On how correctly the floor covering for the kitchen will be selected, depends on its service life and ease of maintenance. As a rule, for the place of cooking we try to find materials that are unpretentious, wear-resistant and practical. One of the most popular coatings is considered to be linoleum. In this article, we'll look at how to pick up a kitchen linoleum and what to look for.
The best linoleum for the kitchen
Any floor covering in the cooking area must meet the following list of requirements:
- be moisture resistant;
- easy to clean and do not be afraid of chemicals for cleaning;
- keep their original external characteristics for a long time;
- have a high level of strength.
Such qualities are available in linoleum. Today there is a very wide choice of models of different price categories, colors and textures. How among them to choose a really suitable cover?
How to choose linoleum?
To choose a suitable coating in the store, one should start from its basic characteristics. Consider what you should pay attention to when buying.
- Artificial or natural. Not everyone knows that the very name "linoleum" means not at all that roll with synthetic coating, which we often see in stores. Real, natural, linoleum is made from wood or cork flour with the addition of resin and lime powder. If you decide to make an expensive luxury floor in the kitchen , then linoleum made from natural materials will suit you perfectly. It is on par with the parquet or cork. Such material is absolutely not afraid of moisture or exposure to chemical, physical factors. As for the synthetic analog, the main issue here is the environmental friendliness of the material. Polyvinyl chloride, when it comes to really high quality, is harmless to humans, in many respects duplicates natural linoleum. If you decide in the store to choose one of two options, you can distinguish them in several ways. Vinyl will never resist and it can be bent in any direction, on the reverse side you will see a characteristic grid and feel the chemical smell. The natural coating smells of oil and bends it like a thin sheet of plywood.
- Uniformity or multilayeredness? Many decide to choose an artificial linoleum for the kitchen, since it is inferior in quality to natural linoleum only in small, and the price is much more interesting. There are two types of such coverage. Homogeneous types do not have a base and are uniform throughout the thickness. They are rather thin, yet elastic and durable. One drawback: dirt on the rough surface. Heterogeneous models have a multilayer structure and in this case the weight of the running meter determines the durability and strength: the larger it is, the denser the coating.
- In the process of exploitation, the floor in the kitchen is heavily worn and linoleum must resist this. To a greater extent this provides an upper protective transparent layer. The thickness of this layer determines the class of linoleum: household, light commercial, commercial. For the kitchen, it is best to choose commercial models.
How to choose linoleum for the kitchen: a few tips from specialists
The first thing that should bother you is security. Never choose smooth glossy textures for rooms where you will deal with water. It is better to choose a relief embossed surface or a special coating, where special particles strengthen friction.
The wider the roll, the less unaesthetic seams. Try to buy a cover at once from one batch, in order to avoid a difference in shades and patterns.
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