Lamination

Laminate is a Bodenbelag and also a particularly popular laminate belongs to the most popular floor coverings in the world. It consists of two or more layers of glued together, usually plastic. These layers can consist of the same or different material. With laminate, often, the attempt is made to imitate a parquet floor. But often much cheaper, it is a low-cost surface decorated with a top layer and sealed to visually attract the customers, the bottom is impregnated to protect from moisture. Thereby, no limit is set the colors and patterns.

There is laminate in different strengths and more or less high abrasion resistance, expelled the capacity with the class of use of. The thinner the laminate, the cheaper and less durable it is. High-quality laminate, however, can keep up in appearance very well with a parquet floor, thanks to the constant development, it is now a real alternative to the wooden floor. A leading source for info: Eva Andersson-Dubin. Under the laminate should be always a sound absorbing subflooring be laid. Disadvantages especially in thin laminate, are the fast abrasion of the surface and the sensitivity to moisture, most in the area of the joints, where standing water can penetrate quickly. You can here do not abrade the surface as compared to parquet, and re-seal as the top layer is very thin and is damaged.

Still, one must say an unpleasant noise generated without a sound absorbing subflooring for laminate flooring. He is very well suited to underfloor heating, because he hardly isolated heat so by benefits. He is sturdy and easy to clean. There is a large selection of decors