Parquet Differences: Brands vs. Noname

Of course, there are significant differences. As laymen, we will hardly be able to judge these ourselves before purchase.

No. As a layman, I have now laid several hundred square meters of parquet (each time click-finished parquet) in the last two decades. Expensive parquet is easier to click together. I haven’t been able to detect any other differences. I have worked with parquet priced from €140/sqm down to €20/sqm. Only the feel/appearance is different. Of course, it has to be – oiled, waxed, oiled and UV-hardened, lacquered, or strip structure, country plank, castle plank, short parquet, or sorting and surface texture. But that is a matter of taste and not dependent on the price. And in the end, you really can’t tell what kind of parquet is on the floor. You can’t even tell whether it’s solid planks or two-layer parquet.

Thank you for the hint, . I am reorganizing my train of thought: If I cannot judge something myself, then I look for someone I can trust. If the company is trustworthy to me, I also trust its offer. In this case, it is the no-name offer. When choosing a trustworthy company, of course, one can make mistakes; some healthy common sense, open eyes, and life experience help. : Sounds convincing, I just can't reconcile that with my experience and idea of wood.

@nordanney : Sounds convincing, I just can't reconcile that with my experience and idea of wood.

Just take a look at the variants – from hardware store to "luxury." The substructure doesn't matter – only the surface (that's all you see and feel). Then you can calmly decide for yourself. P.S. An alternative for price-conscious buyers is second-choice parquet. Very affordable from brand manufacturers. Sorting errors, short planks, wrong packaging, etc., but technically flawless.

Price differences are mostly due to the quality of the gluing and the carrier material. And the quality of the adhesives and the question of where it was manufactured. And even wood of the same type can have different quality. Depending on the location, the wood is harder and thus more resistant. And ultimately, it is the question of how the sorting turns out, which is then delivered. Sample areas are always clearly more attractive than the sorting found in the package.

And yes, the substructure, i.e. the carrier material, certainly plays a role, especially in heavily trafficked areas or in places where heavy furniture is placed. With cheap parquet, a bumpy surface can form there.

Sample areas are always significantly nicer than the parquet found in the package.

We were probably lucky, the sample area is not a bit nicer or different than the installed parquet. Our decision was in favor of the floor layer Hillen in Vilkerath and Weitzer Parkett. We would make the same decision again after one and a half years.