The feasibility of using laminate in the kitchen

The laminate is 6 years old, I don’t remember the company, it was bought for a long time and it was not the most expensive at that time. I often wash my floors with a damp cloth, we have a small child, nothing swelled anywhere, didn’t break off (although the cups were beaten a couple of times and the pots fell). Traces are slightly visible with a certain incidence of light from a children's car and a bicycle, but the child rode on it for a long time and constantly. The laminate was swollen in the bedroom when the battery leaked and did not immediately see the leak. In general, we are satisfied, we are doing repairs and are going to change the entire laminate to glossy. I never wanted tile in the kitchen, although I like it visually.

Warm floor (relative to the tile, unless it is of course without heating), comfortable, looks good, practical, dust on the light does not strike the eye.

I do not observe cons.

A year has already passed, as in our kitchen the laminate floor. The wife is pleased with the modern beautiful and shiny coating.

Changing the floor in the kitchen and choosing modern types of coatings, we first proceeded from the mistakes of others.

Friends had a tile, and we did not like its flaws - the cold floor, the broken dishes, the loud ringing from the dropped utensils.

They turned their attention to the laminate, which has advantages: reliability and durability, quick and easy installation, resistance to stains and bacteria, and most importantly - easy care to use. If we add more properties of the substrate under the laminate, we get thermal insulation and sound insulation too.

We found a suitable laminate imitating natural stone. In many collections, you can choose laminate options for exotic wood, ceramic tiles and linoleum.

The flooring for the kitchen requires resistance to moisture, dirt, and mechanical stress (abrasion, falling of heavy and sharp objects, heating, scratches). Our doubts were dispelled by the consultant who selected the moisture-proof and waterproof Tarkett laminate necessary for the kitchen. It is coated with a layer of water-repellent polymer, which withstands loads, keeps the surface from damage.

In addition, it can withstand an unforeseen flood for up to 6 hours.
I took 33 class. All perfectly! Pleasing to the eye!

I theoretically noted only one drawback - if the neighbors flood, or your washing machine or taps let flow, then the accident must be eliminated in 6 hours. Otherwise, the joints of the laminate may swell, there will be a loss of appearance and further replacement of the entire floor.

If you take into account the class of the laminate, do not chase the cost savings, it is better to buy a 32 - 33 class laminate for the kitchen.

I needed to make repairs in the kitchen. Moreover, the repair, as they say, was urgent. I didn’t want the tile. Well, this tile infuriates! Always reminded a hospital ... Upon learning of my torment, a friend advised using a laminate. At first, he believed that he was unsuccessfully joking. After all, everyone is aware that moisture and it are incompatible. And this is ridiculous: a laminate, and suddenly, in the kitchen. But, after deciding to study the issue, I learned a lot.

It turned out that I was mistaken. It turned out that you can use the laminate, but it must be moisture resistant. I bought such a flooring, and then, with the help of my comrades, installed it. Satisfied with the acquisition. And here's why: the laminate is beautiful, tolerates a “meeting" with water well. It's nice that he carries the load. You can walk on it with bare feet.

unique quality characteristics, ease of installation.

a laminate of this class costs a lot of money, and you can not buy it everywhere.

Now there is much debate about whether it is possible to lay laminate in the kitchen.
Of course, you can lay the tile and sleep peacefully. But at a price, tile is not available to everyone. Yes, and she is cold. Therefore, we decided to put a laminate in the kitchen (because in the rooms it had already been used for more than three years by that time).

First climbed the construction forums. The information there is very contradictory. To be honest - we even got a little confused. Then they turned to a familiar master. He gave advice to look for a special moisture-resistant laminate.

When studying laminate flooring in a store, we chose a coating with the following characteristics:
1. In the marking on the packaging, a tap with a drop was depicted.
2. Class - 33. With increased wear resistance.
3. The locks are waxed (against moisture).
4. The surface was taken not glossy, but matte. In order not to slip.
5. The color chosen is Mocha Marble (from Alloc).

Laying the cover was invited by a specialist. He insulated all joints with special mastic.

The result pleased us. A year has passed, and the appearance of our floor as new.

In the kitchen, someone from the family is constantly hustling. Grandchildren like to ride their cars on the flat floor. But the cover looks great! That's when linoleum was lying, then the top of the coating very quickly wiped away from constant washing and walking.

About moisture. The kitchen has a kitchen. You will spill water on the floor, then you will drip something greasy. Once a cat knocked over a vase of flowers while we were visiting.So far, our laminate has passed all the tests. True, I bought a rag from microfiber - it absorbs water well. Wipe greasy stains with a special detergent.

The conclusion is clear - you can lay laminate in the kitchen. The main thing is to comply with all the conditions for choosing a coating (moisture resistance, high wear resistance, special treatment of locks with wax or silicone, laying a floor by a good specialist).

I wrote about all the pros in the review (see above)

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