Flooring

There is a wide range of different floor coverings made of wood: made exclusively of solid wood, as a combination of solid wood and wood-based materials, and made entirely of wood-based materials; one, two or even three layers, etc. Regional differences and preferences add to this. We have tried to describe the most important variations here.
The term LVT flooring (Luxury Vinyl Tiles) is relatively new, and its manufacture is partly similar to that of laminate flooring. We have excluded LVT from this description because it is not a wooden floor (LVT is a new type of PVC flooring).

Solid parquet or single-layer parquet: the floor is made of a single layer of solid wood. Within solid parquet there are again several variants, depending on the size of the individual parts. The choice of the laying or the laying pattern can influence the visual effect of the floor. Solid parquet has a long life span and can be reworked several times by sanding and varnishing on site when worn.

Multi-layer parquet, also known as finished parquet: the surface consists of a hard solid wood several millimetres thick, while the further structure of the board consists of one or more other materials (two-layer or three-layer parquet). The multi-layer parquet thus combines the high-quality look and feel of a real wood floor with savings in raw materials and the possibility of easier installation.

Laminate flooring consists of a carrier board made of a wood-based material (usually HDF or MDF), which is coated with a decorative surface made of resin-impregnated paper or lacquer. The decor is printed and can therefore be designed as desired. Commonly used are wood reproductions, but also ceramic tiles, natural stone etc. The quality of the reproduction is extremely good, so that it is often difficult to distinguish it from the original, at least for the layman. Laminate flooring has several advantages over solid and multi-layer parquet: Firstly, it is by far the cheapest option. Laminate flooring is also the quickest to lay of the floor coverings mentioned here. Finally, it has the lowest thickness. For example, when renovating, it is often simply laid floating on top of an existing old floor covering.

Structure

Solid parquet (One-layer parquet)

Variants

Solid floorboard

Solid parquet blocks

Mosaic parquet and vertical lamella parquet

Structure

Multi-layer parquet (engineered flooring)

Variants

Two-layer parquet

Three-layer parquet with base layer of solid wood strips

Structure

Laminate flooring

Variants

Laminate flooring with paper surface (DPL)

PDL - flooring laminate in direct print (Printed Direct Laminate)