Pros And Cons Of Hard And Soft Wood
Here are the pros and cons of soft and hardwood:
Softwood
The softwood is made up of gymnosperm trees. The softwood is best for home flooring.
Pros- Workability: The user can easily work with softwood. The softwood can be used across a range of applications.
- Cost: The user can easily afford the softwood because it is cheaper than other woods.
Cons- Density: The low density of softwood is the main reason of weaker and less durable wood.
- Longevity: Softwood is not suit-able for heavy foot traffic area.
Hardwood
The planks of Hardwood floor is made up of timber (dry). The best wood to make a hardwood floor comes from dicot trees and dicot tree wood is best to make hardwood floor planks because the lifespan of dicot tree is good. The life period hardwood floor is nearly up to 70-80 years.
Pros- Longevity: The hardwood is more durable than the softwood because hardwood products are very high in quality.
- Easy Maintenance: The cleaning method of hardwood is easy. The user can easily fix the dent and damage from the hardwood.
- Strength: The strength of hardwood is very good because of the trees dense cellular structure.
Cons- Slow Growth Rate: Slower growth rate of the hardwood tree is main disadvantages of hardwood.
- Workability: Because of it's less destiny the working process with hardwood floor is not an easy task.