Buy floor pay attention to more floor is not thicker and harder the better

Some consumers have therefore fallen into the error of measuring flooring quality by thickness alone. The author finds that some floor merchants have misled the consumers in the promotion of the appearance and function of the 12mm floor.

The floor does not have to be as thick as possible

Before and after 1995, the thickness of the laminate flooring was only 6 mm. In the following years, 8mm floor has always occupied the dominant position in the market. In recent years, floor thickness has continued to increase. Today, 12 mm floors have become mainstream, and 13 mm and 15 mm thick floors have appeared on the market. This industry trend has caused many consumers to have the illusion that when they buy laminate flooring, they pay great attention to thickness, and that the thicker the floor, the more weight they have. This means that they are stronger, more durable, and naturally have better quality. Is this true?

"In fact, thick plates and thin plates, the surface once worn out can not be used. Therefore, the quality of the floor surface layer, to a large extent related to the life of the wood floor, rather than the thickness of the plate." Mr. Huang said the industry, the impact of The decisive factor for the quality of laminate flooring is not the thickness. When consumers purchase laminate flooring, the key depends on the manufacturer's material and craft level.

Industry insiders reminded that in the case of the same floor price, rather than buying the 8mm floor of the brand's wooden floor, do not buy the 12mm floor of the no-name brand. "It looks thick, but because of the huge difference in cost, process and production technology, the brand is thick. The service life of the board may not be as good as that of the big brand."

The floor is not as hard as possible

Miss Li, who lives in a community, is currently buying wooden flooring. She told the author that a few merchants made a hardness contrast test when they sold, such as knocking the floor of their own floor with other brands to show that the floor is very hard; or to compare the hardness of 8 mm floor with 12 mm floor, confirming The 12 mm floor is superior to the 8 mm floor in hardness. For this comparison method, Miss Li did not know whether it was credible or not. She said quizzically: "Is the harder the floor, the more durable it is?"

In this regard, experts said that the greater the density of wood flooring substrate, the higher the mechanical properties, impact resistance, and thus its side is more resistant to knock, but not the greater the better the density. Under the same conditions, the higher the density of the substrate, the greater the swelling ratio of the water absorption thickness, the poorer the dimensional stability, and easily deformed when exposed to water. At the same time, the hardness is high, the toughness is poor, and the foot feels uncomfortable.

"Relief" floor more wear-resistant?

At present, most floor brands have introduced "relief" floors with bumpy textures. They are pursuing a more original and quaint effect on the floor and are favored by many consumers. Recently, when I visited the wooden floor market, I discovered that some businesses introduced the "relief" floor and related it to the degree of wear resistance. Some merchants said that the surface of the "relief" floor had been treated very much, and it was more common than the floor. Wearable; or as "bump texture to increase wear resistance" and so on.

For the wooden floors such as "big relief", "little relief", "relief expert" and "embossed surface" that are selling well on the market, experts pointed out that most of these are inconceivable. Because wear-resistance is the most important use index of wood floor, carrying out various carvings on its surface will inevitably greatly reduce the wear resistance of the floor, reduce the processing precision, and easily filth the dirt, which will greatly reduce the quality of use. When consumers buy, do not simply pursue the surface effect, ignore the life of the product and maintenance trouble.

The depth of the floor groove has its own advantages

The biggest difference in appearance between the 12 mm floor and the 8 mm floor is that the 12 mm floor has more slots, and it has a solid wood floor covering effect. However, on the market, some businesses introduce floor slots as "shallower the better." The reason is that the shallow floor groove is not easy to collect dirt and it is easy to take care of. Moreover, the floor trough is shallow, and the foot feeling on the floor is obviously better than the deep trough floor.

Experts rectified that the depth of the floor trough is a production process issue and is directly related to the connection between the panels and the panels. As long as the floor buckle is firm, the depth of the floor trough is not a big problem. Now the floor slot is divided into a V-shaped slot and a U-shaped slot. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages and cannot be killed with one stick.

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