In the view of many, a vinyl cover is associated with those very squares on the floor from a distant childhood. Indeed, then the choice of color and especially the texture was scanty. Currently vinyl floor laminate is a new word on the finishing materials market. It is available in different versions, has many advantages and will serve you more than a dozen years.
Vinyl Laminate: Why vinyl?
What is so good about this finishing material and why is it increasingly being chosen for premises with different purposes? It's all about the characteristics of the laminate, or rather its obvious advantages.
- Vinyl laminate is absolutely water resistant , which makes it possible to use it even in the bathroom. Between the joints, there is no characteristic swelling or deformation. You do not have to worry because of the spilled water, but clean the surface with a simple, damp cloth.
- This material is made of a composite with a rather high noise insulation index. If you drop something on the floor, there will not be a characteristic sharp sound.
- By the way, about blows. You can not worry because of very heavy furniture, leaving traces on ordinary covers, or fallen utensils. Vinyl is not afraid of blows and dents are not formed on it.
- Vinyl laminate is an excellent solution for both residential and business premises. Composites give the opportunity to exploit the coating for many years and even in rooms with very high cross-country capacity like shops it serves a long time, not to mention residential houses and apartments.
- Clean vinyl with aggressive cleaning agents can safely. The coating is not afraid of stains, even the most persistent, chemical attacks from cleaning and cleaning products. Manufacturers promise to maintain the gloss and cleanliness of your floors for a long time.
- Among other things, the coating perfectly tolerates the effect of UV rays, does not support combustion.
But you should remember about some features of the cover. For example, differences in the height of the floor more than 3 mm immediately affect the work negatively - the floor will "walk." When laying the lock type, it is better to entrust the work to the masters, since the locking mechanism is very easy to damage.
How to choose a vinyl laminate?
So, with the material decided, now we will stop on the types of this coating. It is produced both in the form of tiles and rolls. What is the difference between different types of laminate.
Let's start with a vinyl self-adhesive laminate. At the moment, only positive reviews are heard from consumers. This is very convenient, because for fixing it's enough just to peel off the paper substrate and lay the finished part. As for the form, the vinyl self-adhesive laminate is both square and rectangular. There are also models with a locking mechanism. In this case, the adhesive tape fixes the floor parts among themselves, but does not glue them to the substrate.
Roll version is good for small rooms for household purposes. It will already need a special adhesive composition, since all the coating requires complete fixation to the floor surface.
And, finally, vinyl laminate flooring under the tile. If you want to get the effect of marble or any other stone on the floor, it is better to give preference to just such a laminate. It is much warmer, utensils when falling will not be scattered into hundreds of small pieces, and the laminate feels a lot more pleasant than cold tiles. As a rule, vinyl laminate under the tile has the form of squares and quite qualitatively conveys the effect of the simulated surface. If you want a tree effect, then you should prefer rectangular narrow fragments.
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