Floor, or parquet board is modern, fashionable, very convenient to operate and laying material when laying. Its main differences from other types of coatings made of natural wood are large dimensions, which simplifies the installation, and the composition of several layers with different characteristics. At the cost of this coating is much lower than piece parquet. The parquet board includes at least three layers of wood of various species, firmly glued so that the fibers of the neighboring layers are perpendicular to each other. The upper layer is the wood of valuable species, the layer in the middle is the HDF plate or lamella from coniferous woods. The lower layer is made of plywood.
By what criteria should you choose a parquet board, and how to find out what is suitable for your gender? Suppose we chose the Tarkett Parquet Poles to Arctic. This means that the floor covering was made by the Swedish company Tarkett. It was this company that received in the 40s of the 20th century a patent for the manufacture of a multilayer board using this technology.
From ash – made the upper layer of the board. The wood of the ash in characteristics is close to the oak, only without large rays; It has strength on the Brinell scale equal to 3, has moderate stability. The color of wood varies from gray-pink, to almost white. The fact that our board is a note by the Arctic, speaks of its bright shade.
What additional characteristics will help us optimally cope with the choice?
The thickness of the upper layer should be 2-4 mm when used in residential premises, and more than 6 mm when used in a room with increased patency. If the board has a very thin upper layer, most likely it is made of veneer. The durability of such a coating will be lower. In addition, it cannot be cycle.
Responsible manufacturers often indicate such a parameter as the maximum floor width. It characterizes the strength of the end locks. If this parameter is small – the end locks are not designed for heavy loads. This may subsequently lead to the occurrence of cracks.
The quality of the glue used in the production of the floorboard and the thoroughness of the execution of adhesive compounds is indicated by such a parameter as the permissible unevenness of the base. In the descriptions of the products of dubious manufacturers, such parameters are often not indicated.