Laminate┬а class 32 is used for average passable premises (small offices, sitting rooms, private halls).
Modern laminate is manufactured for different kinds of premises. When choosing laminate, decide about the place, where it will be installed. So, hall and kitchen floor is highly exposed to influence of abrasion and moisture. Therefore laminate of 23 class is more suitable there. Sitting room and playroom is usually furnished with floor of 22 class. But if you need high solidity floor, choose any class from 31 to 33. Read more »

Laminate of 31 class is meant for low passable rooms (bed rooms, playrooms etc.)
Its not an easy task to choose proper laminate. Be serious when deciding it. First, pay attention for utilization class of this very covering. There are special correspondence norms EN 685. Each floor covering is being tested for abrasive durability, cigarette resistance, impact and light resistance, formaldehyde presence etc. Having passed these tests, floor covering acquires a certain class. Then according to the lowest index, the whole laminate covering is marked with a class number. Note that even if floor covering is marked with a class after all these tests, some of its indexes can be even higher then those of this very class. Read more »

In other words, utilization classes mean, how long laminate will keep its exterior influenced by different impacts. Laminate acquires a certain class mark after 18 tests, included into European norm EN 13329. The norm differentiates between 2 large groups of laminate floors: laminate for business and domestic use.

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Underlay is the base of the floor and it is extremely important to choose and  install it properly. The better underlay is the longer the floor will serve you. Note that floors are affected from two directions, above and underneath, and it’s important to provide good conditions on both sides. So here are some useful tips which will help to prolong the life of your floor.

1. Before you go on to look for an underlay for your laminate floor, take your time and observe your sub-floor. Is it concrete slab or timber boards? Find out as much as possible about its structure, any damage that it has or may potentially develop, the moisture level beneath, at and above it.

2. In order for the underlayment to work properly, your sub-floor has to be as level and as clean as possible. If it’s a concrete one, fill in any gaps that exist using a compound mixture and scrape off any adherent carpet and other left-overs. If it’s a timber sub-floor, nail properly all boards and use plywood sheets if necessary to level out the surface.

3. If the level of moisture in your area is high or has the potential to reach high levels over an year, and you have a solid sub-floor (concrete slab, stone, brick), use a damp proof filler compound to fill in any gaps. Make sure to give it enough time to dry out before moving onward with the job. Read more »

Tarkett is a worldwide leader (2007 sales of €2.1 billion) in flooring and sports surfaces serving architects, contractors, facility professionals, distributors, retailers to meet individual tastes and functional needs. Everyday people all over the world experience our floors in different environments across housing, health, education, retail, hospitality, offices, sport. Read more »

Rogers, a supplier of high-frequency laminates, will showcase its RO4730 Lopro antenna-grade laminates at the Antenna Systems Conference, to be held 1-2 September in Philadelphia.

RO4730 Lopro RoHS-compliant laminates are compatible with standard PCB fabrication techniques and plated-through-hole (PTH) processing. Read more »

Laminate characteristics:

Extra strong:
- solid lock connection is 2-3 times stronger than any other laminate brand has;
- breaking load of panels with an aluminum lock is 1200kg/m; Read more »

Balterio, Spamolux Company NV branch, that is one of the most fast growing world’s laminate producers. Balterio laminate floors are sold in more than 55 countries of the world. Production export is about 97, 5% from the total production volume. Read more »

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CLASSEN is the oldest German producer of floor coverings. CLASSEN produces laminate of genuine quality and premium class. Read more »