Having shutting down the next repair in the apartment, its owner tries to select finishing materials, focusing, as a rule, on the ratio of price and quality. That is why the most popular are usually goods of the average price range, which have quite attractive characteristics.
This is clearly noticeable, for example, in the flooring market. Most often, the choice of customers is a laminate, and not more expensive parquet board or cheaper linoleum. Closely tracking the market trends, any specialized floor covering store located, for example, in such a large city as St. Petersburg, will offer you in the widest assortment of the laminate collection.
But, as often happens, the wealth of choice creates additional problems for buying. Those buyers who are focused on their choice exclusively on the aesthetic qualities and the price of this type of flooring are reckless.
In fact, so that the purchase does not force you to be disappointed in it throughout the entire period of operation, it makes sense to carefully familiarize yourself with the marking, which manufacturers apply on the packaging of the laminate.
Its class, for example, will tell you the degree of stability of the acquired floor covering to scratches and weights, as well as increased wear. The difference in the price between the laminate, for example, 31 and 33 classes, is not so great, and the service life of the latter may be ten years longer.
Next, you should pay attention to the thickness of the plates of this material. It is usually located from 6 to 12 millimeters. Thicker laminate is stronger. It is easier to lay it. He is more durable. Moreover, it is the thick laminate that has the maximum soundproofing characteristics.
The type of connection of the floor panels with each other is of no small importance. Having bought a Quick STEP laminate, for example, almost any apartment owner will be able to cope with its styling on his own. Original locks allow you to easily and firmly connect the plates, creating a perfectly even floor without cracks and gaps.
And, of course, you must definitely pay attention to the manufacturer of the floor covering you like. The world -famous companies offer products that there is no doubt. But the laminate from an unknown manufacturer can quickly disappoint you with its low quality.
