Laminate has the ability to imitate any breeds of wood, stone, and traffic jams. The most important advantage of the modern laminate is its price. Compared to parquet, laminate looks more economical and more profitable, withstands more load, conveniently in care.
Parquet compared to laminate requires more care, over time, the parquet requires grinding, varnish, mastic. A three -layer parquet was replaced by a classic piece parquet and is cheaper. When working with a three -layer parquet, less time and means are spent.
When working with a laminate, the base of the floor should be dry, to the maximum extent even and certainly clean. Therefore, before laying flooring, the surface should be leveled. To align the floor, a dry floor screed can be used, which is a prefabricated floor base based on modern options for gypsum fiber panels.
The laminate also has disadvantages, it is low water resistance, low soundproofing, made of artificial materials. It should be mentioned that the laminate well withstands increased mechanical loads, is easily deformed.
The laminate has weak edges, which is why they can quickly collapse .
Laminate device is several layers. This is a piece of fiberboard with a slightly more than one meter long and about twenty centimeters wide, which consists of moisture -resistant paper. Then there is a base of wood-fiber plate (fiberboard). Well, completes the whole drawing with a decorative pattern, which makes the laminate largely similar to a tree.
Laminate is an excellent solution for flooring, as it has advantages in price and appearance.