Laminate Flooring Construction
Laminate floors come in either planks, or squares and are designed to replicate real flooring materials, such as wood, stone or ceramic tiles. These floors are actually several different layers of various materials that are sandwiched together to form each plank. A printed film gives the floor the look of a real wood, or tile and is protected by a tough, durable wearlayer. The resins used in the wearlayer are said to be almost as hard as diamonds and provides unsurpassed wear and stain resistance.
The inner core, which is generally made from high-density fiber board is used to form the tongue and groove. The core is also the base that all the upper layers and the backing material are fused to. Some manufacturers treat the inner core with melamine resins, or water-resistant sealers to help protect the inner core from moisture.
The planks are usually fused together in either a one, or two step process. In the two-step process several layers are first glued together and then these layers are combined with the remaining materials and than glued and fused into a plank. This method is called High Pressure Laminate (HPL). The other method is where all materials are fused together in one step. This is called Direct Pressure Laminate (DPL).
The individual planks are secured together to create the floor in a similar way to how wood floors are installed. The tongue and groove of each plank is interlocked to the adjacent planks. Laminate floors are secured together using either a specially formulated, water-resistant glue that is applied to the tongue and groove, or some sort of specially designed, glueless locking system. The two main glueless locking systems either involve a tongue and groove that is reinforced from underneath by an aluminum locking system, or a tongue and groove system that is specially designed to snap and lock the planks together.
Product Name: Laminated Flooring Walnut in 3 Strips Model Number: 6334 Place of Origin: China Specifications: 1) Dimensions: 1,212 x 192 x 8mm, 1,215 x 195 x 8mm 2) E1, B1, ISO9001, ISO14001
Detailed Selling Lead Description
Product Name: Laminated Flooring
Model Number: X8303
Place of Origin: China
Features:
1) Surface treatment: crystal / embossment
2) Specification: 1212 x 193 x 8.3 / 12.3mm
3) AC2 / AC3, E1, Arc click
4) Material: white or green HDF
Inner packing: 10pcs/box or 6pcs/box
Outer packing: cartons on pallets |
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