As soon as it comes to vinyl flooring, many immediately represent a square tile. Such a cheap floor covering was popular in the eighties of the last century. Vinyl tile laid in apartments, offices, kindergartens, schools and even stores. Over time, she dug out and delivered users a lot of inconvenience. Now all new building materials appear on store shelves. Among them, a worthy place is occupied by vinyl laminate, which is significantly different in many parameters from its predecessor. Stacking this floor covering can be entrusted to both specialists, and try to master the technique yourself.

What is a coating

Vinyl laminate is a coating consisting of a cork substrate, vinyl, wood-chip plates, a decorating layer with a digital photo printing and a last transparent layer. Such a laminate is distinguished by high quality, which allows you to use it in different rooms - put in the country, apartment and in the office.

The first layer is an external, it consists of polyurethane and aluminum oxide. Various patterns are applied to this layer, as well as imitate natural materials - wood or stone.

The middle of the laminate (inner layer) is made of high quality vinyl. This material and gives the coating a special strength and will significantly increase the service life.

The layers are arranged in such a way that protrusions remain in the edges (two and a half centimeter width). Each protusion is covered with adhesive composition, which makes it easy to connect the laminate.

What advantages

The main advantage of vinyl laminate in its strength. Even if you put heavy furniture on such a floor - the laminate will not deteriorate. Random damage in the form of minor scratches is not terrible. Manufacturers provide a guarantee for vinyl laminate - twenty-five years for operation in residential premises and ten years for crowded premises and offices.

If it is properly to care for vinyl laminate, then its operating life can increase significantly.

Pluses of coating:

1. Moisture resistance. Laminate can be laid in rooms with high humidity, such as in the kitchen, in the toilet and the bathroom.
2. In the manufacture of flooring, environmentally friendly materials are used, so vinyl laminate refers to the number of finishing materials safe for human health. Thus, the coating can be laid in the bedroom and children's room.
3. Any Master will be able to perform work on laying. And if desired, it is quite possible to cope with the works yourself. This does not need special skills and expensive tools. And if you run the styling of vinyl laminate with your own hands, it will also save the family budget.
4. Laminate is easily cut and with a fitting of the coating in size should not arise problems. In addition, you can buy self-adhesive vinyl laminate, and then spend money for the purchase of special glue does not have to.
5. A wide selection of patterns and coloring of the floor covering will make it an attractive room. The price of vinyl laminate will be a bit more expensive than the cost of standard flooring.
6. Locked vinyl laminate, according to the reviews of most specialists - solid pleasure. In just a few hours you can mount the floor in the same room.
7. If you are a fan of a warm floor system, the vinyl laminate can be laid on a warm floor. The coating will be securely maintained and protected from moisture.
8. Even if the water falls between the joints of the laminate, then it will not affect the appearance and quality of the coating.
9. Laminate can be placed directly on the previous coating, for this it will not be necessary to further align the floor and make the cement screed. Vinyl is the elastic material that is able to smooth out the irregularities of the floor covering, even with a difference of thirty-forty millimeters.
10. The indisputable advantage of the vinyl laminate is the possibility of correction in the process of laying. If the tile is not tight enough, then it can be removed and installed again. It will not affect the quality of the coating.

Varieties of flooring from vinyl

The market for finishing materials presents a wide range of flooring, among which you can buy vinyl laminate with imitation under stone, wood and even marble. Flooring will be perfectly combined with the interior, and due to its strength can be used for styling in children's preschool institutions, educational institutions and cafes.

The quartz vinyl laminate is particularly popular - it can be laid in bathrooms, basement and even saunas, since this type of flooring is moisture-resistant. In addition, the laminate has noise insulating properties and retains heat in the room. Such a coating is characterized by high strength and ability to withstand even point blows. You can lay it on any surface, previously purified from dirt and dust.

Through the use of the latest technology - Nano Silver, the antibacterial effect of vinyl laminate quartz was achieved. The material prevents the appearance of unpleasant odors and deodoriates the room. Therefore, the quartz vinyl laminate is successfully used in hospitals and maternity hospitals not only for floor decoration, and for wall covering.

The self-adhesive vinyl coating has many fans, this is due to the fact that the surface does not need to apply the adhesive composition. Vinyl lock laminate (with a mechanical clique-lock) is used in places where the traditional coating of laminate is not used - in the bathrooms, kitchens and baths. The material also retains the heat and has water-repellent properties. The coating can be stacked directly on the fane, ceramic tiles and linoleum.

Another type of flooring is contessse laminate, it has the same properties as an ordinary vinyl, but not exposed to aggressive chemicals and moisture. The coating can be processed by even strong disinfectant properties, as the stone crumb is included in the laminate. Such a coating is able to withstand heavy loads (up to one hundred kilograms per square centimeter). Also, the laminate is not exposed to ultraviolet rays, does not slide and does not ignite, so this type of vinyl coating can be laid in public areas.

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How to lay vinyl laminate

Installation of flooring is a fascinating and simple process.

For self-laying of vinyl laminate, prepare such tools:

• roulette;
• rubber hammer or conversion;
• corolnic;
• a furry saw;
• video clip;
• limiters;
• sharp scissors or construction knife.

The glue for laying flooring is not needed, which means one person will cope with the work. To lay a laminate with an area of \u200b\u200btwenty square meters, it is enough to allocate only a couple of hours.

What you need to know:

1. Before proceeding with laying a laminate, follow the temperature in the room, it should not be lower than eighteen and above twenty-four degrees. If it is planned to lay a coating on a warm floor system, then it should be turned off over forty-eight hours before the start of work.
2. Watch for smart ribbon (adhesive part) so that it does not pollute. Therefore, it is better to consistently remove from packaging for several elements in order to avoid pollution of the laminate.
3. To impart naturalities, when installing the laminate, it should be trimmed by one third.

How to lay vinyl laminate:

1. First you need to prepare your workplace: remove everything too much and process the surface with a vacuum cleaner.
2. Remove several cloth laminate from the package and spread them on the floor. Let them "fly away a little", after half an hour - an hour they will disappear and take the original shape.
3. Sharp scissors or knife cut one third from above.
4. The laying of the coating always begins with the angle of the room. Try to place the band, so that between the laminate and the wall remained a small gap - four to six millimeters.
5. On one side of the strip cut the adhesive tape, and place the laminate in the wall and the opposite part is glued together with the next band laminate.
6. Do not forget to shorten each unit one-third, starting a new row, and then you can mount the band without changing the length.
7. Subsequent rows are mounted braziness.
8. During work, keep the strip at an angle - gently glue the laminate to the already laminated strip and press the adhesive tape well with a special roller.
9. If necessary, it is possible to enhance the effect of the adhesive tape using a construction or household hair dryer, sending a hot stream of air to sticky side.
10. If laying of laminate in a non-standard room is made, then the installation is desirable to perform according to the template.

After laying the coating, it is necessary to take care regularly. If you wish, you can process laminate with an additional polyurethane coating that protects the surface from moisture and scuffs.

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