Three strokes teach you to choose the right solid wood floor

With the gradual popularity of geothermal heating, solid wood geothermal flooring is favored by high-end people for its excellent environmental protection and comfortable foot feeling! Numerous wood flooring brands have also introduced solid wood floor heating, from the 2004 forest tour of solid geothermal floors to the recent introduction of solid wood floor heating.

The reporter visited some home shopping malls and discovered that although many wood floor merchants have stated that “the floor of my home can be fully used for geothermal heating”, in fact, not all solid wood floors can be used for floor heating, and solid wood floor heating is required to pass through. Special processing, and reach a certain professional standards.

Which type of solid wood flooring is most suitable for geothermal heating? What elements should you pay attention to when shopping?

Material - good stability, good moisture resistance and heat resistance. The use environment of the hot floor is complex. Especially in the northern areas, the ground is subject to various kinds of moisture in the non-heating season, and the temperature of the ground must rise suddenly when heating, and the floor must withstand " Dual changes in temperature and humidity. Therefore, the geothermal floor must have good material stability.

Previously, experts from the China Timber Distribution Association, at the judging panel for solid wood geothermal products, suggested that the first advice when using solid wood flooring for floor heating is to choose a tree species that is stable, such as teak.

During the reporter’s visit to the market, it was discovered that almost all wooden floors, wooden doors, and furniture brands have introduced that “teak is the best material for stability and resilience recognized by the world”.

Teakwood is a precious material, moisture-proof, anti-acid, heat resistance, and is the best material in all solid wood. Teak quality is very good, but the price is also very good! The price of teak wood flooring is above 700 yuan/m2.

Quality - Solid Wood Flooring Test Report The real sense of floor heating is the need to pass national certification and issue quality inspection reports. A qualified product inspection report can be regarded as a pass for entering the market. The value of each indicator on the test report can also indicate the quality of the product. Therefore, consumers can request to check the merchant's test report when purchasing.

In reviewing the inspection report, we must focus on whether it is a national authoritative inspection department, whether the sample name is marked with a geothermal floor, and whether the inspection standard is LY/T1700-2007 “Wood Floor for Heating for Heating” and whether the numerical value of the inspection result meets the inspection requirements. Various technical standards.

It is understood that the standard number issued by the State Forestry Administration on the detection report of floor heating for wood flooring is LY/T1700-2007, and the main detection indicators are heat-resistant dimensional stability, surface heat and moisture resistance, and surface crack resistance. The surface is resistant to cold and hot cycles, thermal conductivity, etc. The most authoritative inspection department for building materials is the National Building Material Testing Center!

Service - How long does it take for the warranty to focus on the services, in addition to the various indicators of the true qualities of solid wood floor products? Focus on understanding: "How long the warranty?", "Who is responsible for the warranty?", "Who came to shop?" And other after-sales service.

In the process of visiting the market, the reporter found that the longest warranty for solid wood floor heating is that the forest tour teak solid wood floor - five-year warranty, life-long maintenance, there are also promised three-year warranty, but the current market, most brands are the warranty One year, the warranty period for solid wood floor heating is one year warranty!