Dust deposits on the parquet floor? Does anyone know this problem?

Hello,

we were looking at some parquet samples the other days. Our choice fell on the following parquet:

HARO PARKETT 4000
Landhausdiele 4V Eiche Sauvage retro strukturiert
naturaLin plus geölt Top Connect

However, the saleswoman recommended a different model because apparently with this type of parquet, after some time, dust would practically settle and, I would say, black streaks would form due to the dust/dirt!?

I'm not a professional.... can anyone confirm this from experience or something similar? We are currently a bit unsure.

Thanks and have a nice weekend

Hello questioner.
With all due objectivity: An answer like the one given by the specialist dealer (??) is something one should tell children on cold winter nights without a TV in front of the fireplace.
The type of parquet you described does not have a V-groove at the edges, so nothing accumulates there. Especially no dust. The parquet surface is textured, alright. These are slight depressions, which are typical of wood and are also desired by consumers in laminate floors.
So nothing that should raise any alarm.
And now the surface protection does not consist of a sealant, but of an oil/wax mixture.
Again the question: So what?
No, to cut it short, the answer given to you is not technically comprehensible!
Elastic floor coverings, laminate floors as well as parquet boards can be textured on the surface without this being considered a disadvantage.
It would be interesting to get the answer from the specialist dealer as to why the degree of soiling should be particularly high with this parquet.
My answer: A fairy tale. And a bad one at that!
Don’t let yourself be unsettled, regards: KlaRa

Great. A thousand thanks to you! One less problem

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Hello questioner. With all due objectivity: Such an answer as given by the specialist dealer (??) is something you should tell children on cold winter nights without a TV in front of the fireplace. The type of parquet you described has no V-groove at the edges, so nothing accumulates there. Especially no dust. The parquet surface is textured, alright. These are slight depressions which are typical for wood and also desired by consumers in laminate floors. So nothing to raise alarm. And now the surface protection does not consist of a seal but of an oil/wax mixture. Again the question: So what? No, to put it briefly, the answer given to you is not technically comprehensible! Elastic floor coverings, laminate floors as well as parquet boards can have a textured surface without this being seen as a disadvantage. It would be interesting to get an answer from the specialist dealer as to why the soiling level should be so high precisely with this parquet. My answer: A fairy tale. And a bad one at that! Don’t be discouraged, best regards: KlaRa

Unfortunately, I have to disagree a bit now! I don’t know if you know this floor directly but we also have this floor installed, however in the planed variant. The surface is not only textured, it is almost rough-sawn. We had to recently experience that for example RiGips dust (from drilling or sanding) can no longer be removed from the structure of the floor. No matter what you try, whether vacuuming, moisture, cleaning machine... the structure of the floor is so deep and yet so fine that the dirt cannot be completely removed. Try removing dust from a rough-sawn board... We can live with it, since we find an oak floor really beautiful only when it’s aged, but the structure of this Haro floor is by no means comparable to the slight texture of a vinyl floor! Regards, KingSong

Wood plank floors, unless treated with a UV seal or comparable (film-like) surface protection, are always somewhat more maintenance-intensive after being treated with an oil/wax mixture. This also means that in addition to light damp maintenance cleaning with a so-called "cleaning milk," after a certain period of use, they also need to be re-oiled. The oil/wax treatment prevents dirt or unintentionally applied moisture (whether beer, wine, or water is irrelevant) from settling directly on the wood, even in deeper structures. One simply has to be aware as an owner that their floor, their parquet, must be maintained differently than an elastic floor covering. So, if (just to give an example) the flour bag spills some of its contents on the parquet floor, one must use, besides a vacuum cleaner, possibly a small brush, a hand broom, or similar tools locally to remove foreign particles from the fine structures of the wood surface. One cannot say that one type of flooring is better than another and then list advantages against disadvantages. Those who own a parquet floor as solid planks or oiled multilayer parquet also reveal something about themselves, or rather their inner attitude. At least respect for a material that nature has given us and that we should hold in honor. That should be worth the slight extra effort, at least in the occasional special case, to apply more intensive care. At least, that’s my opinion! Regards: KlaRa