摘要:This paper deals with the determination of end user atitudes towards different ways of wood utilisation. The preferences of consumers for the selected wood properties in comparison with substiute materials were assessed for the area of joinery products and furniture used in houscholds. The survey was caried out using a questionnaire survey of the selected sample in the Slovak Republice and in Poland. The research identifed competitive properties of wood and compared preferences of consumers for wood in both countries.