As the question asks, is it better to use wooden floors or ceramic tiles (this article mainly refers to floor tiles) for decoration?
People who produce and sell ceramic tiles will definitely say that ceramic tiles are better, and people who produce and sell wooden floors will definitely say that wooden floors are better. As the saying goes, "The butt determines the head." The two expressed their opinions from their own standpoints, and there was nothing to say.
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Voices from consumers
Everyone likes radish and green vegetables. People who like floor tiles like that tiles are easy to care for; while people who like wooden floors like that wooden floors are warm and comfortable.
Let’s first take a look at the respective opinions of people who like wooden floors (also called "wood flooring people") and people who like floor tiles (also called "tile people") on the Internet.
The "wood floor school" perspective:
——I don’t like the cold feeling of ceramic tiles, but love the warmth of wooden floors.
——It must be a wooden floor! Except for the kitchen and bathroom, my house is all covered with wooden floors. Walking barefoot is the best experience. It doesn’t matter if the elderly or children fall.
——The previous apartment was covered with solid wood floors. A year later, the cracks in the solid wood floors became larger, they were slightly deformed, they made noise when walking, and maintenance was troublesome. The second suite decisively gave up all solid wood and chose multi-layer solid wood. Although the foot feel is still not comparable to that of solid wood, it is still much better than cold ceramic tiles.
——Wooden floors make the whole house feel like home, and you don’t have to worry about children falling over. Moreover, if the wooden floor is broken or you don’t like it, you can easily replace it. If the tiles are broken or you don’t like it, it is difficult to replace them strong>.
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The “tile school” perspective:
——I prefer ceramic tiles. The wooden floor makes a "pap-pap-pap-pap" sound when you step on it, which makes you feel unsteady.
——The living room at home is paved with ceramic tiles, and the bedroom is paved with wooden floors. Although I also like the comfortable feeling of solid wood floors, there are many children at home, so taking care of them is really frustrating; laying large-sized ceramic tiles in the living room is really elegant and beautiful. The key is that no matter how hard the children are, you don’t have to worry about taking care of them. problem.
——To be honest, if there are only a few people in the family and they all like to be clean, then it is better to lay wooden floors. If not, then use ceramic tiles. Only someone like me who has used them can say so well.
——Although I prefer wooden floors, I have naughty children at home and I can’t bear it! More and more people are determined to use wood grain tiles, which have the pattern of wooden floors and the durability of ceramic tiles.
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Comparison of ceramic tiles and wooden floors
Advantages of wooden flooring:
First, the advantage of culture. Chinese civilization is a civilization that pursues the close integration and harmonious coexistence of man and nature. In the dialogue and exchange between man and nature, the characteristics of wood are consistent with the philosophical understanding of the ancients. In China's five-element culture with a long history, wood belongs to the east and represents growth. It is the only living thing among the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire and earth. It has the meaning of growth, harmony and comfort. Therefore, the Chinese people have had a deep attachment to wood since ancient times. Tracing back to the history of ancient Chinese architecture, wood is the most frequently used building material. Almost all ancient buildings have wooden structures as the main body, forming the cultural connotation of wooden architecture with oriental charm.
Origined from the long-standing Chinese people’s love for wood and adhering to the profound cultural connotation of wooden architecture, wooden flooring has great advantages in becoming an essential material for decoration.
The second is the advantage of function. Wooden floors are naturally beautiful, which not only gives people a beautiful feeling of harmony with nature in the cultural and psychological aspects, but also has the advantages of three aspects in terms of practical functions compared with ceramic tiles and other building materials.
Of course, this mainly refers to solid wood flooring: The board elasticity is moderate, which can alleviate the weight load of footsteps and has the effect of eliminating fatigue, especially beneficial to the protection of the knee joints of the elderly. In terms of touch It gives people gentle care; The coefficient of friction is large and it is not easy to slip. Even if people accidentally trip on it, the degree of damage will be relatively low; To a certain extentIt can automatically adjust indoor temperature and humidityto make it warm in winter and cool in summer.
Advantages of ceramic tiles:
Compared with wooden floors, ceramic tiles also have their own advantages in culture and functionality.
The first is the advantage of functionality. Compared with building materials such as wooden floors, the advantages of ceramic tiles are not only beautiful, but also mainly reflected in four aspects: durability and long service life. Not only can they last for thousands of years, they can also be as long as the life of the building and can be used for dozens of years. There are no problems for hundreds of years; it is anti-fouling, moisture-proof and high-temperature resistant, and is not afraid of oil smoke, water and fire; it is healthy and environmentally friendly, and has no worries about formaldehyde; it is easy to take care of and simple to maintain.
Secondly, there are cultural advantages. Ceramics are an important symbol of the origin of human civilization and are closely related to the Chinese nation. They have only been used throughout the five thousand years of Chinese civilization history. Even China’s English name is related to it. For ceramics, Chinese people also have feelings similar to Shangmu complex. Ceramic tiles belong to a category of ceramics and naturally inherit the genes of Chinese ceramic culture.
Moreover, there is a special category of ceramic tiles - Wood grain tiles. This allows tiles to have some of the advantages of wood floors to a certain extent, at least in terms of texture.
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Wooden flooring or ceramic tiles for decoration?
This brings us back to the topic.
In response to this problem, either someone is an outsider pretending to be an expert, and can only tell some of the advantages and disadvantages of ceramic tiles and wooden floors, but cannot talk about the key points, and then let people choose for themselves, saying it is equivalent to not saying it; or buy People who buy ceramic tiles and wooden floors are like "the old lady sells melons and boasts about herself", blindly saying that what she sells is good and what others sell is not.
In fact, whether to lay tiles or wooden floors is really not a matter of willfulness. It is neither a question of whether you have money or not, nor a question of whether you like it or not, and it cannot simply be based on the functional advantages of the two. When considering a problem, you must make a comprehensive judgment. Taken together, this depends on three points:
First, it depends on whether the house is equipped with floor heating. If it is a floor heating room, it is more secure to lay ceramic tiles (this does not need to be explained in detail, you can refer back to the functional advantages of ceramic tiles mentioned above).
Whether it is common laminate flooring, multi-layer solid wood composite flooring, three-layer solid wood composite flooring, or composite flooring using other composite forms, as long as it is a product that uses trialdehyde glue as the adhesive, formaldehyde cannot be avoided from accelerating with temperature. Release question.
Second, it depends on the lighting of the house. If the house has good light, it can be laid with ceramic tiles or wooden floors. If the light is not good, it is best not to lay wooden floors, otherwise the house will be darker; while ceramic tiles will appear bright and can make up for the lack of light in the house.
Third, it depends on whether there are elderly people or children at home. If there are elderly people and children (mainly children aged four or five and below), it is best to lay ceramic tiles (there is no need to explain again, you can refer back to the functional advantages of ceramic tiles mentioned above), and never to lay wooden floors. If you lay down solid wood floors, taking care of them is a difficult problem; if you lay down non-solid wood floors, you are likely to face the risk of excessive formaldehyde.
Okay, after reading this article, everyone should have an idea of whether to lay tiles or wooden floors at home.
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