Laminate on the wall: the pros and cons. Ways to strengthen the laminate

Recently laminate It used exclusively for the flooring. But fantasy design, operational and aesthetic qualities of the fabric significantly broadened the scope of its application.

Benefits

Compared with traditional paper or vinyl wallpaper has a number of laminate benefits:

• a variety of colors and textures: from option "under the tree" and to the products in avant-garde style;

• durability;

• resistant to dirt, mechanical damage and burnout;

• Easy to care for;

• Floor is easy to assemble on their own;

• There is no ability to spontaneous combustion;

• limit the speed of propagation of an open fire.

disadvantages

• due to moisture and sudden temperature fluctuations possibly deforming the web so laminated is not used for decoration of toilets and bathrooms;

• In the kitchen room decorated with laminate surface located away from gas stoves or washing.

The choice of material

On acquisition of the laminate for the decoration of walls and ceilings can save by buying products with performance

resistance to abrasion of 21 units. Since the vertical surfaces do not experience pedestrian loads, it makes no sense to overpay for a high wear resistance (up to 34 units).

It is better to concentrate on the selection of colors and textures of finishing in accordance with the project design and style of the room.

mounting methods

Fastened decorative coating using glue or screws.

method 1

Plates were glued staggered at pre-renovated and well-aligned base.

Despite its apparent simplicity, have a similar option of laying, there are some features:

• at the junction of wall and floor mounted metallic profilePreventing slipping laminate until full curing of the adhesive composition;

Floor mounted • down upAligning the first row on the construction level;

• adhesive is applied to laminateAnd not on the wall;

• stacked dies notches upBefore installation of treated water-repellent composition;

• rows are mounted in a staggered manner;

• grade for fastening additionally used metal staples (klyaymery).

method 2

For the laminate having a greater length and a width, it is better suitable embodiment of fastening to the crate via screws. This method is considered to be simple and reliable, but requires more assembly design:

• to create a wooden lath used lath with a profile of 4x4 cm;

• their vertically fixed to a wall (lifting at 10 cm from the floor) with dowels;

• The number of strips is calculated based on the fact that each die must be secured in three places: at both ends and in the middle;

• laminate floor is laid up slots, attaching to the crate with small nails or screws from secret head;

• fasteners disposed in the slots to hide them under the following series of finishing material;

• collect rows staggered.

Voids formed between the laminate and the wall can be used to create an additional acoustic or thermal insulation.

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