Unlike wall decoration, flooring is carried out for many years, and therefore the choice of a suitable floor covering requires a thoughtful approach. Therefore, when buying material for floor repair, it is better not to save, but to spend the maximum of what you can afford.
Today, the choice of floor coverings is very wide and varied, so getting the right one - in accordance with your taste and preferences - is quite simple. Linoleum, parquet, board, carpet, ceramic tile, cork. Each of these materials has a lot of advantages, but none of them can be called universal, ideally combining quality, price, durability and decorative factor. Besides, perhaps, the laminate flooring - a modern floor covering that perfectly imitates cork, parquet, and ceramic tiles. And, besides, possessing excellent wear resistance, durability, long service life and "damn attractive" in appearance. Therefore, the laminated board today is confidently leading in the charts of all kinds of floor coverings and is in deservedly high customer demand.
However, the right choice of laminate is not a simple task. Giving preference to this or that kind of this remarkable material, it is necessary to consider many various factors. After all, it is a competent and sensible approach to buying that determines the quality and service life of the future sex.
First of all, the choice of laminate flooring should take into account the purpose of the room, which is planned to equip. For rooms in which there is too much load on the floor, it is necessary to buy a laminated coating with increased wear resistance. An indicator of wear resistance is considered a class of laminate. The higher the class, the more stable the board is to the load. Therefore, in rooms with high traffic (for example, hallways or kitchens), it is advisable to lay a high-class laminate, but for more “quiet” (in terms of load) bedrooms and living rooms, you can purchase a lower class coating. Nothing prevents the flooring of the entire apartment with the highest quality laminated board, the gradation described above is not a mandatory rule, but just an element of an economical and reasonable attitude to the contents of your own wallet. After all, the classes of a laminate characterize not only its resistance to various kinds of mechanical influences, but also dictate the price of the material.
It is worth paying attention to the thickness of the board. The thicker the laminate - the higher its sound absorption and strength. In principle, for the floor in apartments, the average thickness of the laminated board will be sufficient. But if the covered base has significant defects, it is better to purchase a laminate thicker - this will ensure a longer term of operation.
Also, the choice of laminate flooring also depends on the functional purpose of the room. For rooms with high humidity - bathrooms, kitchens, toilets - it is necessary to purchase a special waterproof laminated coating. Such a floor is not afraid of water, and therefore the excess of moisture will not do any harm to it.
Each self-respecting manufacturer of laminate floors gives its products a fairly large warranty period, the average value of which is usually five to six years. However, some manufacturers today are ready to offer even ten years of high-quality operation of their products. Therefore, this fact also needs to be focused on.
But the choice of laminate in color and texture is not regulated by any rules and is completely subject to the priorities and tastes of the buyer. True, the assortment of the palette of shades and gamma of the structural finish of the laminated board is so diverse that even a professional designer can easily get confused, not to mention the average consumer. Therefore, before you go shopping, you must first think carefully about the plan for arranging a room or apartment - so to speak, draw up a design project. And only then do the selection of the laminate, and be sure to take into account the general concept of the future interior.