The wooden floor is a classic return to fashion. It is beautiful, eco-friendly, truly warm and even cozy. But the natural coating of solid wood, so elegantly presented in the store, can be problematic in installation or quickly lose all its attractiveness in the process of operation, if you miss the choice. But it is not cheap natural finish! To spend money with benefits, we recommend to pay attention to the products of the best manufacturers of solid wood boards, represented in our market.
The best foreign manufacturers of solid wood
Mercier
The Canadian company, due to its geographical position, supplies the market with unique types of solid wood made of red and white oak, American cherry and, of course, the famous Canadian solid maple. Other breeds are used as raw materials here, for example, the exotic yatoba La Paz, Lim, tiger tree and others (12 species altogether).
Historically, Canadians have the best woodworking technologies in the world, so Mercier products have the highest quality imaginable.
By the way, this company was one of the first to use lacquer coating to protect solid wood, and now it is constantly improving.
Pros:
- Chic design and a huge selection of colors (now 68);
- All boards come with a perfectly smooth surface;
- Maximum durability of coatings due to protection from harmful environmental factors;
- Quality control is carried out at all stages of logging and production of boards;
- Unique northern wood species, distinguished by their durability;
- Absolute environmental friendliness of materials.
Minuses:
- High price;
Boen
This company has its main office in Norway, but there are large branches in Germany and Lithuania. In production, mainly oak or ash is used, less often beech, American cherry, Canadian maple, merbau, jatoba or walnut.
The Boen assortment has a rich color palette, and the processing of timber is done exclusively with oil. An interesting approach to Europeans to work with low-grade raw materials, spoiled ingrown knots. Here, the defects are simply removed, and oak patches are put in their place.
Pros:
- A huge range of massive boards - 4 collections and 160 models of different colors;
- The possibility of choosing the texture - from the smoothest Calm, to the natural Rustik;
- Original wood processing methods that increase its strength;
- For impregnation used high-quality German oil;
- The company has representative offices in our country (although 2 of them are in Kaliningrad);
- On the manufacturer's website there is a virtual show room.
Minuses:
- The high cost of the goods;
- A lot of fakes (they are easy to identify for excessive quality patches).
Parketoff Group
This manufacturer, perhaps, has the largest selection of wood species used to make solid wood - 15, not counting the many models made artificially from bamboo. All thanks to the wide geography of the company that united the loggers of Indonesia, Germany, Peru and China.
Pros:
- Large selection of colors decorative effects and varieties of wood;
- For each collection are available in color matching baseboards and powders;
- The ideal geometry of the boards with minimal tolerances;
- For protection, a 7-layer lacquer coating is used;
- Strict quality control at work;
- Developed solid wood implementation network;
- Adequate prices.
Minuses:
- Exotic breeds are not cheap;
- Thick varnish coating reduces the maintainability of the board.
In our market, Parketoff Group products are considered to be quite expensive, but only when compared with Russian manufacturers. Among imported goods, on the contrary, it is the most affordable and comes close to the budget segment.
The best domestic manufacturers of solid wood
Amber wood
The company is mainly engaged in the production of flooring, but the production of solid wood is one of its main activities. For 11 years, the company has significantly improved the technology of wood processing, which had a positive impact on product quality.
Amber Wood uses only legally harvested and environmentally friendly raw materials: birch, oak and ash varnished, oil-impregnated or in natural form. A variety of designs provides tinting or brushing boards.
Pros:
- High quality of materials and strict selection of raw materials by grade;
- Wide range - currently 57 designs are presented in different sizes;
- Modern equipment that allows you to get excellent board geometry without chips and cracks;
- Well-developed dealer network - an online order can be picked up at any outlet;
- Relatively low prices (compared to European leaders);
- Manufacturer's warranty.
Minuses:
- Varnish is not on all models of impeccable quality;
- The unpopular classification system for varieties complicates the selection a little.
Massivoff
Over 12 years of activity, the company has grown to a solid manufacturer, offering a good assortment of solid wood.
Massivoff mostly works on its own raw materials - the main workshops are located right in the deciduous forest, that is, the whole cycle from harvesting to finishing is held in place.
Valuable wood sorts remain imported, but only durable ash and oak are used to manufacture solid wood.
Pros:
- Large selection of interesting designs - 40 types of tinted board;
- To protect the wood used PU varnish without toxic solvents;
- In the assortment of the manufacturer there is a heat-treated solid board;
- The company carries out individual orders if you need a custom design or size;
- High-quality packaging, protecting the material in the way from bumps, scratches and dents;
- Reasonable prices, there is a free delivery (within the Moscow Ring Road).
Minuses:
- PU coating may eventually turn yellow;
- Budget models look rustic.
Massivoff is still developing, so some types of boards may not be available. The hardest thing is to find ash coverings and thermowood.
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