Laminate – popular and not too expensive material for finishing of floors. It is used in public places and private interiors, the richness of textures and shades allows to pick up option for any case. Most often designers make the choice for opaque laminate, but also the glossy sexual covering has many admirers. Before starting repair, it is necessary to learn as much as possible about advantages and shortcomings of any given type of laminate.
Glossy laminate: types and features
Glossy laminate differs in ideally smooth surface with effect of shine. On sale 2 options of such covering are provided: brilliant and mirror. The shining or polished laminate is capable to reflect sunlight, in the dark room the covering almost does not differ from opaque. The brilliant effect is reached by drawing special superstrong layer. Mirror floor reflects objects even in cloudy weather, the covering reminds the shining water smooth surface.
When choosing laminate it is necessary to consider the sizes and configuration of the room, level of lighting, feature of style. Glossy the covering looks in big halls more effectively: halls of hotels, restaurants or theaters, spacious living rooms of owner-occupied dwellings. At the same time it is better to use brilliant coverings in well lit rooms with large number of the windows coming to the South. In more dark rooms it is worth laying mirror laminate, noble gloss of polish without natural color will be almost imperceptible.
Advantages of floor covering
Glossy floor has many pluses on which designers are perfectly informed:
- The brilliant sexual covering visually increases the room. Big halls become even more spacious, close rooms get missing volume.
- Gloss does rooms by lighter.
- Laminit with additional brilliant layer has the good soundproofing properties, it does not accumulate static electricity.
- Glossy floor does not fade under bright sunshine and does not absorb water.
- Brilliant options of laminate become covered with the antibacterial material which is not causing allergies. Such floor are suitable for rooms where constantly there are children.
Designers appreciate glossy laminate the huge choice of flowers, shades, textures. The wide range allows to diversify interior, visually varying the sizes of the room or allocating certain zones.
Main shortcomings
Despite set of pluses, glossy laminatny coverings have also shortcomings. The main minus – sensitivity to damages. The sparkling layer protects wood basis, but easily becomes covered by scratches. Frequent shift of furniture can spoil floor, claws of pets and rough childish sports are capable to damage glossy covering too.
One more feature of brilliant finishing materials – need of use of the special sparing means when cleaning. It is recommended to wipe floor with damp, but not wet rags from soft fabrics. It is impossible to wash laminate with aggressive abrasives, the polluted sites carefully clean creams without acids, alkalis and the scratching particles.
When choosing covering it is necessary to consider bearing value. Finishing of halls with high passability requires durability high-class laminate. It is more expensive, but with guarantee will serve many years.