Laminate – the combined floor covering gathering in the place of laying from panels lamels. Its drawing can imitate tree, ceramic tile, marble, granite and even metal. The main advantage of this material is that you can cheap buy quality laminate which will serve many years.
What there is price of laminate of
The price of this floor covering depends on three factors: brand "raskruchennost"; the class defining assignment; materials and manufacturing techniques. Naturally, the producer is more known, the laminate price in which publicity expenses are included will be higher. The class defines not only durability of panels, but also for what rooms they are intended. The class is higher, the cost is higher. The laminate having lifetime warranty, and moisture resistant, intended for laying in bathrooms, will cost much. But final cost and quality generally are defined by the materials and technologies used for production.
Criteria for selection of inexpensive laminate
If you address to shop, at choice many inexpensive brands will be offered to you. First of all, it is better to refuse the Chinese laminate in favor of the European producers which goods if are more expensive, then not much more at once. It is explained by availability in the majority of the Chinese materials of the phenol formaldehyde pitch forbidden for use in production in the European countries. Its evaporations can become the cause of many serious diseases including oncological. Besides, the Chinese laminate is made of cheap lumpy interline interval that considerably reduces durability of lamels.
Inexpensive European laminates make by spressovvyvaniye under the high pressure of wood fibers: birches, oak, beech. Such panels are ecologically safe and differ in the increased crash-worthiness. Besides, the moisture security of panels in many respects is defined by quality of lock connections which at the Chinese laminate low. Through short time between lamels of such laminate there are slots that at damp cleaning leads to soaking and deformation of panels. It is essential to save when choosing laminate you will be able if truly define what class of this covering will be suitable for any given room in the apartment. So, for the bedroom or office which attendance not really high, quite will approach laminate of 31 classes, in kitchen the living room and the children's room can lay laminate 32 strength classes, and expensive covering 33 strength classes can be got for the hall, toilet and the bathroom. Pay attention to such parameter as moisture resistance. It is defined by degree security of seams from moisture penetration. When laying even of inexpensive laminate in kitchen or the hall you will be able to increase considerably its term of operation if you use special sealant for locks.