Bamboo Flooring Vs Laminate Flooring

Laminate flooring (LF) and bamboo flooring (BF) are both wooden floor. But they have their own characteristics.

1 Abrasion
LF is strong abrasion resistant. AC4 and AC5 rating LF can be used for intensive use. It can be used in crowded places such as many indoor gymnasium and Super Mart. Bamboo flooring is not strong abrasion resistant. It may be used in a busy place.

2
Price LF is much cheaper. The price of bamboo is usually 3-4 times higher than the BF.3. Moisture resistance Both products are highly resistant to moisture. But BF is much better. BF even be used in the kitchen. The swelling of BF is very low.

4
Sustainability That life is better than LF LF. LF can not be repaired if the top layer, abrasion resistance is broken, because there is no layer to protect the decorative layer and support material. BF always be used when the surface is broken because it is still below the surface of bamboo.

5 The formaldehyde content
BF is mainly made of bamboo planks glued, while the substrate of wood fibers glued LF. Thus, the formaldehyde content in the time that LF bamboo. But LF is also strong, as long as the standard of formaldehyde release needs.

Almost all colors are available to LF: pine, oak, birch, beech, birch, oak, teak, walnut, tile, granite, marble and even bamboo. But the colors for bamboo flooring (BF) are just a natural color, carbonized color and several other colors.

seventh aspect
BF is a natural, elegant and comfortable. It makes the value of your home. Common LF can ‘t feel any such offer. But now there is some type of LF with the look of hardwoods such as V groove type and hand scraped surface.

eighth Noise.
LF is a floating type. There is some noise when people step, while only a little noise for returning the installation method is very different from LF. This is not a floating type. But the document attached to the back of the LF can reduce most noise.