"Markenparkett" Steirer/Scheucher vs. T&W

Hello everyone,

we fell in love with a country house plank at an exhibition, Steirer, brushed knotted oak with matte lacquer. It is a 3-layer engineered parquet, 14mm, with a 3.6mm wear layer.

But it costs almost €80/m².

Now I have looked around a bit and there are other manufacturers as well - for example T&W Boston country house planks oak country brushed, matte lacquered surface. A comparable LHD costs just under €50, also 3-layer, no MDF but softwood backing like the Steirer, 4mm wear layer. Only no 4-sided bevel, only 2-sided. Of course, I still have to experience the plank in real life, but if it also pleases visually/haptically, is there anything against T&W?

No, there's no objection. As long as you don't choose "cheap parquet," the manufacturers don't differ much. For example, we are very satisfied with Haro, also "only" 2-sided chamfered.

But why lacquered, though?

Haro is probably priced a little higher than T&W. Painted - because oiling every 1-2 years is not an option for us and the surface is less sensitive to any kind of liquids.