Parquet or parquet plank?

To buy parquet of parquet plank? The choice is not easy one. We will tell you about the things, to which one should pay attention by purchase.

To buy parquet, solid board, means to give preference to floor coating with a long history and reliable reputation. At the same time if you took he decision to buy parquet planks, you chose the modern flooring with the possibility for quick and easy laying without usage of glue, varnish or oily finishing coating, and, very often, cheaper due to the cost, than parquet. Hereby the warranty for parquet plank is from 10 up to 30 years.

In this article we will discuss the key advantages and disadvantages, which will help you to buy parquet or parquet plank to your liking.

One should understand that by taking the decision to buy the parquet plank, you most commonly receive:

-         less budget (parquet plank is very often cheaper than solid board);

-         much quicker laying (parquet plank laying is easier and cheaper than parquet laying, thanks to locking system of connection without using the glue);

-         finishing coating with varnish, oil and oil-wax under plant conditions;

-         three-layer or two-layer structure;

-         complexity with polishing (the producers state that the parquet plank is polished but we would recommend not to risk).

It is important to understand that the solid board and parquet plank are two large differences. Having decided to buy parquet plank, you obtain not the single piece of wood but the plank, designed from 3 or 2 layers of wood; solid board, on the contrary, is a monolith of wood. You can buy the parquet plank both at construction market, special shop and parquet supermarket; the probability for quality warranty is significantly higher in the second two cases. And one more thing – even with all easiness in laying the parquet plank we would not recommend to lay it on your own, it is better to use the services of professional layers or specialists from service center.

If you decided to buy parquet:

-         before buying the parquet calculate its laying and you will understand the actual cost of your floor;

-         laying the parquet, being bought by you, will, almost without exceptions, last for a longer time than laying the parquet plank;

-         to buy the parquet means to have the possibility to polish your floor, to restore the parquet, returning the natural appearance to it;

-         you buy the floor from solid wood.

So the choice as to buy the parquet or parquet plank depends on you. Use our advice and we are sure you will take the right decision.