PVC materials as a finish for the floor have been used for a long time and are checked by time - this is a well-known linoleum to all of us. However, now there is another kind of such coating - PVC tiles.
Types of PVC floor coverings
PVC tiles differ in their thickness, shape and method of installation.
According to the first criterion, a tile of standard thickness is distinguished to 3.5 mm and thin, whose thickness is not more than 2.5 mm.
The PVC flooring for the house or apartment can also be of two types: square and rectangular. This or that variant is selected, proceeding from the supposed design of the room, the one in which the geometric design you want to see your own sex. Since such a tile is small in size, it is very easy to transport, which can not be said for cumbersome and heavy linoleum rolls.
Finally, according to the method of installation, PVC tiles are distinguished, which require the use of a special adhesive compound, as well as self-adhesive versions, on the reverse side of which an adhesive base is already applied and covered with a special protective film. It remains only to tear off the protection and begin to glue the floor with PVC tiles. In general, the installation of such a coating is extremely simple, you can completely do without the help of specialists. At the same time, it is possible to mount PVC tiles practically on any surface texture of the floor.
PVC floor covering for laminate flooring
An increasing number of fans appear recently in PVC tiles, designed in the form of a laminate. This design is chosen in the case when you want to update the floor in the room, while installing a laminate seems too expensive operation, or the original floor covering is still quite strong and smooth and its removal would take unnecessary time. Tiles can also be glued directly to the earlier floor, while visually it does not differ from the laminate , so that the design of the room does not suffer.
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