Waterproof laminate

I immediately decided to put moisture-proof laminate in the kitchen, because this is such a place where to spill, pour something will not be difficult, because you constantly cook, eat, and generally spend most of the time. In appearance, I liked the laminate from the Elephant company more, they put it on. It has been serving for a little more than 7 years, there are no problems with it at all, and on the contrary, 2.5 years ago, it broke a pipe in the kitchen, you understand that there was a lot of water, a whole lake was formed, and the laminate didn’t care.

For example, I’ll say that last year I poured water in the hall, and there they laid a cheaper version of the laminate, so it swelled for an hour. So, I want to say that waterproof laminate is a real salvation, the main thing in this matter is to choose the right manufacturer, as in my case, the Elephant company, which I recommend to you.

Really moisture resistant!

No, the price matches the quality!

For the sake of safety, a waterproof laminate (except for the bathroom) was laid over the entire three-room apartment, and this is slightly more than 80 m2. They decided on Alloc original with a silent system, they are made in Norway. Two years in general did not know any problems with him, but after that, a slow nightmare began. In winter, he started to dry out a little (they covered him with a continuous sheet, that is, he did not set thresholds in the apartment) and from this moved and moved in places, and then cracks climbed out on the laminate.

At the moment, 5 years have passed, the situation has only worsened, in some places the laminate began to swell. Now a raw rag can not even be left for 10 minutes on it. In short, now we don’t even know for what they gave the money in general, it does not meet its characteristics at all. Here is my negative experience of using waterproof laminate. Maybe other brands are better.

If only the appearance

Wow, a lot!

I want to note that in the kitchen should be laid waterproof laminate only 33-34 class and only well-known European manufacturers. This is what I did in the kitchen of my apartment. When choosing a laminate, you should pay attention to the labeling of the goods, which should be present.

Joints and locks of waterproof laminate are waxed during production - this is done in order to reduce to zero the possibility of moisture penetrating inside. So that mold does not appear, the laminate is impregnated with antibacterial compounds.
Despite the fact that the laminate is waterproof, the manufacturers on the packages indicate the following: “Moisture resistance of the material is designed for the influence of moisture in the period from 4 to 6 hours.” And here it is not entirely clear how such a floor covering can be considered moisture resistant?

joints and locks are treated with special wax that does not allow moisture to pass.

manufacturers guarantee a short period of interaction of the laminate with moisture, in which the coating does not lose its qualities.