Plywood for flooring – the perfect flooring material, helping to save costs with many grades suitable for each user’s needs. This is a material that plays an important role in creating a solid foundation for every construction project. Let’s join Fiberwood to learn in detail about the popular types of plywood for flooring today, the uses and price list of each type !
Plywood for flooring is a type of plywood designed to withstand impact forces from the outside environment, limit water and moisture resistance, prevent termite intrusion… Therefore, they are often used in many projects (houses, offices, apartments…), container flooring, stages, outdoor events
Classification of plywood for flooring
Plywood is a material that is gradually becoming popular in Vietnam. It is made from many thin veneers joined together, bonded with specialized glue to form a large and sturdy board. However, the quality of the board will depend a lot on the production process as well as the source of raw materials. Below are the 3 main standards for classifying plywood for flooring:
AA standard
AA grade flooring is highly appreciated in terms of quality compared to other standards. The surface finish is beautiful, with few defects, uniform color and natural light gloss, achieving good aesthetics
AA wood flooring has good bearing capacity and high durability, so it is widely used in projects requiring high quality. In addition to being used for flooring, many projects also use wooden flooring for decoration and furniture
AB standard
For AB standard flooring, the finishing is lower than AA, however, they still have good durability and stable aesthetics. Products with AB standard will usually have a beautiful surface, the other side has some defects such as: small cracks, uneven color or small dead eyes on the surface
Basically, the quality of AB is similar to AA standard, high durability and outstanding water resistance
BC standard
BC standard flooring is the most widely used type of flooring in life thanks to its low price, helping to save costs. However, the quality of BC standard for flooring is not high, has many defects, is easy to separate and the level of peeling is easily seen during use
If you want to save costs, BC standard will be the most suitable choice. They are often used in factories, workshops, warehouses… most commonly used to cover small defects on the surface
Suggestions for popular types of plywood for flooring
Nowadays, thanks to its strong development and outstanding advantages, plywood for flooring is highly sought after in the construction industry to meet people’s needs. Below are suggestions for popular types of wood floor applications today:
Mezzanine flooring, apartments, condominiums
Plywood for flooring used for apartment floors is high-quality wood. The common feature of these types of wood floor is that they are made up of 3 parts (core board, surface, glue) creating a highly aesthetic flooring product, widely used in current construction projects
Details of components in wooden flooring for mezzanines, apartments, condominiums:
- Core board: made from many thin wood veneers (about 1.7mm thick) stacked on top of each other and bonded with specialized glue under high pressure and suitable temperature. Natural wood types often used as core boards are hardwood flooring: eucalyptus, acacia, rubber…
- Surface: usually covered with a layer of natural wood veneer (walnut, birch, oak) and to increase durability as well as limit scratches, the houses
- Production often adds a UV layer on top surface: usually covered with a layer of natural wood veneer (walnut, birch, oak) and to increase durability as well as limit scratches, the houses production often adds a UV layer on top
- Glue: the glue used in wood floor is a specialized waterproof glue
Normally, plywood for flooring has a thickness of about 8mm to 12mm, depending on the needs of each person. Diverse sizes, mainly 1220mm x 2440mm, 1000mm x 2000mm
Container flooring, marine, stage, outdoor events
Industrial wood used for lining ships, containers, stages or outdoor events must be in constant contact with water and harsh weather conditions, withstand a lot of impact; therefore, they must ensure good durability, high load-bearing and heat-resistant capacity, they are usually hardwood flooring with extremely good production process, ensuring the necessary factors for use
In terms of structure, plywood used for flooring of ships, stages, containers, outdoor events is often produced in standard size 1220mm x 2440mm, and will also be composed of 3 main parts like other types:
- Core: made from many layers of thin veneer stacked on top of each other, usually about 1.7mm thick
- Surface: often used with Phenolic glue-dipped film coating or glue coating, UV coating to increase durability, protect panels from weather and external forces
- Glue: use specialized waterproof phenolic glue
Advantages and disadvantages of plywood for flooring
With many outstanding features in terms of aesthetics, durability, and ease of construction; plywood for flooring is known and widely used. Below, we will present some advantages and disadvantages of industrial wood floor as follows:
Advantages of wood floor
High water and moisture resistance: The surface of the board is covered with a waterproof layer, preventing water from penetrating and absorbing moisture with a specialized waterproof glue. In addition, the wood core is produced in a strict drying process, helping to minimize swelling or blistering
Easy to construct and install: wood floor are often glued with specialized glue to adhere to the floor, no need to use nails but still ensure the solidity of the structure. Thanks to that, the installation and disassembly process becomes convenient and saves time, with higher aesthetics
Health safety: plywood for flooring always contains a certain amount of formaldehyde. If this substance is at too high a concentration, it will affect the health of the user, so customers can rest assured when choosing the right type of product to use
Learn more about: Formaldehyde content in industrial wood panels here !
Disadvantages of industrial wood floor
Lower lifespan than natural wood: The lifespan of natural wood can be up to 50 years, even 100 years and is durable over time. As for industrial wood, although it is highly durable, after a long time of use, it will gradually deteriorate and need to be replaced, especially if you do not know how to preserve it, plywood will have a shorter lifespan than the original usage period
Easily scratched when impacted strongly: although covered with a protective surface layer, the floorboard can still be scratched and deformed when heavy objects fall or are not stored properly. Therefore, users should limit the use of sharp objects, sharp edges in close contact with the board surface during use
Warping if not stored properly: depending on weather and environmental conditions impact fields that users need to have the right preservation method. Need note regularly clean and dehumidify to avoid warping of the board termites
Update the latest plywood price list for flooring
Plywood is a very popular product due to its outstanding advantages and superior quality. Not only limited to the field of flooring, it is also an ideal choice for most modern interior and construction products, helping to significantly reduce construction costs and materials
However, the price of this wood material in general and flooring in particular is also a topic of great interest to customers. The price of them will depend on many different related factors: product standards, size, thickness, quantity…
Therefore, to know the most detailed and accurate price of each type of them for flooring, please contact FiberWood to receive the most detailed quote and discount !
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Type (size 1220mmx2440mm)
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Thickness (mm)
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Selling price
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Film faced plywood
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12mm
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18$
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15mm
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21$
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18mm
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23$
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20mm
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25,75$
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Birch plywood
(DE, DD, DC surface standard)
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5.2mm
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12,2 $ - 13,8$
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15mm
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23,9$ - 25,5$
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18mm
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25,8$ - 27,3$
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Poplar plywood (AA, AB surface standard)
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5.2mm
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12,7$ - 13,2$
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15mm
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24,4$ - 24,9$
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18mm
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26,2$ - 26,7$
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Price list of veneer coated plywood for flooring
Unit to buy reputable and quality plywood for flooring
To choose a good quality and optimally effective plywood floor, it is necessary to rely on the purpose of use. In fact, determining the needs and environmental factors play a very important role in deciding to buy plywood for flooring. At the same time, it is necessary to clearly understand the reputable supplier to avoid buying poor quality productsÂ
Fiber Wood is proud to be a supplier of high quality plywood, meeting export standards of health safety – environmentally friendly with good prices on the market. We own a factory with modern equipment and machinery, confident in providing stable quantities to our customers
Above is the general information about the plywood for flooring that Fiber Wood provides, hopefully through this article can help customers better understand the flooring and make the most suitable choice. In addition, for more information about the detailed price list of plywood and discounts, you can contact us to be served right away !
