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Laminate parquet, Practical and Scratch Resistant
When you come to the store building, or a walk in the exhibition material, you may hear the term laminate parquet for floor coverings. What exactly is this thing?
Parquet laminate can be spelled out is the development of the parquet (wooden floor). In the past, when wood is still available in large quantities, wood floors are made of solid wood. But when the timber began to rare, that is where innovation starts to burn. Appears so-called parquet laminate.
Parquet laminate made of multiple layers of material (because it used the words laminate) are glued together. Generally there are 4 layers that create it.
Most under-protective layer is usually melamine-which serve to protect the wood from moisture that caused the existing floor (the floor below). Layer on top is the main ingredient-usually MDF (medium density fiberboard) or HDF (high density fiberboard). The layer above that is a decorative material. Because MDF and HDF has a smooth surface (not patterned), then the motif is required for the appearance of artificial wood floors look like natural wood. Wood patterned layer is usually made of resin. Finally, the top layer is a transparent film is strong and serves as a protector. With the layers of this film, parquet laminate is more scratch resistant and water resistant than solid wood parquet. Read the rest of this entry »