With the acceleration of the pace of modern life, people prefer a warm and natural home style, and wooden floors with warm and comfortable texture are becoming more and more popular. However, because wooden floors are easily deformed, not wear-resistant, and difficult to care for, many people are shunned by them, and then turn their attention to wood grain (porcelain) tiles, because wood grain tiles have the visual texture of wood floors and the ceramic tiles. It is waterproof and wear-resistant, so it has become a new Internet celebrity in the home furnishing industry, and it has the potential to replace wooden floors.
Some people think that if wood-grain tiles are used as a backup for wooden floors, consumers will only lose. Others think that wood-grain tiles can completely replace wooden floors. So should we use wood grain tiles or wooden floors for decoration? Today Zhongtaojun will analyze it from six aspects.
01 Texture comparison
Wood grain tiles are actually ceramic tiles with natural wood texture on the surface. There are textures of different woods such as teak, walnut, oak, etc. They can meet individual needs, and the visual effect is not much different from wooden floors. Texture includes touch, vision, softness and hardness, psychological feelings, etc. Although the texture of many wood grain tiles is now very lifelike, the tiles are cold and hard to the touch and feel cold to the feet, so they are not suitable for walking barefoot.
Wood floors are generally divided into solid wood floors, multi-layer composite floors, and laminate flooring. Among them, solid wood floors and multi-layer composite floors have better elasticity and comfortable foot feel. Laminate flooring is relatively low-priced and has a relatively good foot feel. Worse. But in general, in terms of texture, wooden floors are still better than wood grain tiles.
If you need to install floor heating at home, you should give priority to wood grain tiles, because wood grain tiles have strong heat conduction and heat dissipation capabilities. Although there are some floor heating-specific wooden floors on the market, there is no guarantee that thermal expansion and contraction will not occur. Once irreversible cracking occurs, the gaps will become hygienic blind spots. In addition, at the interface between the wooden floor and the ceramic tile, it is very likely that condensation water will be generated due to the rapid evaporation of floor heating water vapor, causing the floor to become soaked in water and turn black. It not only affects the appearance, but also affects normal life.
02 Price Comparison
If you compare wood grain tiles with ordinary laminate or composite wood flooring, including labor and material costs, the cost performance of the twoAlmost better than actually. But if you compare wood grain tiles with solid wood flooring, the material cost of solid wood flooring alone may cost several hundred yuan per square meter, which is several times the price of wood grain tiles. Secondly, if you are greedy for cheap and choose low-priced solid wood flooring, you may accidentally encounter the situation of unscrupulous merchants passing it off as good quality, and buy some defective wood with slight cracking, dead knots, color difference, dark cracks, and insect holes.
In addition, solid wood floors also require regular maintenance, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and also incurs certain expenses. For ordinary families, if they want to have the effect of wooden floor decoration without spending a lot of money, they can give priority to wood grain tiles.
03 Indoor Pollution Comparison
Wood grain tiles are environmentally friendly and formaldehyde-free. Their raw materials are natural soil and are fired at high temperatures. Therefore, they do not contain harmful substances such as formaldehyde. Even in floor heating rooms, formaldehyde will not be released. Of course, good quality solid wood floors also have very low formaldehyde content. However, the relatively low-priced laminate flooring, because its main material is density board, uses a large amount of glue during the production process, which means that it may contain more formaldehyde.
Even if the merchant can issue relevant environmental testing certificates when purchasing, this does not mean that it is completely non-toxic and harmless. If there are children or elderly people at home, this trace amount of formaldehyde may have adverse effects. Because children and the elderly have higher requirements for living environment than young people. Taken together, wood grain tiles are relatively safe and environmentally friendly.
04 Service life comparison
From the perspective of daily use, wood grain tiles are not only very wear-resistant, but also not affected by moisture. They have a long service life, low water permeability, and good anti-skid properties. Therefore, they can generally be used for 10-20 years, and can be used on balconies, bathrooms, It can be laid in the kitchen. However, wooden floors are relatively "delicate". They are neither wear-resistant nor moisture-resistant and require regular waxing and cleaning. If you accidentally make a small hole in the wooden floor, you will have to spend a lot of money to repair it.
Especially in the south, the weather is very humid, and wooden floors are very easy to get damp. Once they get damp, the wooden floors willIt is easy to get moldy. If it is not solved properly, it can easily cause the floor to warp, arch, crack, and even get insects. In addition, wooden floor maintenance requires continuous cleaning, such as regular vacuuming or sweeping the floor to prevent sand and other particles from scratching the floor surface.
From this point of view, wood grain tiles that are easy to care for and have a long practical life are the best choice for lazy people.
05 Appearance comparison
In terms of color and texture, except for laminate flooring with decorative paper on the surface, other types of wooden floors are all solid wood veneer, which means that the surface is a real solid wood texture. The texture of wood grain tiles is pressed by a press and sprayed out by inkjet. Compared with real solid wood veneer, the texture of wood grain tiles will appear less natural. If you look carefully at some poorly made wood grain tiles, you can even see it clearly. to see the mosaic above. If the wood-grain tiles you choose have few patterns, then spreading them over a large area at home will be a large-scale overturning scene.
In order to pursue the realistic feeling of wood grain tiles, current brands imitate the concave and convex feeling of wood grain on the surface by carving the glaze. Although the wood grain tiles can make the wood grain tiles look more like wooden floors, the concave and convex feeling makes them lose it. The tiles are easy to care for. The bumpy texture is simply perfect for cleaning dead spots.
In addition to the color, the size of the wood grain tile also affects its appearance. Laying large-sized long strips of wood grain tiles will have a better overall effect. But if the tiles are longer, the bowing phenomenon will be more serious. The bowing phenomenon refers to the long strip of building materials that is high in the middle and low at both ends, making it difficult to lay and prone to unevenness. If you want to get closer to the visual effect of wooden flooring, the size of wood grain tiles should also be chosen to be the same as that of wooden flooring.
06 Comparison of paving effects
Unlike wood grain tiles, wooden floors are all closely spaced and there are no gaps. If the wood grain bricks are smooth and groove-free all around, the beautiful seams will appear thinner and the brick seams will be more invisible, making it more like a wooden floor. It is best to choose a caulking agent of the same color as the floor tiles. If you choose a white, gray or glossy caulking agent, it will look very abrupt and make people recognize that it is a floor tile at a glance.
If you want the advantages of ceramic tiles but also like the appearance of wooden floors, then wood grain tiles are the best choice.. But if you prefer the touch and texture of wooden floors, then wood grain tiles may disappoint you. Therefore, whether to use wooden floors or wood grain tiles for decoration depends on your own needs.
