How To Install Laminate Flooring

What qualitative properties, operational characteristics and drawbacks make the above mentioned floor coverings different? What kind of covering to choose? To find out the answer let’s compare some points considering installation process and further operation of laminate and parquet.

Laminated floors appeared in the construction market not long ago and in the mass sales just in the nineties. At the moment laminate is known to be one of the best floor coverings, having some considerable advantages over the other types of floor coverings. Laminate is produced out of environmentally friendly material, is load and impact resistant. It is easy to use and to install it. Laminate is almost maintenance free – its enough just to treat floor covering with a wet cloth made out of microfibers. Today laminated floors can be seen everywhere, either in dwellings or in public places. Laminate popularity and wide use is obvious due to its abrasion resistance, impact resistance and high temperatures durability. Read more…

Formica launch Compact Top range of structural laminate for laboratory and industrial furniture.

Compact Top provides a high performance, damage-resistant homogenous solid core laminate for environments where the upmost protection is required.

The range offers a practical and robust design application for laboratory and industrial services and compliments Formica Limited’s advanced chemically resistant product, Formica Chemtop2. Read more…

Considering the question of house repair, first of all we pay attention to condition of floor. Old parquet or wooded floor, installed 30-40 years ago, has a sleazy appearance. If you have no possibility or willingness to restore or change the floor, just use it as a base for a new modern covering (for laminate, for instance). This decision is cheaper than complete replacement of an old floor covering and not worse than widely advertised filled floors or other trendy technologies.

To fulfill this idea you should remove the old floor anyway, strengthen and re-install it. This is to eliminate creaks, cavities and other defects. Read more…

Installation of laminate to be done in accordance with a manufacturer`s instruction, provided together with the material. There are two types of laminate installation - glued and glueless locking.

Laminate to be stored in a heated premise, where there are no drafts, at not less than 1-meter distance from the nearest wall. Before the installation process packed panels are laid in a row in the middle of a room, where laminate will be installed, for about 2-3 days. Suitable temperature for this period of time to be not less than 18°С and average humidity – to 75 %. Each package is unpacked directly before installation. Laminate can be installed along windows, crosswise or cornerwise, which is the most difficult way of installation. Read more…

For the first time laminate appeared in Europe and gained a great popularity in many houses of a private and state sector. As laminate imitates wood, stone, cork and other patterns, it became a real alternative for parquet. It was discovered to be highly resistant and impact-proof. Today laminate cost turns out to be much cheaper than floor made out of natural materials. Note that its appearance reproduces pattern, colour and structure of natural materials. Read more…