During the repair in your own home you want to do everything perfectly. This applies to flooring. The microclimate and the atmosphere of the house depend on the quality of the floor. Choosing which floor to make in the apartment, it is advisable to refer to natural and environmentally friendly materials. An excellent choice will be a floor covering made of wood. The environmental friendliness of this material makes it possible to use it in the design of any room, including a nursery, and the pleasant color of natural wood fits well with any interior. The wooden floor in the apartment is an indicator of impeccable taste and luxury.
How to cover the floors in the apartment?
Modern manufacturers offer customers a variety of types of floor coverings (linoleum, tiles, granite, carpet), but the wooden floor is the most environmentally friendly and versatile. From the disadvantages of this coating can be identified:
- susceptibility to damage by insects;
- High humidity leads to deformation and rotting of floors;
- in a room with high traffic capacity the floor needs to be updated in 3-4 years.
Wooden flooring is desirable to install in the living room, bedroom, halls and hallways. In the kitchen and bathroom it is better to use waterproof materials that are well cleaned, such as ceramic tiles or porcelain stoneware.
Material for the floor in the apartment
You decided to install a wooden floor in the house, but do not know what kind of cover to stop? Then study the characteristics of each type of coating:
- Parquet . Elite flooring of solid wood. Produced in the form of shields, slats and tiles. The most expensive is considered to be massive parquet (a lot of solid wood is needed for production). In practice, more often used cheaper piece parquet , consisting of their compact wooden slats. Parquet has a long life and many options for styling.
- Natural board . It is often used for flooring in living rooms, in cottages and balconies. The price depends on the type of wood and the width of the board. The floor from a wooden board serves some tens years, without losing thus теплоизоляционные properties. A massive board is most often made of ash, oak, maple, pine and even bamboo.
- Laminate flooring . This is an affordable imitation of parquet, which is often used in the decoration of modern apartments. The basis of the laminate is a wood-fiber board covered with a decorative wear-resistant film on which a pattern imitating a cut of a tree is applied. Laminate is not afraid of scratches, moisture and chemicals. It is easy to pack and dismantle. Of the disadvantages: worn laminate can not be uncracked or re-opened with varnish.
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