By: George Daniel | 2008-10-07 | Business Someone has a question:” I have had laminate flooring installed in my bed room. The area is about 400sqf. But I don’t like its colors. And it is too expensive to replace the whole area of planks. I like black colors. Can I paint the planks with black color? Our answer: The lacquer on the surface of laminate will not be strong abrasion resistant. The color of laminate flooring will appear when the lacquer is worn out, which will make the look of floor ugly. Also it is very difficult for the lacquer to penetrate the first layer of laminate, the abrasion resistance. So the lacquer can’t sta. read more
By: George Daniel | 2008-10-06 | Business Some people like walking with naked foot in their house. Laminate flooring can offer comfortable foot feel although it can’t compare with hardwood flooring regarding the feel. There is some sound when people walk on laminate as it is a floating type. The sound for 12mm thick type will be much less. Also most of the sound will be reduced if underlayment is attached to the back of flooring. The foot feel for 12mm thick type, laminate with attached underlayment and piano surface are much better. Laminate is strong wearing resistant. The iron shoe heel can’t damage the floor as long as i. read more
By: George Daniel | 2008-09-01 | Business A. The thickness is especially suitable for the the purpose of hardwood like appearances. The dimensions for the relevant finishes are as follows: pressed or painted V groove(807*126*12mm, 807*90*12mm, 805*143*12mm,), mould pressed finish(807*126*12mm, 807*143*12mm, 807*163*12mm), square shape(600*600*12mm, 500*500*12mm), UV-shine(1214*143*12.3mm, 1214*163*12.3mm) and hand scraped surface(807*163*12mm, 807*143*12.3mm). B. 12mm laminate flooring is not easy to be curving due its thickness. So customers will not require thicker laminate flooring such as 14mm to avoid higher prices. C. read more
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By: George Daniel | 2008-11-18 | Business Some one has a question:” I plan to install laminate flooring in my house. I have 1 daughter and 2 sons. They prefer their favorite colors for their rooms. And their favorite colors are different. Will the different colors make my house looks disorder and ugly?” The answer: Different colors of laminate flooring will not look disorder as there is wall separation. If the corridor is installed with ceramic tile, marble or granite, the color of outside floor will not affect the look of laminate. But different colors for different rooms will make the rooms look smaller. Also it is diffic. read more
By: George Daniel | 2008-06-07 | Business Is laminate flooring safe? Many people like laminate flooring due to its features. But they have a doubt: Is it safe? Unlike marble, granite, ceramic tile and concrete, this product doesn’t contain radioactive substance. The key factor is its content of formaldehyde. Formaldehyde is contained in not only laminate flooring but also furniture, paint, glue and other interior decorative materials. Formaldehyde is a kind of chemic gas. If formaldehyde release exceeds some extent in the air, it will harm people’s nose, eye, respiratory system, etc. and conduce to dermatosis, rhinopharyngoc. read more
By: George Daniel | 2009-01-03 | Business Someone likes the colors of laminate flooring at his room. But he can’t find wall paper with the same color. He likes the colors so much that he wonders if he can put laminate with the same color on the wall. It will incur many problems if he really works in this way. 1. Most laminate planks are not completely straight, which will make the decorated wall looks uneven. 2. Laminate planks are heavy. And glue can’t attach it to the wall. Then nail has to be used. But the nail tail on the surface of laminate looks ugly. 3. Laminate flooring will expand and shrink with the variation . read more
By: George Daniel | 2008-10-01 | Business Sometime the whole planks of laminate flooring push up. And the floor surface becomes uneven. There several possible reason for the plumping: 1. The whole installation area is too big. And the floor planks don’t have enough space to expand. When the installation area exceeds 8m*10m, T-moulding or other accessories must be used to gap the installation area. 2. The subfloor pushes up. Some end users put laminate on carpet, bamboo floor or hardwood flooring. When these floor materials push up, laminate plump accordingly. 3. There is not enough expansion space between wall and laminate. The exp. read more
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By: Matthew Pawlina | 2008-09-07 | Shopping Laminate flooring is a popular choice for homes as well as commercial spaces. Laminate flooring can be bought online and offline from retailers as well as wholesalers. Many people buy laminate flooring online as it is convenient, there is a wide range of options, and buying on the internet can result in great savings. Laminate flooring is a saving as it is resistant to staining, fading, denting, scratch resistant and from 6-12mm in thickness. When the flooring is of good quality, the core will be treated to prevent swelling. 1. Before you log on and buy you need to know what you. read more
By: George Daniel | 2008-10-01 | Business Sometimes damage is found at the edge of laminate flooring. There is several possible reasons for the damage: 1. The edge is damaged due to wrong packing method. Laminate flooring should be packed with thick box. The whole package should be neat. Messy package will make floor planks impact each other during transportation. If the impact is too much, the edge will get damaged. 2. The quality of support material is too bad. When installer install and take the plank apart, the edge of laminate flooring possibly gets damaged. 3. The installer work in a wrong way when tightening the locking. read more
By: George Daniel | 2008-09-22 | Business 1. The installer should introduce the the process of installation to the user and get the approval for intallation. 2. Nearby termite should be get rid of as termite will bite and damage laminate flooring. 3. The subfloor should be clean. Laminate is strong damp resistant intead of water resistant. The water content of subfloor should not be over 10%. 4. The subfloor should be clean. The dirt also should be removed to avoid the damage of laminate. 5. The installation should be delayed if other project is processed at the same place. 6. Check the quality of laminate, es. read more
By: George Daniel | 2009-01-04 | Business Burning cigarette often falls on laminate flooring. And someone wonders if the burning cigarette can make the planks catches fire. If burning cigarette touch the support material of laminate flooring, it may make the planks catch fire. But it can’t. The cut is covered by the accessories. The surface of laminate is mainly made of AL2O3. AL2O3 can’t catch fire. For the type of painted V groove, there will be paint on the bevels. For the related accessories, there are also wear layer containing AL2O3 on the surface. So the accessory of planks also can’t catch fire. Burning cigarette even can. read more
By: George Daniel | 2008-12-29 | Business Laminate flooring is often installed neighboring to ceramic tile. But the water spilled on the ceramic tile often overflows the tile, wets and warps the wood floor. Here is some way to solve the problem: 1. The root of laminate flooring should be higher than the surface of ceramic tile. 2. The whole surface of ceramic tile should be leaned to a lower hole which is far from the laminate. And the spilled water can be shed from the hole quickly. 3. The transition accessories between laminate and ceramic tile should be of copper or some other material which is waterproof. Use glue to seam the. read more
By: George Daniel | 2008-12-29 | Business Someone wants to install half place with laminate flooring and the balance with carpet. And he wonders if there is some points need to be cared. 1. It will be better for him to install laminate first as carpet can be cut freely. And it is easier to cut carpet. 2. The carpet reducer will be an idea selection for the transition between laminate and carpet. It covers the edge of laminate, carpet, underlay and transition space. 3. Expansion space should be offered between laminate flooring and carpet, otherwise the laminate will push the carpet and make it rugate when laminate “floa. read more
By: George Daniel | 2008-12-31 | Business 1. Hardwood like laminate flooring can make it. Hardwood flooring can make room more valuable. Hardwood like laminate also can make your room a bit more valuable. There are several types of hardwood like laminates: 4-side pressed V grove, 4-side painted V groove and hand scraped surface. Hand scraped surface also offers antique feel. And it will be better if its size is like that of hardwood. The length can be 807mm and 600mm. And the width can be 90mm, 120mm and 145mm. 2. 12mm laminate and laminate with attached underlay offers better foot feel and reduce most of the sound when people st. read more
By: Groshan Fabiola | 2006-12-02 | Business Many homeowners choose discount flooring for their homes based on quality and price of the discount flooring material. Discount laminate flooring is read more
By: George Daniel | 2009-01-04 | Business First, move the furniture and other indoor things on laminate flooring to offer enough space to move the skirting. The skirting is usually 2.4meters long. It needs large space when it moves. There are usually two types of skirting for laminate flooring. One type is nailed from the surface to the wall directly; the other type is just nailed on holder. Then the main part of the skirting is put on the holder. Regarding the type nailed one nailed on the surface, use the relevant screwdriver to disassemble the tail. The skirting will be separated from the wall without the tail. Regar. read more
By: George Daniel | 2008-12-22 | Business laminate flooring in terms of the photos. There are 3 reasons for the judgment. 1. For most types of hardwood flooring(A), there will be lacquer on the surface. So its surface will be very shiny. However, there is no lacquer on the surface of laminate flooring(B) except for the UV-shine type, so most types of B are not shiny. The floor in the photos is not shiny. 2. For A, there is will be definite color difference as the wood is cutting from different parts of the tree. But there is no definite color difference for B. No definite color difference can be checked from the photos. . read more
By: George Daniel | 2008-11-06 | Business Some user had a question: “I installed laminate flooring in my bedroom recently. There is my washroom if one door of our bedroom is opened. The floor of my washroom is covered ceramic tile. The ceramic tile is about 8mm higher than laminate floor. I just wonder how to trim the space between laminate flooring and ceramic tile. Please let me know to do it.” Our answer: We suggest you use copper reducer to trim the space as wooden laminate flooring accessories is not waterproof and washroom is a place with much water. You can purchase the 8mm thick copper reducer and almighty glue water. read more
By: George Daniel | 2008-09-11 | Business Many people choose laminate flooring with their special purpose. But they don’t know which type of floor is suitable for them. Below is some suggestion to choose the suitable product for you: 1. Choose hand scraped finish or feather grain surface if you like antique style. 2. Choose 12mm thickness or laminate with attached underlayment if you like better foot feel. 3. Check pressed V groove, painted V groove and UV-shine surface with 1-strip design if you like hardwood like appearance 4. Check little embossed surface, middle embossed surface, big embossed surface and f. read more