Maxim Glotov man, appreciates the stability and the Q, are struggling in today's rapidly changing world. However, there are things that still live on the other, we may say the eternal laws. Among them - the massive board. This material is for the ages. His appearance is driving away the thought of the impermanence of earthly existence. Massive board holds a special place in the row of wooden floors. For its appearance, it resembles a parquet board, but unlike the latter, consists of a single piece of wood, rather than three layers, where valuable - only the top. Accordingly, the massive floor stands a much greater number of polishing (thickness 2-2,2 cm working layer of the array up to 1 cm). With solid wood parquet has the general structure (parquet is also solid on the depth), but it far exceeds its size. Typically, the width of these boards is 12-15 cm (rarely 20 cm), and length - from 60 cm to 3 m. Wood Flooring: from classics to exotics Solid flooring is made from both hardwood and softwood timber. Anciently known oak floors, renowned for its strength and durability. Hardwood with oak competes Siberian larch: it has high hardness, resistance to pests, moisture and most importantly, is relatively inexpensive. From overseas for the manufacture of solid wood boards are used: Tigerwood, Ipe (Lapacho), Jatoba, Rosewood, Zebrano, teak, wenge. The most common foreign breed - merbau. Exotic breeds are understandably more expensive local. But if you want to lay an unusual floor (purple, yellow, pink hue, etc.), it is better to pay more for imports than to acquire widespread toned rocks (eg oak): pereshlifovke at all the beauty disappears. To carry costly not only exotic but also some European ones. For example, expensive for the floors of solid Pears (who saw a pear can understand why: the trunk of this tree is quite thin, to the same pear growing very slowly). The average lifespan of a massive board - 90-120 years. For softwood life may be much smaller because of the mechanical properties of wood, such as hardness and resistance to climatic changes in the environment. The choice of a species depends primarily on the anticipated operating conditions. In the rooms, floors, which are experiencing increased pressure (corridor, hall), it is better to lay a plank hardwood - oak, ash, maple, most of the exotic breeds. For the bedroom you can use any type of wood, even pine. For decoration with high humidity (bathrooms, swimming pools) massive board are rarely used. And if it is used, it was mostly teak, with a specially crafted. Pros and cons of the array As with any other material, in solid wood has advantages and disadvantages. First the good. Undoubted advantage of the array are its thermal and sound insulation properties. Walk on this floor can be barefoot even in winter, without experiencing any discomfort. In addition, the low thermal conductivity of wood allows you to save heat in the room, which leads to significant energy savings. Another positive factor - environmentally friendly solid wood. During its production does not use any glue, or any other chemical products. True, the glue will need when laying the boards, although there are, however, and glueless "floating" installation method. As soon as we're talking about laying a solid board, we note that the laying of this material is not as straightforward as it might seem. Sometimes people think like this: board - it's not parquet, they are larger, so you can put them and myself. Here lies the major fault. Firstly, when laying solid imposed very strict requirements for quality reasons. It must be tough and smooth. Otherwise, the board will "walk". Particularly complex glueless flooring, is there a mistake "millimeter" will result in future squeaking and other problems. Generally, the array - is, figuratively speaking, live material, which during operation will respond to changes in temperature and humidity in the room. Consequently, the handler must provide a fitting elements of sex, so that any differences were compensated by technological tricks. Massive board usually has a bevel on the front side: the adjacent boards stacked so that between them there is a visual gap, covering the strain that can occur with time in service. On the back side of the board causing the transverse and longitudinal notch cuts. Such a "thread" You can take the voltage of the wood fibers and avoid gaps. The floor is made of solid wood, usually more expensive flooring (in any case, the piece is not inlaid) and much less expensive than the floorboard. However, these costs will justify itself: if you choose to produce a reliable manufacturer and laying planks was done by all the rules, carpeting will last longer than their wooden competitors. Tips Board size should be selected, proceeding from the size of the room. For rooms of 30 square meters. m fit board medium and small size, and for the premises of 35 square meters. m and above is desirable to choose the big board. To get a quality flooring, it must be mounted on a flat basis, with the height difference + / -2 mm at a distance of 2 m. If the floor surface is deeper, or tabs, use self-leveling compounds. Conduct further work is possible only after the complete drying of mixtures. If the humidity level ties still exceeds the allowable, it must be thoroughly dried. Basic care for the solid wood is reduced to maintain optimum temperature and humidity in the living room (+18-25 ° C at a relative humidity of 45-65%). On a massive board in Russia there are no state standards. Therefore be guided primarily by well-known company, its reputation in the market, the opinions of those people who have already bought a massive board of a company. Massive board should be well packed in polythene. But quality packaging does not always guarantee high quality of the board. Therefore, buying massive board should only reputable companies who provide a full range of services, including loading and servicing of the material. In some cases, about 10% of boards in the package are the same length - 500 mm. Producer makes it consciously, that the buyer could save the material when cutting on the approach to the walls. Customers also sometimes think that the short board - a waste, and they should be cheaper. It is not. Price solid board is determined not only rare use of breed and its qualitative characteristics, but also the severity of sorting in texture, tone, presence on the front side of the board of wood defects. For example, boards with irreproachable radial texture is always much more expensive (at times) boards with the presence of sapwood, knots, cracks, etc. Cosmetics boards is sometimes in the stores for sale solid wood, already treated with a protective lacquer. This material does not need additional treatment after the flooring. But more often you can find a board without treatment. After laying it is necessary to cover one or another preservative. Sometimes just a massive board cover parquet lacquer or oil (specialized formulations for solid wood - a rarity in the market). Sometimes - more Kohler. But perhaps more original versions. Thus, the unusual looks solid wood with a fluorescent effect. During this processing the wood glows under ultraviolet and neon lights. Also apply paint over boards under the "flames", "flashes" different colors, the selection of the wood fibers, the addition of the pores of wood gold and silver sputtering, etc. In recent years, often massive board covered with wax. This floor requires constant care and frequent updates. But it avoids many problems. The wax prevents penetration of moisture into the surface (however, in not too long time) and makes the update process is less time-consuming and costly. You just need to be re-coated with wax only worn part of the floor, not the entire surface. Also in stores you can purchase a variety of means to care for the floor, covered with lacquer or oil, for daily care, general cleaning, for application by hand or by special machines. Buying solid wood - not the case when it makes sense to look for firm, which has cheaper ". As soon as you decide to decorate in your house half a real tree, buy only quality products from trusted companies that will not only bring you good material intact and help it lay, but also provide further services, and - if necessary - repair.
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