What Is The Difference Between Laminate Flooring And Solid Wood Multilayer Flooring?

At present, there are more and more consumers who use wood floor to decorate their rooms. Composite wood floor and solid wood floor are also the choices of many consumers. What is the difference between the two? In general, solid wood multi-layer flooring is better than laminate flooring. Laminate flooring is generally composed of four layers of composite materials, and multi-layer solid wood flooring is based on vertically and horizontally arranged multi-layer boards. The following collection of green flooring Xiaobian will introduce the difference between laminate flooring and solid wood multilayer flooring in detail.

Under the influence of the wave of pursuing environmental protection and being close to nature, more and more consumers are using wood decorative rooms. In the face of so many decorative materials in the market, composite wood flooring and solid wood flooring are the preferred choice of consumers. Understand the difference between the two in order to help you choose the floor you need.

The natural and warm atmosphere created by wood flooring in interior design is unparalleled by other floor decoration materials. Its temperament is elegant, natural, comfortable and environment-friendly, and full of personality. So first of all, let’s understand what is laminate flooring? What is multi-layer solid wood floor? So as to weigh the advantages between the two.

What is laminate flooring

The scientific name of laminate flooring is impregnated paper laminated wood flooring, also known as composite wood flooring and laminate wood flooring. Laminate floor is generally composed of four layers of composite materials, namely wear-resistant layer, decorative layer, high-density base material layer and balance (moisture-proof) layer. The bottom layer, namely the balance (moisture-proof) layer, is generally made of polyester material, which can block the moisture and moisture from the ground, so as to protect the floor from the influence of the ground moisture, and play a role of balancing with the upper layers, so as to maintain a high dimensional stability of the floor. The base material layer is the main part of the laminate. Most laminates use the density board as the base material, because the density board has many advantages that the raw wood does not have, such as the density board structure is fine and uniform, the particle distribution is average, etc. The decorative layer is above the substrate layer, which is made of a specially processed paper. Due to the heating reaction of melamine solution, it has stable chemical properties and becomes a beautiful and durable surface paper. The wear-resistant layer is a layer of aluminum oxide wear-resistant agent evenly pressed on the surface of the laminate floor. Its existence makes the floor have strong wear resistance.

What is multi-layer solid wood floor

The multi-layer solid wood floor is made by using the vertically and horizontally arranged multi-layer boards as the base material, selecting high-quality precious wood as the panel, and coating resin glue in the hot press through high temperature and high pressure. It is not easy to deform and crack, with very small dry shrinkage and expansion. It has a good ability to adjust indoor temperature and humidity. The surface layer can show the natural wood grain of wood. It is paved quickly and has a wide range of applications.

The price is higher than composite floor and lower than solid wood floor. Suitable for geothermal heating installation.

Advantages of multi-layer solid wood flooring

Good stability: due to the unique structure of multi-layer solid wood floor, its stability is very good. Don’t worry too much about the deformation of the floor due to moisture. It is also a better floor for installing floor heating.

Affordable price: the wood consumption of multi-layer solid wood floor is not as large as that of solid wood floor, and the materials can be fully utilized, so the price is much cheaper than that of solid wood floor.

Easy care: the surface of the multi-layer solid wood floor is painted well, with high wear resistance, and does not need to spend too much energy on maintenance. The good multi-layer solid wood floor on the market can not be waxed within 3 years, and can also maintain the luster of the paint as new.

High cost performance: because the materials used in the multi-layer composite floor are logs, the foot feel is the same as that of the solid wood floor, and there is almost no difference. And the surface of multilayer solid wood composite floor is made of high-grade wood, which looks the same as the solid wood floor. Compared with solid wood flooring, the price is much cheaper, so the cost performance is very high.

Simple installation: the solid wood composite floor is the same as the laminate floor. There is no need to lay the keel during installation. As long as it is leveled, it can also improve the floor height. Generally speaking, 100 square meters can be completed in one day, which is much faster than the installation of solid wood flooring.

Which is better, solid wood multilayer floor or laminate floor

These two kinds of flooring have their own advantages and disadvantages, but in general, solid wood multi-layer flooring is better than laminate flooring.

1. These two kinds of floors have high dimensional stability, are not easy to deform, and are suitable for floor heating installation.

2. From the price point of view, the solid wood multi-layer floor is higher than the laminate floor, but lower than the pure solid wood floor.

3. From the aspect of wear resistance, because the solid wood multi-layer floor is made of natural wood as the surface layer and is not covered with a wear-resistant layer, the wear resistance is less than that of the laminate floor, which will be more delicate.

4. From the perspective of efficacy, laminate flooring is a substitute produced due to the scarcity of wood and other reasons. It only has basic use functions and decorative functions. The solid wood multi-layer floor is made of multi-layer wood chips, and the surface is covered with rare wood species, which has the natural characteristics of wood.

5. From the perspective of environmental protection performance, as the main body of the solid wood multi-layer floor is composed of natural wood, the environmental protection performance is better than the laminate floor. In addition, the solid wood multi-layer floor has more comfortable foot feel, better thermal insulation performance and the effect of adjusting air humidity.