Many would like to see real parquet in their home. But this flooring has a number of disadvantages - high cost, incompatibility with some interior styles, and it is quite difficult to care for the parquet. Modern manufacturers of floor coverings offer a more suitable option for decorating premises - linoleum for parquet. This building material perfectly copies wood cuts, it acts as an elegant accent of the interior space, perfectly decorates the house.
Features of the
The main difference between linoleum and natural materials is its low price, so a pattern that imitates parquet can be seen in many residential and industrial premises. It looks aesthetically pleasing, naturally, and its cost is available to everyone.
Natural wood flooring looks very impressive, noble, however, it should be noted that it is extremely demanding, needs special care, which means additional material costs.
Linoleum under parquet is an ideal alternative to parquet board. The appearance of such a coating is slightly inferior to parquet made of timber, but not everyone will look for obvious differences between these materials - a person simply will not notice them. At the same time, linoleum does not have most of the disadvantages that parquet has: it is affordable, easy to install and easy to replace if required.
Modern manufacturers offer buyers wood-like linoleum not only with a herringbone as the main pattern, there are also models with other patterns. You can buy linoleum, copying sand or brown parquet, or an ash-colored coating. The main thing is to pay attention to its technical features: raw materials, wear resistance.
Such a roll coating is divided into four types (depending on the load and the level of wear resistance) and can be made from natural or synthetic materials (the characteristics of care will depend on this parameter).
To clean natural fibers, you need to use any kind of floor detergent.
With their help, the aesthetic appearance and structure of PVC will last much longer. When wet cleaning coatings made of artificial materials, you can use ordinary detergents - with the exception of aggressive compounds that can spoil the pattern and distort the original color of the product.
Linoleum under the parquet board is characterized by resistance to:
- light radiation;
- temperature extremes;
- exposure to moisture;
- chemical non-aggressive substances;
- ignition;
- the influence of fungi.
The positive properties of this floor covering include:
- strength;
- remarkable external characteristics;
- easy installation;
- fire safety;
- long service life;
- no cracks.
There are quite a few advantages, but linoleum with a herringbone pattern also has negative characteristics.
These include the presence of harmful substances in the composition (in some roll coatings) and an unpleasant odor from any synthetic material that will be present in the early days of linoleum operation. It is these nuances that do not allow us to call this coating 100% environmentally friendly.
Another disadvantage is a rather high price if you need a really high-quality thing (such coatings include semi-commercial and commercial types of linoleum). The manufacturer's brand also affects prices. Well-known manufacturers produce rather expensive products, but this factor is a guarantee that the product has excellent characteristics.
Reasons for making a purchase
The desire to have a tree in their home pushes some people to a difficult choice regarding what is the best way to decorate the floor: imitation linoleum or real parquet. To deal with this, it is enough to know about the main features of these two coatings:
- Timber parquet quite expensive. Caring for him also requires certain financial costs, physical strength and time. Sometimes parquet boards need to be rubbed with special substances. By impregnating the top layer, they create a protective film and thereby improve the appearance of the product. Obsolete and lost attractiveness parts are changed or repaired, and this is also additional material costs.
- Solid wood serves much longer than linoleum, but over time, any homeowner will certainly want to update the decor. In this case, it will be much easier and cheaper to change the roll cover.
- PVC coating price lower than the cost of natural parquet boards, while it is more waterproof, can be used in sanitary facilities, in the kitchen, balcony, in the bathroom.
- Linoleum thickness allows you to put it where the hard surface cannot be decomposed.
Nuances of choice
The main criterion for choosing a roll coating is its wear resistance class. To understand what type of flooring belongs to, you need to see the designation that is indicated in the certificate of each product:
- 2 - the material can be mounted in private housing;
- 3 - a product intended for office premises;
- 4 - commercial premises.
According to the intensity of abrasion, PVC material is divided into the following groups: low level (1), medium (2), high (3), highest (4).
You need to choose a product that matches the functional purpose of the room
Another important factor is colors and shades. Today there are different shades of brown, as well as gray (from light to almost black). When choosing a shade, you should pay attention to the color of the room for which the linoleum is bought. This factor will become the most important when making a purchase.
All the details in the room must fit together.
In the interior
On sale you can find artistic linoleum for any existing interior style - thanks to the technical capabilities and imagination of designers. It is worth noting that, according to environmental criteria, such material is no more harmful than a natural parquet panel. Designed to decorate a room in a classic style, linoleum, which creates the appearance of a parquet board, will become a highlight, a bright accent.
Parquet made of natural wood cannot please with an abundance of flowers, the range of such products is not very wide, which cannot be said about linoleum, which imitates a cut of natural solid wood. Such a roll product for the floor can be of a variety of colors and can be used in any room. The highest quality options copy the structure of natural wood so thoroughly that it is very difficult to distinguish them from natural raw materials even by touch.
To put inlaid linoleum, you need to adhere to the same rules as when laying natural materials:
- To visually increase the size of the living space, it is better to choose linoleum of light shades, imitating the species of trees such as pine, ash, oak, beech, maple, birch. To reduce the size of the room, it is worth using dark imitations.
- In certain cases, it is worth using linoleum, which differs from the general background of the room, and in others, choosing all the details in one tone.
- It is advisable to choose a floor covering that copies parquet panels with a pattern that will lie parallel to the flow of the light flux. You can purchase material with a complex pattern.
Products can be stacked in bedrooms and even in those rooms where children spend most of their time. Choosing linoleum of modern production, you can not doubt its safety and feel free to pay attention only to the decorative component.
Almost all flooring rolls made for residential premises are distinguished by their reliability.
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