. The easiest way to answer these questions is to understand how you feel about the fundamental factors influencing the decision to buy flooring. Here are some useful tips:
1. Choose Between Laminate Flooring and Engineered Wood Flooring
Laminate flooring is a floor covering created by pressing together a balanced paper on the bottom layer, a wooden decor image printed HDF or MDF on the middle layer, and a polycarbonate protective layer on the top layer. MDF - HDF used in the middle layer are boards formed with wax and resin glue under high heat and pressure after hard or soft wood pieces are turned into fibers.
On the other hand, laminated parquet is manufactured by gluing 2 or 3 different wood layers, the raw material of which is entirely natural wood, in perpendicular directions. It is a long-lasting and healthy floor-covering product.
2. What Do Mean Solid Flooring and Engineered Wood Flooring?
Solid parquet has a single-layer structure created without any intervention to the structure of the wood. Engineered wood flooring has a multi-layered structure consisting of a top layer of 100% natural precious wood and cross-pressed plywood or several layers of wood. This structure allows the use of parquet even in basements, radiant heating systems or concrete floors where solid wood is not suitable for use, where air and humidity can cause problems.
3. Which places are suitable for using parquet?
Engineered wood flooring is often preferred in hotels, shops, offices, public buildings, sports fields, and residences. It is an ideal choice for most areas of the home, including living and dining rooms, bedrooms, hallways, and entrances. The use of parquet in kitchens also provides an aesthetic appearance. For this reason, it can be preferred. However, you should take care not to leave the food and liquids spilled on the kitchen floor wet by quickly removing them to prolong the service life of your parquets.
4. What are the Factors Affecting to Durability of Engineered Wood Flooring?
If you have children and/or pets, choosing hardwood flooring with high durability will be ideal for you. There are some factors that can affect how resistant your flooring is to potential scratches and water. These:
Wood Types – Engineered wood flooring can be produced from different wood types. Hardwood species known for their defoliation and broad-leaved nature are used every year. This feature is the most important factor affecting durability.
For example, oak wood has an eye-catching grain with a wide variety of variations. Known for its resistance to water and humidity, the Iroko tree usually has interlocking veins.
Protective Coating – Every hardwood has a protective coating. There are different levels of protection that can affect floors' resistance to scratches and stains.
Gloss Level and Texture – Wood products with a matte finish and/or texture hide wear from use better than smooth, glossy floors. Polished and oiled floors also stay clean and fresh with proper use, application, and maintenance. It preserves the appearance of the first day.
5. Discover Your Own Style!
Finally, it's time for design. One of the main factors affecting most purchasing decisions is that you can reflect your own taste through the appearance, textures, and colors of the floor!
Color:
The color of a hardwood floor comes from the natural tones, the paints, and the finishes applied. Some wood species have natural color variations that are noticeable even in a single plate, giving the wood its unique character. Others have less variation for a more stable look.
Width:
Plate width plays an important role in the design. Narrow planks can make a small room look wider. Wide planks add a feeling of openness. Unleashing your creativity and playing on your floor by using plates of different widths together is another alternative!
Surface Treatment and Texture:
Textures differentiated by the cutting method of wood,
Type of floor with a matt finish, polished or oiled, which affects the appearance of the floor,
In addition to flat model flooring, flooring types such as Chevrone, Herringbone,
As the Dendro family, we offer a wide range of products to your liking with Select, Trend, Dark, and Rustic classification options. In this way, you can find the one that suits your taste and put your own signature on the design of your home. You can take a look at our e-catalog to examine our laminate flooring options in detail and make your choice!
