Written by When you come to the store building, or a walk in the exhibition material, you may hear the term laminate parquet for floor coverings. What exactly is this thing?
Parquet laminate can be spelled out is the development of the parquet (wooden floor). In the past, when wood is still available in large quantities, wood floors are made of solid wood. But when the timber began to rare, that is where innovation starts to burn. Appears so-called parquet laminate.
Parquet laminate made ??of multiple layers of material (because it used the words laminate) are glued together. Generally there are 4 layers that create it.
Most under-protective layer is usually melamine-which serve to protect the wood from moisture that caused the existing floor (the floor below). Layer on top is the main ingredient-usually MDF (medium density fiberboard) or HDF (high density fiberboard). The layer above that is a decorative material. Because MDF and HDF has a smooth surface (not patterned), then the motif is required for the appearance of artificial wood floors look like natural wood. Wood patterned layer is usually made ??of resin. Finally, the top layer is a transparent film is strong and serves as a protector. With the layers of this film, parquet laminate is more scratch resistant and water resistant than solid wood parquet.
Weaknesses parquet laminate, because it is made of wood powder, it is not too strong to resist the load compared to solid wood. Therefore, this material is suitable for spaces that do not bear many burdens, such as the bedroom or living room. Parquet laminate is usually available in 2 thicknesses of 8 mm and 12 mm.
For ease of install, parquet laminate is designed with interlocking system between the tongue and the niche. In one piece, his left side is the tongue and his right side is a niche; upper side of the tongue and the bottom side niches. How to install it is to enter the tongue of one piece into another niche chip.
This differs with the installation of ceramic that every disc must be affixed to the floor underneath. Here the adhesive is also needed, but only to put between one chip with another chip (glue smeared on the tongue and recess).
In this way, the installation of parquet laminate becomes easier, such as installing a puzzle. And besides that, because it does not need to be glued to the ground floor, this floor covering can be applied to the floor which was covered ceramic or other materials. Practical, right?
Calling parquet, it feels so familiar to us. Parquet word comes from the word parquetry, which means installing or setting up a thin wooden blades with geometric patterns on a piece of floor.