Engineered or parquet boards: which is better?

Having asked about future renovations in their living space, consumers are very concerned about the choice of flooring. Based on the huge assortment and reasonable cost, buyers are increasingly choosing engineered and parquet boards. All that remains is to choose between them, because in appearance they are very similar and have other similarities. But they still differ in operational and technical parameters. Let's look at the design features of both options and reveal their pros and cons.

Advantages of using engineered boards

Engineered board is a structure consisting of two or three layers, based on moisture-resistant plywood. This type of flooring has the following advantages:

• The method of gluing layers, placing wood fibers in different directions, allows you to achieve geometric stability during installation. It also makes it less prone to splitting and negative reactions to temperature changes and humidity;
• When glued to the floor with elastic parquet glue, the floors acquire the property of an acoustic insulator;
• There are no visual differences from solid wood boards;
• Amenable to repeated scraping;
• A variety of models that allow you to lay it in various configurations (Christmas tree, French Christmas tree, square, complemented with decorative inserts).

Positive features of using parquet boards

Parquet board is a product consisting of three layers, with fibers located perpendicular to each other. But the front layer of the coating is made from valuable wood species. Her positive qualities are as follows:

• Due to the arrangement of the fibers, it is highly resistant to loads and does not require gluing to the floor, which significantly reduces the cost of installing the coating;
• Can be assembled and disassembled repeatedly, for example, when moving;
• Less glue is used during production, which makes it more environmentally friendly.

Which material is better

Both options have a beautiful appearance and are environmentally friendly. But in terms of strength and service life, the engineering option looks preferable. But parquet is easier to lay on the floor, but due to natural wood, it has less wear resistance. The choice is yours!