immunity 2 Report post Posted March 21, 2011 Hi, can i check what's the diff between engineering and laminate wood? i was quote by kornotex engineering wood for floor size 480 sq feet at $2555. exibition price. thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
morganwu 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2011 (edited) Hi, can i check what's the diff between engineering and laminate wood? i was quote by kornotex engineering wood for floor size 480 sq feet at $2555. exibition price. thanks. the difference is mainly in the way they are constructed. Engineered Flooring Top layer>>usually a thin slice of REAL wood, from 1 mm to 5mm, coated with a tough coating Middle>> usually plywood Bottom>> may have foam, usually do not have anything Laminate Floor Top layer>> usually decorative paper coated with a tough coating. Middle>> usually some form of fibre board Bottom>> usually a water proofing layer hope this helps. Edited March 21, 2011 by morganwu Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nat3081 0 Report post Posted March 23, 2011 Hi, As i know.. Engineering wood is real wood n you can compare the difference.. N engineering wood is not cheap. I did ask bout engineering wood w the sales gal dat i install n she showed me e diff. Btw, krontex don bring in engineering wood. They misuse e name engineering wood to laminate to get sales. So pls check b4 u commit w them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
immunity 2 Report post Posted March 23, 2011 Hi, As i know.. Engineering wood is real wood n you can compare the difference.. N engineering wood is not cheap. I did ask bout engineering wood w the sales gal dat i install n she showed me e diff. Btw, krontex don bring in engineering wood. They misuse e name engineering wood to laminate to get sales. So pls check b4 u commit w them. 'Nat3081'>> thanks for the info fren. Cause i also got went to korno orginal to see see. i tols them about the pricing that kronotex quote me. they say if it is true, its bery price. chances it might be from china..... But Krono Orgin is new in singapore right?? Kronotex has been in Sg for long time rite?? Any recommendation??? Haizzzz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Christopher 0 Report post Posted March 23, 2011 My advice if you are getting engineered wood will be to see the physical sample, laminate floor = 1 single piece as for engineered wood will be top layer real solid wood and many layers as the base. Do not based on the term engineered wood as it is very subjective. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
immunity 2 Report post Posted March 24, 2011 My advice if you are getting engineered wood will be to see the physical sample, laminate floor = 1 single piece as for engineered wood will be top layer real solid wood and many layers as the base. Do not based on the term engineered wood as it is very subjective. thanks chris....most likely i will be getting from korno orgin....haha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nat3081 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2011 Hi!!! Yes they are new... Kronotex has ben quite sometime in e market.. but they like to misuse the real wood with laminate.. which is not gd at all... giving ppl the wrong perception.. if im not wrong they are only 4 mths old.. R u sure you want to go with them?? have you checked bout their quality and workmanship?? For me.. I rather go for a reputable brand and has been in the markt for long..... Like Pergo! Have been long and service is gd and workmanshiop is gd.. A little at e high side but im confident w thm. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
immunity 2 Report post Posted March 25, 2011 Hi!!! Yes they are new... Kronotex has ben quite sometime in e market.. but they like to misuse the real wood with laminate.. which is not gd at all... giving ppl the wrong perception.. if im not wrong they are only 4 mths old.. R u sure you want to go with them?? have you checked bout their quality and workmanship?? For me.. I rather go for a reputable brand and has been in the markt for long..... Like Pergo! Have been long and service is gd and workmanshiop is gd.. A little at e high side but im confident w thm. nat3081>> i also wan to try kronotex, but the impression they gave me is very pushy. and the sales manger don seems honest. although krono-o is new in market, but they give me the ok feel....haha. So in conclusion, does kronotex carry engineering wood flooring?? or it is just laminate flooring.....anybody try b4 kronotex or krono-o?? mind comment......thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gettome 0 Report post Posted March 25, 2011 nat3081>> i also wan to try kronotex, but the impression they gave me is very pushy. and the sales manger don seems honest. although krono-o is new in market, but they give me the ok feel....haha. So in conclusion, does kronotex carry engineering wood flooring?? or it is just laminate flooring.....anybody try b4 kronotex or krono-o?? mind comment......thanks Hi immunity, as someone mentioned earlier, engineered wood flooring generally refers to a layer of real wood surfacing applied on a core board which can be either hdf, plywood, or small blocks of wood joined together to form a board. As to Kronotex calling their laminate flooring "engineered flooring", imo it is valid, as there is a fair bit of engineering involved Definitely, it has a higher degree of validity than Pergo claiming to be the "inventor of laminate flooring". Afterall, which part of the laminate flooring did Pergo invent? The high pressure laminate hpl? NO, the hdf? NO, the balancing paper? NO, the click system? NO So they took a piece of furniture board, cut it to plank size and laid it on the floor, AND that makes them the inventor?? If that is the case, then the first chap who took a piece of marble floor and cut it to size, and than have it for a kitchen top, is also the inventor of the marble kitchen top. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
immunity 2 Report post Posted March 26, 2011 Hi immunity, as someone mentioned earlier, engineered wood flooring generally refers to a layer of real wood surfacing applied on a core board which can be either hdf, plywood, or small blocks of wood joined together to form a board. As to Kronotex calling their laminate flooring "engineered flooring", imo it is valid, as there is a fair bit of engineering involved Definitely, it has a higher degree of validity than Pergo claiming to be the "inventor of laminate flooring". Afterall, which part of the laminate flooring did Pergo invent? The high pressure laminate hpl? NO, the hdf? NO, the balancing paper? NO, the click system? NO So they took a piece of furniture board, cut it to plank size and laid it on the floor, AND that makes them the inventor?? If that is the case, then the first chap who took a piece of marble floor and cut it to size, and than have it for a kitchen top, is also the inventor of the marble kitchen top. haha.....true!!!! anyway i anybody uses kronotex or krono-o laminated flooring nw?? wan to noe the feedback....thanks a million.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indira 0 Report post Posted May 5, 2011 <!--quoteo(post=622352:date=Mar 25 2011, 12:05 PM:name=gettome)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gettome @ Mar 25 2011, 12:05 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=622352"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Hi immunity, as someone mentioned earlier, engineered wood flooring generally refers to a layer of real wood surfacing applied on a core board which can be either hdf, plywood, or small blocks of wood joined together to form a board.As to Kronotex calling their laminate flooring "engineered flooring", imo it is valid, as there is a fair bit of engineering involved <img src="http://www.renotalk.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /> Definitely, it has a higher degree of validity than Pergo claiming to be the "inventor of laminate flooring". <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" /> Afterall, which part of the laminate flooring did Pergo invent? The high pressure laminate hpl? NO, the hdf? NO, the balancing paper? NO, the click system? NOSo they took a piece of furniture board, cut it to plank size and laid it on the floor, AND that makes them the inventor??If that is the case, then the first chap who took a piece of marble floor and cut it to size, and than have it for a kitchen top, is also the inventor of the marble kitchen top. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->haha.....true!!!! anyway i anybody uses kronotex or krono-o laminated flooring nw?? wan to noe the feedback....thanks a million....Hi Immunity, I think many people use krono products, you can find them in this forum but different topics, I saw quite numbers. One is in laminating flooring topics.Cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
