Laminate: unexpected cons and whether the price of the quality depends

The floor of the house sets the mood of the entire interior. The laminate is produced in a variety of colors and textures. Stack it is possible and parallel to the walls, and diagonally. But how to choose it?

laminate design

Appearance of a laminate depends on the film, which coated board. The colors can exactly resemble the texture of wood, and can look unnatural and cheap. And not always it depends on the price and brand. We watched a variety of options. For the first time we chose a dark chocolate color. And in the new apartment spread a laminate wood.

Laminate is a beveled or a straight board. I chamfered like more, it looks interesting.

Boards vary in size. Large stack faster and look a little more dynamic and interesting. But collecting them longer and longer stitches. It is worth paying attention, because the plates joints - vulnerability.

Whether from the price depends on the quality?

Not always. Yes, I saw a cheap laminate flooring in public places: Frayed and raspy. But we must understand that there is a big load: shaky film and thin boards wear quickly. But in an apartment on the same laminate can serve ten years.

In our first apartment we spread a dear laminate 33 class. The boards were thick and hard. durable and beautiful film. But even on the stage of repair, he vspuchilis due to the fact that the builders have forgotten it a wet rag. For five years the use of laminate reared under the refrigerator where water numb after defrosting; in the hallway, where there was a wet shoes; the couch where spilled tea. Though I soap once, but the water flow into inaccessible places.

This time we bought a laminate «kronospan castello» North Oak 32 classes for 400 rubles square. m. However, taped seams. And for a year of use I have not noticed any defect. In the hallway, the risk did not and made tiles and heated floors. Very handy to dry shoes directly in the hallway.

laminate cons

• The joints between the plates are deformed by water. But if the glue joints at once when laying laminate, the problem can be forgotten.
• It is going to dust, which is difficult to wash off and sticks to the legs. Wet cleaning the first time I was doing every day. I think it always will be. But a year has passed and the problem disappeared. In the more expensive laminate I did not notice this minus. But he surprised me by another:
• On a dark laminate visible dust, crumbs, debris. If a couple of days not vacuumed, will be seen the track on which you walk out of the room to the bathroom and the kitchen, and the rest will priporoshit. On a colorful coating on the contrary - can not see anything, and that's a plus.
• If the floor is not even in the house, it will have to align. Either the total coating blade rests. A beautiful mask the joints difficult. There are special cork expansion joints, but not all of the masters are aware of them. And do they need during installation. After no longer work. We solved this problem by using brackets. But I still do not like it.

Costs to the floor 84 in a flat square. m.

Laminate and the substrate, we have managed in 25 thousand. For his work the master called the price of 120 rubles per square meter. meter. Plus sizing seams 40 rubles to the price. We gave him about 13 thousand. I have done in three days. I removed all the debris, although we did not make a reservation.

In general, we like laminate. According to it, a nice walk barefoot. It's pretty warm. The next time, too, will choose the material for the floor.

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