Flooring is an extremely important part of the interior of your home. The choice is large and depends largely on the type of room, how many people inhabit it, what your individual style is. Let’s take a look at the 6 most popular solutions with their advantages and disadvantages!
PART I
PARQUET Parquet is the classic in the genre! It is extremely warm, resistant, natural and therefore preferred by most people. The most popular type is oak parquet, but exotic options such as Brazilian cherry, Tasmanian oak, walnut or bamboo are increasingly in demand. You can change the look of your parquet with a variety of oils and varnishes that protect it, and after a while you can easily make it new by “twisting” it. If you bet on parquet, you need to be careful with the spillage of accuracy and, in general, with the moisture in the room. Being a natural material , parquet reacts to excessive moisture or drought by changing its geometry. The parquet raster is a matter of personal preference, and it is far from necessary to choose the traditional long, straight boards. The classic “herringbone” is in fashion, as well as all kinds of geometric shapes.
LAMINATE Laminate Laminate is one of the most preferred flooring. Very easy to install, unpretentious in terms of maintenance, much more affordable than parquet. It is a combination of wood fiber, melamine, phenolic resins, as well as paper with high print quality. The individual layers of the laminate are connected using special adhesives that give the final product its resistance and strength. In more luxurious options, the top layer can be made of natural wood, which gives an extremely realistic look to the flooring.
CORK If you want to be environmentally friendly, it’s a good idea to go for the cork floor, albeit not so popular in our country. Thanks to its porous structure, which is noise-absorbing, soft and pleasant to the touch. The cork floor absorbs vibrations and is available in different colors, on a roll or on tiles.
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[:en]The flooring is an extremely important part of your home interior. There is a wide choice and it depends to a large extent on the type of room, how many people will inhabit it and what your individual style is. Let’s look at the 6 most popular solutions with their advantages and disadvantages!PART I
PARQUET
The parquet is a classic choice in the genre! It is extremely warm, durable and natural, and for this reason it is preferred by many people. The most popular type is oak parquet, but exotic variants such as Brazilian cherry, Tasmanian oak, walnut or bamboo are becoming more and more popular. You can change the look of your parquet by using various oils and varnishes that protect it, and then, with ease, you can make it look like a new one by scraping it. If you choose to use parquet, you should be careful not to spill liquids and generally keep an eye on the moisture in the room. Being a natural material, parquet reacts to excessive moisture or drought by changing its geometry. The form of the parquet flooring is a matter of personal preference, and it is not necessary to choose the traditional long, straight planks. The classic “fish bone” is fashionable as well as well as all kinds of geometric shapes.
LAMINATE
Laminate is one of the most preferred flooring. It is very easy to install, it doesn’t need much maintenance and it is much more affordable than parquet. It is a combination of wood fibers, melamine, phenol resins and high-quality paper. The individual layers of laminate are bonded using special adhesives, which give the final product its strength and durability. The more luxurious versions’ top layer can be of natural wood, which gives a very realistic look to the flooring.
CORK
If you want to be environmentally friendly, it is a good idea to turn to the less popular cork flooring. Thanks to its porous structure, it is sound-absorbing, soft and pleasant to touch. The cork flooring absorbs the vibrations and comes in a variety of colors, rolls or tiles.
To be continued…[:]
