At the moment, floors from the laminate are increasingly popular for the installation of floors in the house, apartment or office. At first glance, it is impossible to determine the significant differences between the laminated floor and the floor of wood. Thanks to good wear resistance, such floors are recommended to be used in rooms with a high intensity of people’s movement. When using this type of flooring, it should be noted that they do not like high humidity, use coatings in dry rooms and achieve their long service life. The good quality of this gender is a wide range of textures and drawings for natural wood.
Laminate floors have distinctive properties:
– Distribution of erasure
– resistance against shock loads, good compression coefficient
– The coating does not fade under the influence of sunlight
– stability against the action of chemicals
– Simplicity of coating laying work
– The ability to install a warm flooring system
The best basis for laying the laminate are floors from the board or fiberboard. It is important to remember that the base should be dry and have a smooth, even surface. If the surface is not flat, it is recommended to use various leveling materials, plates or mixtures. An important condition in the installation of floors from the laminate is the laying of lining to protect against noise, it also hides small irregularities and serves as a kind of shock absorber.
If the basis is a tile or a cement screed is an additionally arranged waterproofing, on top of which a noise -absorbing lining lays. A constructive gap is made between the wall of the room and the laminate panel. If the length of the room is large 10 meters or more it is necessary to arrange the deformation seams, this is a necessary condition, because the wood can be changed by blocking depending on the humidity.
The laminate flooring is faster and less expensive compared to the parquet device.
