What is better laminate flooring or parquet

Before repairing the floor, it is necessary to determine the material for its decoration. One of the most modern flooring is laminate flooring, but wood flooring is also popular today. Which is better, a laminate or parquet board, reviews and opinions of visitors on this issue can be found on this page. Comparisons of users in favor of this or that material are presented here, disadvantages and advantages noted during their operation are indicated.

* All ratings and recommendations regarding the laminate, so that there is no confusion. If you think the laminate flooring is the best option, then give a high rating and recommend it to others. If you think the best option is a parquet board, then give low ratings and do not recommend using a laminate!

Reviews that it is better to use a laminate or parquet board

Ivan

Parquet board

A comment

Dear forum users, I vote for the parquet board. I have a laminate floor in my apartment, in a larch cottage, I want to say that they were bought and made at the same time 5 years ago. Laminate bought an expensive one from Leroy Merlin, and boards from Rousserles. the pictures show that the laminate for these 5 years is to be repaired or replaced, and the boards have remained.

pros

Environmentally friendly material, durability. beautiful texture.

Minuses

Not.

Term of use

more than five years

Recommendation to others

Recommend

Quality
5/5
Practicality
5/5
Price
5/5

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Margot

Definitely a board

A comment

I definitely vote for the parquet board. Many arguments can be given, but a living tree cannot be compared with anything. With a piece of parquet, there are a lot of loops then when you use it, it can suddenly swell for some reason or become loose. The only negative is the price. We chose Barlinek, and the price is low and the quality is excellent. Of course, it turned out a little more expensive than the laminate, but the view is excellent

pros

For a parquet board inexpensively, but qualitatively.

Minuses

Not revealed yet.

Term of use

more than three years

Recommendation to others

Difficult to answer

Quality
5/5
Practicality
5/5
Price
5/5

Irinka Feofanova

I don’t know how I used to live without parquet.

A comment

All childhood and adolescence lived in an apartment with linoleum. There was not much money for repairs. But the hour has come. We looked at the store for prices, compared and decided to take the flooring. To do so for a long time, and so that the material is good, eco-friendly and outwardly beautiful. I didn’t have to choose much, among the inexpensive but high-quality parquet in the store they offered barlinek. We chose a light board. The master laid two rooms for two days off. Beauty! The floor looks gorgeous, the feeling that even the room has become larger, but it just seems so. The surface is flat, nothing bristles anywhere. If the dust is collected, it is not particularly visible, thanks to the color chosen successfully)) In general, we are very satisfied!

pros

flat, beautiful board, a feeling of expanding space, dust is not visible on a bright floor

Minuses

until they found a single minus

Term of use

several months

Recommendation to others

Recommend

Quality
4/5
Practicality
4/5
Price
4/5

Petr

Affordable parquet flooring

A comment

Laminate flooring, if you take it, is only of a high class. But it is expensive, and the material itself is not to everyone's taste. All the same, a parquet board is preferable to a living room. I also thought that it was expensive, but now it turns out you can find it at a very reasonable price, not more expensive than a laminate. Barlinek chose himself, has been lying for more than 5 years - and looks good.

pros

High-quality, while inexpensive.

Minuses

no special.

Term of use

more than five years

Recommendation to others

Recommend

Quality
5/5
Practicality
5/5
Price
5/5

Nikolay

Have achieved comfort due to the floorboard

A comment

We ordered a barlinek parquet board from the pure vintage collection (it seems to be called that). Very impressed with the appearance of the surface. We can say that this was the main point that influenced my choice with my wife. Well, the price of this manufacturer is not very high, so we were able to take the material immediately for the entire apartment (laid in the hall and corridor). By the way, during the laying, a hammer popped out of his hands and flew over the surface ... and there was nothing left on the parquet board! Parquet is now a little over a year old, looks great.

pros

reasonable price in comparison with other manufacturers, beautiful design, installation is not difficult.

Minuses

until he discovered serious disadvantages.

Term of use

several months

Recommendation to others

Recommend

Quality
5/5
Practicality
5/5
Price
5/5

Paul

Parquet board - my choice

A comment

I clearly decided for myself that I won’t put the laminate on the floor even for free! It is soaking, it requires a very careful attitude in this regard. Also, dust is additionally formed. A friend's laminate was swollen for six months, spots from the slightest ingress of water remained, and the joints became visible (at the same time there was no deshov, he took more than 800 rubles per sq. M). Yes, and in the context of looking at it sickeningly - continuous printing products varnished. There is at least some percentage of natural wood in the floorboard. We even have it in the kitchen - for 4 years it has not been swollen from moisture and has not lost its appearance. Dents, contrary to the beliefs of skeptics, are almost gone. Only if something sharp is dropped from a very high height.

In general, if you have the means, it is best to use an array or piece parquet - environmentally friendly and very durable (you can then sanded, put in order and use for a very long time). My parents have a piece of parquet since my childhood (now I’m 30) and there is no completely desire to change it.

pros

price

Minuses

dust, static electricity, swells up from water, spots remain from it, not environmentally friendly

Term of use

less than a month

Recommendation to others

Not recommend

Quality
1/5
Practicality
1/5
Price
5/5

Victor

I give preference to a parquet board!

A comment

About six years ago, beds in all rooms of his apartment, except for the kitchen, laminate 32nd class. At that time, the 33rd grade laminate was hard to get. The laid laminate is used by me and family members without any complaints, but there are still some disadvantages. They didn’t put the carpets on the floor, so, over time, chips began to appear, which, with care, sometimes scratched their legs. Since the floor was often washed, in some places the laminate was swollen. In the children's room, near the computer desk, is a chair on wheels. Since the child often spun on the table, the track from the wheels “rolled out” on the floor. I had to change the worn-out laminate boards.

But my friends laid the floorboard. I liked their flooring, but I managed to notice a drawback. On the kitchen floor, part of the coating turned out to be a matte shade. This floor color was on the route table-stove-sink. Therefore, even though the floorboard is more expensive, I believe that preference should be given to it.

pros

parquet has a chic look.

Minuses

parquet loses color saturation in places where you have to walk every day.

Term of use

more than five years

Recommendation to others

Difficult to answer

Quality
5/5
Practicality
4/5
Price
3/5

Anna

We have a wonderful opinion about laminate flooring.

A comment

With a military husband, we constantly change our regions of residence. We saw various repairs, so we are boldly writing an excellent review on the laminate, which has always pleased us in the garrison apartments of the country. We easily found this material in stores even in remote areas, we always purchased and packed it without any special monetary, labor, time costs.

They just wiped the floor, no hassle. Children hooligans, adults were pulling furniture, the laminate underwent everything without damage. Lived in damp rooms. We were gloomy, the coating remained perfect. In hot areas, too, they did not notice the effect of heat on the material. Of course, laminates are cool and dusty quickly, but we have rugs and hands that can hold a rag. And such coverings are booming, but our family has fun with them.

pros

luxurious assortment, cheapness, simplicity in arrangement and maintenance, resistance to moisture, high temperatures, mechanical factors

Minuses

noise, dust attracting ability, cold surface

Term of use

more than five years

Recommendation to others

Recommend