Linoleum in the bedroom

There is a huge selection of flooring on the building materials market. This parquet, and laminate, and carpet, and many other options. One of the budget options for decorating the floor in the bedroom is linoleum. Consider what the pros and cons of laying this coating in the bedroom exist.

Linoleum is a polymeric floor covering. It is sold in rolls and thus provides a monolithic floor covering. This is a fairly economical material.

In Soviet times, this type of flooring was rather poor-quality, had a meager amount of colors, was quickly worn out and quickly lost its appearance. Modern industry produces high-quality samples that do not have these disadvantages. They have a wide range of colors, durable, easy to clean and maintain.

Linoleum can be found in three types.

• Domestic - it is intended for laying in the house and does not maintain high loadings.For the bedroom, such coverage will be enough, but with minimal loads on it.
• Semi-commercial. Such coverage can be laid in the house, and in the office, where there is a large influx of people. In addition, it has a high moisture resistance, serves as a sound insulator.
• Commercial linoleum can be laid even in shopping centers. But in the house its increased resistance to abrasion and other external influences is not required, especially since the cost of such linoleum is quite high.

Of course, for laying linoleum in the bedroom, you can choose the most inexpensive household type. But its appearance wants the best, so with such a floor is unlikely to succeed to create a beautiful interior. It should be used only if you are limited in budget. Especially it is not recommended to lay household linoleum in the bedroom, where chairs or chairs will move. They can easily damage it.

Semi-commercial view, perhaps the most suitable. Most often it has an original coloring resembling parquet or tile, or it can be completely monotonous. Some models of semi-commercial linoleum have a base-insulation that allows you to make the floor warm even on the first floor of a building without installing additional equipment.

Many believe that linoleum for laying in the bedroom does not fit, it is harmful, not environmentally friendly, but this is far from true. Modern industry produces samples that can be attributed to natural materials. This is done by using flaxseed oil in its production instead of synthetic impregnation. Such linoleum will be the most suitable material for the bedroom.

Externally, linoleum can often be confused with laminate. Many are interested in the question, what kind of coverage of these two is better to choose when laying in the bedroom. There are a number of advantages in linoleum.

• It is much easier to clean., Scratch resistant. Does not bristle when exposed to moisture, for example, when watering floor flowers. It does not leave traces of the legs, which often happens with a laminate coating.
• It has the best sound insulation performance.. This is especially important if the ceiling in the house is thin, such as in panel houses of Soviet construction.To improve this parameter, you can put the coating on the cork substrate. In this case, the neighbors will be completely isolated from your noise.

• Installation of linoleum does not require special skills, even a novice can handle it.

In relation to the carpet as this coverage in priority. This is due to the fact that the carpet is afraid of dirt, it is difficult to wash it, for example, from spilled red wine or other difficult to remove stains. It also accumulates dust, which is not suitable for people with allergies.

With the laying of linoleum can cope even far from construction work people.

• First you need to prepare the base.. An uneven floor can ruin the look of the coating and speed up damage. There are two ways out: lay sheets of plywood on the floor, which will additionally warm it or pour it with a concrete screed.
• After the base is aligned, you need to proceed to laying the linoleum itself. It is better to do this at the air temperature in the house from +15 to +25 degrees. Moreover, if the coating is brought from the street, you need to let it acquire the temperature of the room within 12 hours, so as not to damage, and only then unfold.
• Next you need to lay the floor and leave the linoleumwithout fixing it for a while, so that the waves are gone from the folded state.
• For a bedroom with an area of ​​less than 25 squares, it is not necessary to fix the coating to glue. It is necessary to align the stripes in the picture in accordance with the wall layoutwhen linoleum mimics parquet or tile.
• Sheet lay right next to one wall, and on the other three to place the linoleum overlap. This must be done in order to avoid material shortages, since the floors in our apartments may have a curvature and the shape of the room may not be a perfect rectangle.
• Then carefully cut the sheet according to the size of the room. The easiest way to do this is with a well-sharpened knife with a short blade, for example, a shoemaker.
• After the work done you need install skirting boards.

For tips on laying linoleum, see the following video.

In the reviews on the laying of linoleum in the bedroom, you can find a lot of pros and cons. Most negative words concern non-ecological products. But modern technologies allowed to get away from this lack of linoleum.Many people do not like the fact that the coating can be flushed under furniture legs. This fact mainly concerns cheap samples.

Positive reviews about linoleum are much more. First of all it concerns the ease of care for him. This coating is not afraid of moisture or detergents. To mount it is very easy.

Here are some ready-made examples of a bedroom interior with linoleum flooring.

1. Covering with a pattern under the cork in the child's bedroom. You can not be afraid that children will stain this paint coating, it is easy to wash. At the same time, it looks quite original. And choosing the right material based on natural oil, you can not be afraid for the influence of the material on the health of the baby.
2. Linoleum the color of the floorboard in its appearance is not inferior to the laminate, it will help to create coziness in your bedroom, and it will cost a little less.
3. Colored linoleum will help support the interior of the room and bring the design idea to life
4. Gray linoleum will help to support the interior of the bedroom for a girl, especially since gray and pink are a great combination.