Seven Tips for Choosing Laminate Floor

Written by Posted On Friday, 29 March 2019 07:35

Laminate floor offers many advantages, among which aesthetics, and resistance. In this article, we bring you some tips so you can choose the floor that best suits each space and some tips so that you can choose the correct floor according to the use you want to give it in your home.

1. Resistance to wear

The resin that forms the upper layer of laminate floors gives this type of floor a very high resistance. The internationally accepted durability classification, abrasion criteria (AC), consists of six levels ranging from AC1 to AC6. For residential use, it is advisable to choose between an AC3 and an AC4.

2. Assembly and sealing system

The most used assembly system is the "uniclic closure" patented by the Quick Step brand in 1997, which practically made the assembly disappear with glue.

On the other hand, the sealing of edges and joint is another factor to consider as it increases the resistance to the penetration of moisture and water. Among the sealing systems, we find based on waxes, oils, and paraffin. These treatments facilitate the assembly process of parts, and the assembly of the floor.

3. Impact resistance

There is also an international classification that measures the resistance of laminated floors to impact. This system classifies with the letters "IC" followed by the numbers from 1 to 3, with 3 being the highest degree of resistance. The laminate floor fitters’ experts are recommended to choose at least one IC2 to install in the home.

4. Color according to the room

Among the market options, we find laminated floors in different shades and that offer effect of different types of wood. The floors in gray tones are used to give light to the spaces while providing elegance and are easy to combine with different styles.

On the other hand, the beige provides warmth, luminosity and works well with modern styles. Natural laminates that imitate oak, beech or pine are ideal for creating comfortable environments with all the charm of wood, and dark laminate floors can be combined with minimalist or ethnic decorations.

In addition, we can find laminate floors that imitate other materials such as metal, stone or ceramic and that give the environment a unique style.

5. Also in kitchens and bathrooms!

It is possible to bring the charm of wood to these rooms of the home. Floors laminated by their great resistance are increasingly used in kitchen and bathroom. The effect of the wood manages to create warm environments and the perfect combination is given with natural stone.

6. Guarantee

....... .. good on this issue laminated flooring manufacturers have become a little crazy 20, 25, 30 years of warranty¡¡¡¡....... I do not know any other products with these guarantees. The guarantees must be read, even if it is a lot of letters and small ... (nobody reads them I think) actually a defective parquet is detected before the first year, any deterioration that happens afterward is very difficult due to a manufacturing defect or that is covered by the guarantee, in addition it must be taken into account that in a parquet installed it has two guarantees, that of the own material, and that of the installation, it is for one or two years generally, the period in which it dilates and contracts the material, that once that period has elapsed, it is considered that the installation is correct. My advice is not to get obsessed with these guarantees so long but better 25 years than not 20

7. Value for money

Of course, this is common sense, and we all have a budget to adjust, an investment of this kind is worth seeking and searching the market, to find the product and the company that we trust.

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