Among those who reject design flooring, are you yourselves afraid of the Blue Angel? And with wood, then no fear of adhesives, wood preservatives, dyes, ...?
Are there still any factual arguments against design flooring with the Blue Angel?
The environmental balance, for example compared to linoleum... Nevertheless, it is not a mistake if you buy what you want – and if it happens to be a "Blue Angel certified design floor." It’s not "devil's stuff."
How do you manage that?
I’ve had various types of parquet flooring with different woods (maple, wenge, beech, oak) for ages, but I can only imagine chipping happening through massive force, not in normal daily life.
This is an oak floor with a "rustic" look; it has many larger knotholes filled/compensated with a dark resin (or similar). This crumbles out in various places (especially on the walkways in the kitchen and hallway) and leaves sharp-edged holes. If someone walks around in socks, it’s easy to catch on them.
So no massive force, just normal use.
And no, I don’t know exactly what my landlord installed here, but according to him, it’s "high-quality luxury parquet" when I complained about it.