Let's Get to Know Hardwood For Your Flooring!

In addition to ceramics and marble (granite tile), the material is also often used on theparquet floor of the house.

Parquet is a wood floor that is applied to the floor with the aim to improve the aesthetics of the building, especially on the inside (interior) home.

Amirullah Muh. Amin, as CEO of PT. Architectaria Cipta Media, said the parquet has a surface with a wood texture that can give the impression of luxury and also convenient.

"In addition to its aesthetic, using parquet can also have a positive impact on the health ofoccupants. Parquet can reduce the influence of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) present in the room, "said Amirullah.

"VOC" is an organic compound that has a very high vapor pressure and is very volatile at room temperature and pressure. One of the compounds such as methane and non-methane can endanger the health of carcinogenic and toxic.

Not only that, according Amirullah, using the parquet, besides looks clean, you will feel comfortable to walk and sit on it.

Parquet is divided into two types namely parquet parquet made of solid wood and parquet made of laminated wood (synthesis). To be clear, Amirullah will explain the advantages and disadvantages of both materials parquet:

The advantages of solid wood parquet

Parquet floor with solid wood material has a better appearance or attractive because it directly from the tree and for better durability than other types of wood flooring.

Disadvantages of solid wood parquet

Weakness solid wood parquet is relatively prone to moisture because they can expand and shrink. The price of solid wood flooring is more expensive in comparison with Wooden Floor Other.

Because parquet floors made of solid wood, then the amount is relatively little or limited and the price is relatively higher or expensive than wood parquet floors with synthetic or laminate.

The advantages of wood laminated parquet

Parquet flooring derived from synthetic or laminated wood has a nice appearance, because the top layer of still using wood layer (veneer). This makes it look like solid wood flooring.

The price is relatively cheaper than the parquet floor that comes from solid wood.

Shortage of wood laminated parquet

Weakness wood flooring made from synthetic materials or laminated, durability is not as good as solid wood floors. Parquet from synthetic or laminated wood is also very vulnerable to moisture. Due to the relative strength of a quality below the solid wood flooring.

So naturally, if the parquet of synthetic wood or laminate prone to termite attack.

Terms apply parquet on the floor

Before applying the parquet floor sebiknya note cleanliness ground floor, to ensure the parquet floor is not moist and porous in the future.

Among the ground floor (floor) and parquet floors given underlayer coating material such as a thin plastic or foam.

The function of the thin plastic or foam intended that resist moisture from the floor up to the top floor parquet floor. Parquet floor should be sealed with the same material with parquet floor, usually called stairnosing.

Analysis of price considerations parquet

The cost of supply and installation of parquet floors made of solid wood around Rp350 thousand to Rp600 thousand per square meter. The price depends on the type of wood. Commonly used types of meranti wood, marine resin or teak.

While hardwood floors are made of synthetic wood or laminate supply and install it costs more economical, ranging from Rp 125 thousand to Rp 250 thousand per square meter.

Amirullah also said the implementation could also be a selection of parquet flooring material that are unique to your menimalis home. So, good luck!