Now the wooden floor increasingly favored by many people in interior design, wood has become a trend. The wood floors have many types on the market. It makes you have to be careful in choosing a wooden floor so you can get the wood material with good quality. But there are still many people who confuse the fake wood flooring and original wooden floors. Many consumers are not aware of natural wood floors. Before you buy a wood floor, you have to know the intended use of the wooden floor. Here are some wood flooring options.
Solid Wood Floor
This floor is made of solid wood as a board that has a certain size. The advantages of this type of flooring are the use of natural wood and original. Polished wood color will become more attractive in a way to varnish. But this kind of floor offers a high enough price because it is made of solid wood pieces. Installation of wood requires a long time and this wood usually emits a chemical smell after the process of finishing. These types of wood floors can experience shrinkage and cause the floor to be damaged. If used in tropical countries, this wood floor will be broken because of the tropical countries have very high moisture levels.
Laminated Floor
This is imitation wood or wood laminates. This floor using a material called High-Density Fiberboard (HDF) and High-Density Fiberboard (MDF). MDF or HDF made of pressed pulp using glue. Then the pulp is passed through the lamination process using décor paper that has a wood motif. This type of wood is not resistant to damp conditions. This floor is a clone of the original wood floors. The top layer of the floor using wood motif made of plastic.
Engineered Wood Flooring
This type of flooring is also called engineered parquet. You will get many benefits by using these wood floors in your home. This wood has been processed with advanced technology so that the problems that usually arise in floorings such as warping and shrinkage will not happen again. Wood is processed using the system layer technology. Expansion of wood shrinkage will bind together so that the floor is becoming more stable. Parquet surface is composed of 6 to 7 layers. Each layer has a UV coating that is more resistant to stains and scratches. Parquet surface bumpy and not so fine that the wooden floor featuring a natural attraction that is very beautiful. This type of floor is also very easy to install.