Parquet linoleum

Many people would like to see real parquet in their house. But this flooring has a number of drawbacks - high cost, incompatibility with some interior styles, and it is quite difficult to care for the flooring. Modern manufacturers of floor coverings offer a more suitable option for interior design - linoleum for parquet. This building material ideally copies the cuts of wood, it serves as an elegant accent of the internal space, perfectly decorates the house.

The main difference between linoleum and natural materials is its low price, so a pattern that imitates parquet can be seen in many residential and industrial premises. It looks aesthetically pleasing, naturally, and its value is available to everyone.

Natural wood coating looks very impressivenobly, however, it should be noted that it is extremely demanding, it needs special care, which means additional material costs.

Linoleum under the flooring - an ideal alternative to the floorboard. The appearance of such a coating is slightly inferior to the parquet of wood, but not everyone will look for obvious differences between these materials - a person simply will not notice them. At the same time, linoleum does not have most of the drawbacks that parquet has: it is affordable, easy to install and easy to replace, if needed.

Modern manufacturers offer linoleum to customers under the tree, not only with the Christmas tree as the main pattern, there are also models with other patterns. You can buy linoleum, copying sand or brown flooring, or ash-colored coating. The main thing is to pay attention to its technical features: raw materials, wear resistance.

Such a roll coating is divided into four types (depending on the load and the level of wear resistance) and can be made from natural or synthetic materials (the particular care will depend on this parameter).

With their help, the aesthetic appearance and structure of PVC will last much longer. When wet cleaning coatings from artificial materials, you can use ordinary detergents - with the exception of aggressive compounds that can spoil the pattern and distort the original color of the product.

Linoleum under the floorboard is characteristic resistance to:

• light emission;
• temperature variations;
• moisture;
• chemical non-aggressive substances;
• ignition;
• the influence of fungi.

The positive properties of this flooring include:

• strength;
• remarkable external characteristics;
• simple installation;
• fire safety;
• long service life;
• no gaps.

These include the presence of harmful substances in the composition (in some roll coatings) and an unpleasant odor from any synthetic material that will be present in the first days of linoleum operation. These nuances do not allow to call this coverage 100% environmentally friendly.

Another disadvantage is the high price, if you need a really high-quality thing (such coatings include semi-commercial and commercial types of linoleum). Prices are influenced by the brand of the manufacturer. Well-known manufacturers produce quite expensive products, but this factor is a guarantee that the product has excellent characteristics.

The desire to have a tree in their house pushes some people to a difficult choice regarding the better to decorate the floor: linoleum-imitation or real flooring. To deal with this, it is enough to learn about the main features of these two coatings:

• Parquet from timber quite expensive. Care of him also requires certain financial costs, physical strength and time. Sometimes parquet dies need to be rubbed with special substances. Impregnating the top layer, they create a protective film and thereby improve the appearance of the product. Outdated and lost attractiveness parts change or repair, and this is also additional material costs.
• Solid wood serves much longer than linoleum,however, over time, any homeowner will definitely want to update the situation. In this case, changing the roll coating will be much easier and cheaper.
• PVC coating price lower than the cost of natural parquet boards, while it is more waterproof, can be used in sanitary facilities, in the kitchen, balcony, bathroom.
• Linoleum thickness allows you to put it where hard coating can not be expanded.

The main criterion for the selection of a roll coating is its wear resistance class. To understand what kind of flooring belongs to, you need to see the designation, which is indicated in the certificate of each product:

• 2 - material can be mounted in private housing;
• 3 - a product intended for office space;
• 4 - commercial premises.

According to the intensity of erasure, PVC material is divided into the following groups: low level (1), medium (2), high (3), highest (4).

It is necessary to choose a product corresponding to the functional purpose of the room.

Another important factor is colors and shades. Today there are different shades of brown and gray (from light to almost black).Choosing a shade, it is worth paying attention to in what color the room for which linoleum is bought is made. This factor will be the most important when making a purchase.

On sale you can find art linoleum for any existing style of interior - thanks to the technical capabilities and imagination of designers. It should be noted that according to environmental criteria such material is no more harmful than natural parquet panel. Designed to decorate a room in a classic style, linoleum, which creates the appearance of floorboard, will be a highlight, a bright accent.

Parquet made of natural wood can not please the abundance of flowers, the range of such products is not very wide, which can not be said about linoleum, imitating the cut of the natural array. Such a roll product for the floor can be of various colors and used in any premises. The most high-quality options copy the structure of natural wood so thoroughly that even by touch it is very difficult to distinguish them from natural raw materials.

To put composing linoleum, you need to follow the same rules as when laying out natural materials:

• To visually increase the size of living space, it is better to choose linoleum of light shades, imitating the trees such as pine, ash, oak, beech, maple, birch. To reduce the size of the room is to use dark imitation.
• In certain cases, you should use linoleum, which differs from the general background of the room, and in others - select all the details in one tone.
• It is advisable to choose a floor covering copying parquet panels with a pattern that will lie parallel to the flow of light. You can purchase material with a complex pattern of the pattern.

Products can be laid in bedrooms and even in those rooms where children spend most of their time. Choosing linoleum of modern production, you can not doubt its safety and feel free to pay attention only to the decorative component.

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