Laminate flooring is increasingly popular and love among consumers. They are decorated not only by living rooms, but bedrooms, children’s rooms and hallways.
But why exactly laminate? What properties distinguish it among other coverage for the floor?
The advantages of the laminate
• Cheap material
• Environmentally friendly.
• hypoallergenic and safe for health.
• Hygienic.
• Washing resistant.
• Durable to mechanical influences.
Universal. Used in residential apartments and commercial institutions
• easily laid and wash.
• attracts attention with a variety of design.
The laminate owes its unique properties to the upper layer of acrylic resin, thanks to which it is:
• do not permeate for moisture;
• repulses dust;
• does not burn out in the sun;
• heat resistant;
• Not afraid of scratches.
However, in order for the laminate to last longer and delights with its beauty, it must be properly careful.
Simple tips for laminate care
To clean the room with a laminated surface, warm water, soft rag, mop, vacuum cleaner, neutral detergent, pure acetone will be required.
• 2 times a week, it is advisable to carry out wet cleaning. In this case, the rag must be squeezed well.
• so that moisture does not spoil the coating, wet floors are wiped with a soft dry rag.
• On the weekend, you should walk around the apartment with a vacuum cleaner to collect dust accumulated in a week.
• Traces from the felt -tip pen, lipstick, shoe creams can be easily removed using a small amount of acetone. After processing the spot, this surface is also wiped with a soft rag.
• Chocolate, juices, fat easily remove neutral detergent or ordinary baby soap.
• If chewing or paraffin is found on the laminate, then you should wait until they harden. Then, using a plastic knife, they are carefully removed.
• To protect the floors from scratches, it is important to provide the legs of furniture with felt gaskets. And the vacuum cleaner should move around the room on rubberized wheels.
• Do not be scared of accidentally spilled on a laminated floor of water. It is collected with a dry soft rag.
To choose the right laminate for your apartment, it is important to know the following points.
In terms of wear resistance, it is divided into classes. 31-33 grades are intended for commercial institutions. Laminate 21-23 grades 21-23 in everyday life. They are distinguished by the thickness of the protective layer of the board. Thin laminate is designed for a bedroom. And the thicker – for the hallway, where the passing ability is the highest.
The laminate should be purchased only in specialized stores. And it should be stacked exclusively as a professional.
Then the flooring will last a long time and will delight its consumers.