LAMINATED FLOORING
A product that offers more:
• There's a product right for every application
• Stock and matching profiles readily available
• DIY friendly, quick & easy glueless installation
• Colourfast, natural look
• Excellent wear characteristics
• Can be walked on immediately after installation
• Hygienic and anti-allergenic
• Easy to clean and maintain
• Resistant to wearing, staining, fading, impact and cigarette burns
• Environmentally friendly HDF board - made from recycled wood
• Warm in winter & cool in summer
• Always fashionable
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7mm AC3 guarantee: 15 years
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Prices range, depending on thickness and amount ordered per shipment. Starting at R62pm2 for 7mm thickness,
(excluding transport from Dbn). or 5USD pm2 FOB
The top layer is abrasion resistant and is made from trioxide aluminum.
Planar laminated flooring can be laid onto the house floor directly, and is very easy to install. Buyers can even do it by themselves. No glue required.
The general export size is 1216 (length) x 197(width) x 8 (thickness) mm. The flooring comes in blocks, not in rolls.
Laminate flooring is a multi-layer synthetic flooring product, fused together with alamination process. Laminate flooring simulates wood (or stone, in some cases) with a photographic applique layer under a clear protective layer. The inner core layer is usually composed of melamine resin and fiber board materials. There is sometimes a glue backing for ease of installation. It has the advantages that it is durable, as compared with carpet, and attractive, at a lower cost as compared to natural floor materials.
1 Installation
InstallationLaminate floors are reasonably easy for a do-it-yourself homeowner to install. Laminate flooring are packaged as a number of tongue and groove planks - these can be clicked into one another. Installed laminate floors typically "float" over the sub-floor on top of a foam/film underlayment, which provides moisture and sound-reducing properties. Baseboards need to be removed and then reinstalled before and after laying of the flooring is complete. Saw cuts on the planks are usually required at edges, and around closet and door entrances.
2. Care
It is important to keep laminate clean, as dust, dirt and sand particles may scratch the decorative surface over time in high-traffic areas. It is also important to keep laminate relatively dry, since sitting water/moisture can cause the planks to swell, warp, etc, though some brands are equipped with water-resistant coatings. Water spills aren't a problem if they're wiped up quickly, and not allowed to sit for a prolonged period of time.
Adhesive felt pads are often placed on the feet of furniture on laminate floors to prevent scratching.
Glueless laminate floors may gradually become separated, creating visible gaps between planks. It is important to "tap" the planks back together using the appropriate tool as you notice the gaps, otherwise dirt will fill the gaps making it difficult to close them later.
Potential health effects
Laminate flooring is often made of melamine resin, a compound made with formaldehyde. There has been increasing concern about indoor air quality from releases of volatile organic compounds from building materials made with formaldehyde. However, resin materials are believed to have significantly lower emissions than particle board and other materials where formaldehyde is used as a binder
3. History
Laminate flooring was invented in 1977 by a Swedish company. The company first marketed its product to Europe in 1984, and later to the United States in 1994.
1 Installation
InstallationLaminate floors are reasonably easy for a do-it-yourself homeowner to install. Laminate flooring are packaged as a number of tongue and groove planks - these can be clicked into one another. Installed laminate floors typically "float" over the sub-floor on top of a foam/film underlayment, which provides moisture and sound-reducing properties. Baseboards need to be removed and then reinstalled before and after laying of the flooring is complete. Saw cuts on the planks are usually required at edges, and around closet and door entrances.
2. Care
It is important to keep laminate clean, as dust, dirt and sand particles may scratch the decorative surface over time in high-traffic areas. It is also important to keep laminate relatively dry, since sitting water/moisture can cause the planks to swell, warp, etc, though some brands are equipped with water-resistant coatings. Water spills aren't a problem if they're wiped up quickly, and not allowed to sit for a prolonged period of time.
Adhesive felt pads are often placed on the feet of furniture on laminate floors to prevent scratching.
Glueless laminate floors may gradually become separated, creating visible gaps between planks. It is important to "tap" the planks back together using the appropriate tool as you notice the gaps, otherwise dirt will fill the gaps making it difficult to close them later.
Potential health effects
Laminate flooring is often made of melamine resin, a compound made with formaldehyde. There has been increasing concern about indoor air quality from releases of volatile organic compounds from building materials made with formaldehyde. However, resin materials are believed to have significantly lower emissions than particle board and other materials where formaldehyde is used as a binder
3. History
Laminate flooring was invented in 1977 by a Swedish company. The company first marketed its product to Europe in 1984, and later to the United States in 1994.