High Brand Flooring Explains Eight Mistakes in Buying Wood Flooring - High Brand Flooring At present, there are more and more kinds of wooden floors on the market, and various new concepts emerge in endlessly. The propaganda means of merchants are also varied. Faced with the surging information, consumers often fall into some misunderstandings when shopping. So, what mistakes should be carefully avoided when purchasing floors? High brand flooring to answer questions: Myth 1: The harder the laminate flooring is, the more durable it will be. In the exhibition hall, it is often seen that flooring merchants use the method of knocking two floors together to carry out hardness contrast tests, which shows that the brand's flooring is of good quality and more durable. Many consumers also agree with the logic of this kind of test method, believing that the harder the laminate flooring is, the better the quality is, and the more durable the product is. Expert comments: to judge whether the floor is durable, it is necessary to integrate multiple indicators: surface abrasion resistance; The density (i.e. hardness) of the floor is related to the impact resistance of the floor; The water absorption expansion rate of the floor determines the water resistance of the floor; The internal bonding strength is to see whether the floor has layers, and the strength of the layered floor will be reduced. These factors together affect the durability of the floor. Only when the other indicators have the same coefficient can we prove that the harder the floor is, the more durable it is. Myth 2: The thicker the floor, the stronger it is. In recent years, the thickness of the laminate floor is increasing, from the mainstream thickness of 6mm in the past to the current 12mm. There are also 13mm and 15mm thick floors in the market. Many consumers also believe that the thicker the floor, the more weight, the stronger and more durable it will be. Expert comments: The service life of the floor depends on the quality of the floor surface to a certain extent. Whether it is a thick floor or a thin floor, once the surface is worn, it cannot be used. The thick floor feels good, and the cost is high. Therefore, there are many decisive factors affecting the quality of laminate flooring, not just the thickness. Under the same product price, we would rather buy 12 mm thick brand flooring than 15 mm thick low-quality flooring. In addition, due to the huge difference in product cost, process and production technology, the service life of low-quality heavy plates may not be as long as that of large brand thin plates. Myth 3: Only solid wood flooring is environmentally friendly. It is known that adhesive should be used in the production of reinforced composite and solid wood composite flooring. Formaldehyde is one of the main components of adhesive, while adhesive is not used in the production of solid wood flooring. Therefore, many consumers will think that the composite floor contains formaldehyde and is not environmentally friendly. Only the solid wood floor does not contain formaldehyde, which is environmentally friendly. Expert comments: It is not only solid wood flooring that is environmentally friendly. As long as the flooring meets the national standards, it is harmless to the human body. First of all, from the environmental protection of the solid wood floor itself, whether the paint used by the solid wood floor is environmentally friendly determines whether the product is environmentally friendly. Secondly, if the adhesive used for solid wood composite floor is an environmental protection product, the formaldehyde emission is very low, and the environmental protection performance can be fully satisfied. Third, the content and release of formaldehyde are not the same concept. If the floor substrate contains formaldehyde, but the release amount is very small, it will not affect the human body; If the substrate used has good sealing property, the formaldehyde emission of some laminate flooring is smaller than that of natural wood. In China, the mandatory environmental protection standard (E1 standard: formaldehyde emission ≤ 1.5mg/L) is implemented for the formaldehyde emission of the floor, while the processing technology of the laminate floor itself is sealed on both sides, and the four notches are closely connected during installation, which can make the exposed area of formaldehyde emission less than 1%. In addition, the formaldehyde content in the floor is not as low as possible. If the formaldehyde content in the base material is too low, the floor strength will decline and the water absorption expansion rate will increase. As long as the formaldehyde emission in the floor meets the national standards, it can. In fact, formaldehyde is not so terrible. There is also a small amount of formaldehyde in food. For example, the formaldehyde content in beer is 2mg/L, and the fruit also contains a certain amount of formaldehyde. Myth 4: The multi-layer solid wood composite floor is less environmentally friendly. Many consumers intuitively think that the multi-layer solid wood composite floor has more layers and uses more adhesives. In this way, the formaldehyde emission is certainly more than the three-layer solid wood composite floor. Expert comments: This problem cannot be generalized. Under the premise of the same thickness of the floor, the more layers of the floor, the more glue is used. It must be that the multi-layer solid wood composite floor uses more glue. However, if the adhesive used for multi-layer solid wood composite floor and three-layer solid wood composite floor is environmental protection product, and the formaldehyde emission of environmental protection adhesive is very low, then there is little difference between the formaldehyde emission of the two. If the adhesive used is not an environmental protection product, the formaldehyde emission of multi-layer solid wood composite floor may be higher than that of three-layer solid wood composite floor. Myth 5: Color difference and consistent texture are good floors. In newspapers and the Internet, consumers often see that the color and texture of the solid wood or solid wood composite floor they buy are different from the samples they see in the store, so they think that the quality of the product has serious problems. Expert comments: Because sapwood and core wood and sawing direction are different for the same wood, the color and texture of wood will certainly not be the same, which is also the charm of natural wood. This "natural beauty" cannot exist if we simply pursue the consistency of color and texture. Even in the national standard of flooring, there is no color difference. Color difference and texture difference are not product quality problems, and consumers should have an objective understanding of them. Myth 6: The more precious the material, the better the quality of the floor. There are dozens of kinds of solid wood or solid wood composite floor materials sold in the market. The price ranges from hundreds to thousands of yuan. Many consumers believe that the more precious the material, the better the quality of the floor will be. Experts' comments: The precious tree species are not necessarily stable. As the saying goes, "scarcity is the most valuable thing", the price of material types also depends on their rarity, the rarer the more expensive, and the price of tree species is also related to their aesthetic appearance; But rarity and beauty do not mean that the performance is better. In fact, some precious materials are not as stable as ordinary materials after they are made into floors. Consumers should not blindly advocate expensive materials when shopping. Myth 7: The more locks, the firmer the floor "single lock", "double lock", "three lock", "four lock"... In the manufacturer's propaganda, the number of floor locks is rising, and many manufacturers also use this as a selling point, suggesting that the more locks, the firmer the floor will be after installation. Expert comments: The lock floor is a structure that connects the ground plates through the physical force of the lock. Due to the locking force of the locking floor, the floor will extend around as a whole with the temperature change, avoiding local uplift, and solving the internal deformation problem of the floor. In fact, whether the floor is firmly connected depends not on the number of locking stages, but on the variation range of ambient humidity. For northern areas, it is humid in summer and dry in winter. If the floor expands in summer, heavy furniture is symmetrically arranged on both sides of the room, and the air is particularly dry in winter, the floor shrinks because of this. Even three locks can still pull the lock open, so the lock floor needs the cooperation of the use environment. Myth 8: It is more wear-resistant to have concave and convex texture At present, many flooring brands have launched antique flooring with concave and convex texture, and it is also found in the reporter's visit that many businesses will say that the concave and convex texture will increase the wear-resistance of the floor when they promote it. Expert comments: the floor with smooth surface, the principle of force is surface contact, and the contactable area with objects is larger; The floor surface with concave convex texture is the contact between points and lines, and the accessible area is relatively small. Under the condition of the same wear resistance of the wear-resistant layer, the floor surface with concave and convex texture has better skid resistance, while the wear resistance is relatively poor. Pay attention to the public account of "High Brand Flooring", and broadcast it dynamically in real time! 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