Modern laminate flooring in the kitchen is a warm alternative to the tiled floor. It allows you to combine beautiful ceramic design with comfort. The main thing - to choose the right type of coverage among the many options offered.
Tile on the floor under the laminate
The improved laminate, imitating ceramic tiles, surprises with its design, realism and high performance. Its advantages:
- Beautiful appearance, the ability to simulate a variety of surfaces, including marble, granite, terracotta.
- Simplicity of assembly, even an unprepared person can mount it.
- Strength, material class 31-33 is not afraid of scratches, it causes great mechanical stress.
- Comfort and warmth, it is pleasant to walk on it.
The shortcomings of the cover include a limited choice of decor. In addition, tiles in the kitchen on the floor under the laminate has less moisture resistance and abrasion than the original, but these disadvantages can be overcome by selecting a high-class coating. By design, the material is made in the form of squares or oblong planks, has different shades, patterns, ornaments.
Square laminate for tiles
The material in the form of square single panels is the only kind of laminate for tiling in the kitchen, at installation of which the seams do not go unchanged, but form solid mutually perpendicular lines. Effectively it looks and with a straight and with diagonal styling, can simulate:
- Drawing and relief of any natural stone, porcelain stoneware.
- The texture of the tile is monophonic or with ornaments.
- Parquet with a complex artistic drawing.
- Metal texture.
Laminate with a picture of a tile in the kitchen is selected with a rough surface, in which case the floor is not smooth, it is non-slip and safe for walking. There are two types of square laminate - chateau and glue. The latter is cheaper, but it is less reliable and durable than the material with a closing grip of the laths, which ensure high protection of the joints from moisture.
Black laminate - tiles
The right color combination of a floor covering with walls is a basis of beautiful design of a room. It is better to divide them by contrast: dark floor - light wallpaper and vice versa. Black laminate for tile tiles looks stylish and presentable. If the rest of the room is done with the advantage of light tone, then the atmosphere in it will not be gloomy.
Dark shades for floor covering are common, such a flooring is associated with the ground underfoot and looks natural. In addition to monotonous tiles for exotic wood, the stone can be matched with marble veins, granite patches or in the form of a set parquet. Using a combination of dark and light elements and creating beautiful ornaments, the border can be decorated with an original design, while retaining the black background of the floor.
Laminate for light tiles
Beige, light brown, sandy or cold gray laminate for tile tiles looks aesthetically attractive and visually increases the size of the room . It blends well with both white and dark colors in the interior, serves as an excellent backdrop for beautiful furniture. On such a surface, water splashes and dust are less visible, unlike black.
Tile for natural wood is perfectly combined with a kitchen set with fronts of non-dark wood, and stone textures sand or light gray flooring - with similar countertops. In a spacious room you can lay a border or a recurring geometric pattern of a dark material on the floor, keeping its light background. If you choose a rectangular laminate under the tile in the kitchen and lay it with herringbone, you will get a surface with the original pattern.
White laminate for tiles
White floors are associated with laconism and purity. Laminate in the form of tiles in a snow-white range will give the room a brightness, can visually increase the volume of the room and give the interior a more modern look. Such products will require more careful care - on the light surface dirt and stains are always visible, they need to be cleaned more often, especially the joints between the floor elements.
There are many collections of white laminate, imitating natural tree species - whitewashed oak, maple, pine, walnut or tiles for concrete, light marble, ceramic tiles with the possibility of selecting ornaments and drawings. It is the optimal basis for other colors and is perfectly compatible with them. Under such floors it is possible to select the brightest furniture - with acidic facades, they are perfectly combined and with furnish under a natural tree.
Moisture-resistant laminate for tiles
Modern laminate tiles in the interior of the kitchen look harmonious, but it must be protected from the possible effects of water. Moisture-resistant laminate is made on the basis of HDF (wood-fiber) slab, on top of which a polymer layer is applied, and all edges of the panels are treated with wax and antibacterial compositions to prevent damage to the plaques at the joints.
Its maximum swelling when fully immersed in water is 7-8% per day, so under normal operating conditions such panels are not afraid of spilled liquid. Deform and soak material can only after a very long exposure to water and heavy flooding. The usual care is to wipe the laminate with a cloth after each contact with the liquid.
Waterproof laminate in the kitchen under the tile
The improved waterproof laminate is made on the basis of the PVC panel, which in itself is not exposed to moisture. All layers of the material are pressed under high pressure, which reduces the probability of water molecules entering it to a minimum. All coating slots are hermetic, in addition they are processed with hot wax. Waterproof laminate with a pattern of tiles or stone texture - ideal for the kitchen, it does not absorb water at all, it is the most practical material in its coating category.