Reasons to Choose Wood Veneers for Your Interior Surfaces

Posted by Greenlam Laminates
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Feb 21, 2018
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The interior décor of a home plays a vital role in the life of a person. Home is a place where you relax and spend quality time with your loved ones. No one wants to come back to a shabby looking living space after a tiring day at work. Therefore, it is important for the interior setting of your living space to be soothing and comforting. The aesthetics of an interior space can go a long way in improving the mood of the residents. Moreover, the appearance of the interior surface plays an important role in creating an impression about the tastes and choices of an individual on the mind of visitors. Therefore, by having elegant and classy interiors at your home, you can create a positive impression on the minds of your visitors and guests.

Use of Wood Veneers

One of the best ways of enhancing the appearance of a living space and augmenting its sophistication level would be by adding a touch of natural wood to it. After all, the style of wooden furnishing is evergreen. While the trend of monochromic patterns or bold colors may come and go, the glamorous appeal of natural wood is timeless. However, there are a number of problems associated with hardwood furniture. They are extremely prone to flaking, splitting, and warping, and may expand when exposed to a highly humid environment. Moreover, natural hardwood furniture is extremely expensive and incurs high maintenance expenses as well. Therefore, using wood veneers to resurface the furnishings, instead of investing in hardwood furniture wood would be a more practical option.  

Veneers are a surfacing material made by pasting layers of natural hardwood on a base of Gurjan plywood. The top layer of a wood veneer sheet comprises of natural hardwood, and therefore they provide an authentic appearance of wood to any surface they are laid on, without suffering from the drawbacks of natural wood furniture. Wood veneers have become quite a popular choice of a surfacing material for residential, commercial, and retail establishments. Natural decorative veneers are available in the choices of teak, engineered, natural, and noirwood, from which one can easily choose the ideal veneer sheets that suit the décor theme of the home.

 Advantages of Wood Veneers

Wood veneers have become one of the most recommended surfacing solutions that reputed interior decorators of the country advice using, owing to the number of advantages offered by them. Some of those advantages have been listed below:

  • Veneers are much more durable and stable in comparison to real hardwood. They are not prone to warping or flaking and can easily withstand the daily wear and tear. They are also not affected by the fluctuation in moisture levels.
  • A rigorous five-step preservative treatment is undertaken in the manufacturing process of veneer sheets, which makes them resistant to borer and termite infestations.
  • Cutting-edge Melamine Impregnated Tacking Technology (MITT) is used in the manufacturing process of veneers that ensure the perfect bonding of the two layers of a veneer sheet. Owing to this process, veneers have a high bonding strength.
  • Innovative TD technology is used during the manufacturing process of veneers which provides them with an enhanced dimensional and thermal stability.

Also, before purchasing veneer sheets, it is imperative to ensure that they carry the FSC and PEFC certifications, to get an absolute value of money and be assured about the product quality and durability.

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