Vitaly Lions Thus, plinth - a strap that closes the gap between wall and floor. However, any strap can now be made of different materials and have different operating characteristics. Modern baseboard can be designed as on the traditional recipe - from the wood, and on the modern recipe - made from plastic. Wooden plinth plinth made of solid wood and veneer used to demarcate the parquet and laminate flooring, foundation design is usually made of spruce or pine array, which covered the top veneer of fine wood. In addition, possible to produce all of the array (oak, ash, cherry, etc.). Some models may be fitted under the cable channel. In a wooden plinth has both advantages and disadvantages. Undisputed and most obvious advantage of the wooden plinth is his "noble" origin, and environmental cleanliness. It is also not unimportant advantage is durability and strength of wood products. As for disadvantages, the greatest criticism of wooden plinth was awarded for its high price, which makes it rational to use only expensive flooring such as parquet. Wooden baseboards (drills and massive) are most likely just stick to the smooth, clean and dry wall. Plastic skirting most serious competitor wooden skirting is made of plastic counterpart. , The position of the market of plastic moldings so strong that on this product we will focus in more detail. Plastic moldings made from foamed PVC, and is used for framing laminate, linoleum and carpet flooring. Most plastic skirting the shape and size resemble the wooden baseboards. The back side, they are equipped with mounting channels and niche for the wire. Plastic moldings for carpet and household linoleum often have a groove on the front side, where the inserted tape carpet or linoleum, cut off from the main roll, resulting in texture and color is achieved by the unity of the baseboard and floor coverings. There are also plastic moldings, trims, they are just glued to the wall with duct tape, which is equipped with a rear side of the plinth. Today, plastic plinth - an irreplaceable piece trim their advantages over wooden skirting obvious. They do not need additional treatment (sanding, painting), they are absolutely smooth surface that does not require special care, are resistant to household chemicals for a long time are very aesthetic. Qualitative plinth made of rigid foam PVC. Due to foaming, it is lightweight, and a special chemical composition makes it resistant to UV, moisture, oils and solvents. At low temperatures (below-5 ° C) becomes brittle, so use it for internal finishing and repair work. Skirting can be easily processed (sawn, cut, etc.), with a slight heating (about 70 ° C) becomes pliable and will accept any of the specified form. The presence of auxiliary range manufacturer of accessories (external, internal, end corners and connecting, fastening clips) facilitates the installation and splicing plinth at the corners, avoiding zapilivanie and precise adjustment of its length, and give the finished appearance of the room. Among the advantages of plastic products can be noted the high moisture resistance, making the plinth is not subject to corrosion and rotting. Also, when changes in temperature and humidity inside the plastic skirting keeps its shape and size that allows their use in high humidity. As the deficiencies commonly called a lack of strength and durability, compared to wooden counterparts. Plastic skirting can be easily installed. Plastic baseboard is installed covertly, using the mounting channels that ran from the back side. The wall to which it is attached, must necessarily be smooth. Typically, the wall is attached an invisible part of the design - or carrying strap, or special fastening elements - the clip. Then inserted into the upper decorative piece in the groove hidden fastener. "Clips" are supplied with dowels and screws. With smooth walls of the gap between the clip is 50 cm, if the wall has local irregularities, clips are installed more often, so that the plinth is not torn from the wall. Manufacturers recommend using only brand fasteners, as is a similar fasteners, such as steel sheet not having sufficient rigidity and elasticity. This leads to the separation of skirting from the wall after a short period of operation. Mounting clips are very simple: the clip is placed on the ready, clean the floor and move up to the wall with pencil marks the spot on the wall for the hole, drilled hole diameter, the diameter dowels, dowel is inserted into the hole and the clip is attached to the screw. Once all the clips are installed in this manner, skirting is installed by simply pressing. Thus, the outer surface of the plinth remains completely smooth, unspoiled caps screws or nails. This skirting can be used more than once, its surface will always be good as new. Skirting MDF And finally, the third option plinth can be made from MDF. It is used to demarcate the laminate and linoleum floors, can also be used as a final finishing of walls lined with the decorative panels on MDF. Among the advantages of MDF plinths: low price, resistance to moisture penetration and the emergence of resistant contaminants, UV. MDF skirting boards do not attract dust and are hygienic. Their serene existence overshadows a fragility, or, as veiled say producers, the lack of resistance to surface damage. Baseboards MDF mounted on a flat wall with brackets in the form of hooks, which are tightly put on the plinth. End sections of skirting-sealable plastic caps, and corner joints "corners." Thanks to this anchorage, with subsequent repair baseboards can be removed, and then put into place. One type of skirting may be mounting boxes which are not rarely stretch along the perimeter of the room. They are channels for the construction of various types of wires and cables. Their use is rational in that case, if the house is necessary to lay a large number of wires for different purposes and different sections (electrical, telephone, television, computer). Mounting boxes made of PVC and aluminum, characterized by a large number of sizes and sections, which allows you to route cables for different purposes and sections in separate channels, thereby increasing the safety of electrical wiring. The form is also different boxes. They can be rectangular and corner mounting in the corners of walls, ceiling or under the wall cabinets. And finally, it should be noted that the mounting plinth is carried out after completion of laying the flooring. Replace the baseboard at any time without replacing the existing flooring. Depending on the type of flooring and the overall style decision premises choosing material manufacturing moldings. In terms of care of any plinth is not whimsical. During the cleaning baseboards with a damp cloth. Heavy contamination can be removed with detergent containing no abrasives or solvents. Caring for a wooden plinth to avoid excessive moisture, as well as contact abrasives and solvents. Dust wipe dry or slightly damp cloth or vacuum cleaner is removed.
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