Things to note when purchasing wooden flooring?

Wooden flooring comes with many wood species, many material grades, many layer and structure types, many manufacturing processes, and many product varieties.

Wood species: include rosewood species, common broad-leaved species. Base materials include eucalyptus, birch, HDF (high-density fiberboard), etc.

Material grades:

  • Solid wood: grades A, B, C
  • Pure three-layer: AB, ABC

Layer count and structure:

  • Pure solid wood: single layer
  • Pure three-layer
  • New three-layer (five layers)
  • Multi-layer solid wood (eleven layers)
  • Laminate flooring substrate: ≥800 kg/m³ (national standard)
  • Surface wear resistance: ≥4000 revolutions
  • Veneer thickness: 0.6 mm, 1.2 mm, 2.0 mm, 3.0 mm, 4.0 mm

Manufacturing processes – surface finishing:

  • Wood surface (wood species, material grade, clear lacquer, printing process)
  • Wear-resistant paper surface
  • Pure solid wood: flat tongue-and-groove or locking system
  • Products for radiant floor heating vs. non-radiant floor heating

Product varieties:

  • Pure solid wood
  • Pure three-layer
  • New three-layer (five layers)
  • Multi-layer solid wood
  • Parquet flooring (shaped/pattern parquet, herringbone, chevron)
  • Laminate flooring
  • Non-wood flooring
  • SPC (Stone Plastic Composite) flooring
  • Bamboo flooring