Laminate flooring was not born for a long time, European manufacturers first developed this product in the 70s of the last century, and quickly occupied the market with excellent wear resistance, cheap price and great appearance potential. In 1995, Shengxiang introduced laminate flooring to China through OEM, and today, the share of laminate flooring in the domestic flooring market has exceeded 50%.
As a pioneer in the industry, after more than 20 years of development, Shengxiang has gradually grown into the largest flooring manufacturer in China, with more than 3,000 stores, annual revenue of about 5 billion yuan, and tens of millions of square meters of flooring sales. Starting with laminate flooring, Icon is also recognized as a first-class brand in this category.
The base material of laminate flooring is fiberboard, a kind of man-made board with a high use rate, which has to mention Daya, which has the same origin as the holy icon. As the two fist brands of Daya Shengxiang, Shengxiang is well-known for its flooring, and Daya is one of the largest manufacturers of wood-based panels in China, and its products are widely used in home improvement products, including wardrobes and cabinets, as well as laminate flooring.
Laminate flooring is composed of a wear-resistant layer on the surface, patterned paper, a core layer of fiberboard, and a balance layer on the bottom layer, which is its biggest advantage, but because the fiberboard itself is not moisture-resistant, it is especially important not to let the joints of the floor be soaked in water when using, otherwise there may be a risk of bulging seams. Although the high-quality fiberboard can not be completely waterproof, the water absorption and expansion rate will be lower relatively speaking.
Since fiberboard is used as the substrate, formaldehyde emissions are inevitably a major concern. The reason is that fiberboard is made of wood fiber as raw material, and then glue is the main source of formaldehyde release in the board, compared with other man-made boards such as plywood, the same level of fiberboard formaldehyde emission is relatively high, in 2014 Shenzhen Consumer Council and other 28 provinces and cities related institutions in the comparative experiment, the formaldehyde emission of laminate flooring is higher than that of solid wood and parquet as a whole. Many inferior products on the market with excessive formaldehyde emissions have also increased consumers' concerns. However, it is still necessary to remind users that it is not necessary to "talk about aldeformity discoloration", use products that meet national standards, ventilate after the decoration is completed, and the indoor formaldehyde concentration can be used with confidence.
In this context, Chinese flooring manufacturers all grasp the "environmental protection" to make a fuss, Shengxiang is one of the earliest domestic E0 standard flooring brands, in recent years, the Japanese F4 star standard as the main means of publicity, and according to the results of the 28 provincial and municipal consumer associations in 2014 comparative experiments, Shengxiang is also one of the two brands that control the release of formaldehyde at 0.5mg/L. However, users should be reminded that F4 stars are supervised by JIS in Japan, which is currently one of the most stringent standards in the world, and has a strict sampling system, but domestic goods are not within its regulatory system. Although Shengxiang's F4 star products focus on reducing formaldehyde emissions and have good performance in random inspections, they do not have JIS official certification, which is different from Japan's local F4 star products.
In terms of product performance, most of the durability grades of Shengxiang's laminate flooring are household I., a very mainstream grade. The national standard divides laminate flooring into household grade II., household grade I and commercial grade, and the wear resistance is improved in turn, and sometimes this parameter is also expressed by the number of wear-resistant revolutions, which correspond to 4000 rpm, 6000 rpm and 9000 rpm respectively. In the general household environment, 6000 rpm is sufficient, and the pursuit of higher parameters is of limited significance.
The price of the laminate flooring of the icon ranges from 100 yuan to more than 200 yuan, and there are many sizes and colors. The mainstream products of Shengxiang are the real wood series (PY6, PY9, PK7), the standard household level, the color selection space is very large, and the price will generally not exceed 200 yuan per square meter. The price of the basic Borui (BR) series is usually around 100 yuan, but this series has a nominal formaldehyde emission of E1, which does not belong to the F4 star products of Shengxiang, and some early models only have household II. durability, and there are also some thinner 8mm models.
The appearance of the herringbone parquet floor is vivid and has a sense of design, because the appearance resembles the longitudinal staggered "person" word and gets the name, the pavement plate type is scattered, and the appearance is very distinctive. If there is a demand for this, the icon also has a number of products to choose from, including wheat field PL2813A/B, magic box PL2885A/B, etc.
Using the concave and convex treatment of the laminate flooring surface, Shengxiang also has a number of laminate flooring that mainly restores the touch of solid wood, such as floating painting and Guoyun home series, which are very distinctive in appearance, but pay attention to their wear resistance level as "non-flat". This grade appears in the LY/T 1859-2009 "Antique Wood Flooring" industry standard, which only requires 2500 rpm of wear-resistant revolutions, which means that the actual performance is slightly lower than that of household grade II. Lower wear resistance is not a deliberate reduction by the manufacturer, because there are some concave and convex lines on the surface, the protruding part is bound to be more likely to be worn, but in any case, it is an indisputable fact that the "antique" laminate floor is less wear-resistant, and it is absolutely necessary to pay attention to the wear-resistant parameter of "non-flat" when purchasing.
In the more chaotic decoration market, flooring products are more prone to disputes, the icon is no exception, the number of major brand stores, the constraints on dealers are not large, it is inevitable that there will be poor after-sales, sales accessories, and even shoddy and other market chaos. In response to this problem, users can only do more homework, investigate whether the dealer is reliable in advance, and indicate the merchant's commitment in the purchase contract, such as product grade, installation and after-sales, etc.
