What to do when the flooring requires replacement, and there is no means for an expensive parquet? Then the question faces the owner of the apartment. But what is better to choose – laminate or linoleum? Both have its advantages, but there are also enough minuses.
Today, many people choose a laminate. It is worth noting that laying laminate can be done with your own hands. You can read the article and watch a video on independent laying of a laminate here.
For example, laminate. In fact, this is a cardboard, glued with a film with a pattern under a tree or stone, covered with a layer of melamine or acrylic resin on top. The laminate looks great, quite reliable with proper care. The color scheme and the size of the laminate allows you to satisfy the requests of any buyer. But this type of flooring has the minuses. For example, laminate must be laid exclusively on a perfectly even floor, and such floors are not in all apartments. The leveling of the floor under the laminate will bring additional expenses, and this will arrange not everyone. Also, you can’t throw sharp objects into the laminate. He is afraid of moisture, water, and especially hot. Laminate cannot be washed with a detergent vacuum cleaner.
The second option is linoleum. There are two types of this type of coating: household and commercial. The differences between these two types are in the method of staining, density, thickness of the material and price. The price of commercial linoleum is about the same as for laminate. Linoleum is easier to lay, it is easy to wash, waterproof, beautiful. The disadvantages of the laminate are in low thermal conductivity, instability to chemical solvents.