Caring for parquet board

damage choosing flooring, modern man often prefers new technologies and prefer materials such as parquetor a parquet board. Nobody doubts that the floor made of a similar material will please the eye with a drawing of natural wood and perfection of the surface. In this article, we describe how the parquet board is car- ried out, what are its features.

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Features

structure Parquet board made of modern technology, it has many qualities that are characteristic of natural wood - natural colors, unique natural picture, and sometimes even surpasses it. Especially this applies to ease of installation. Such material is laid on the floor much easier and faster than parquet, and lower cost makes it popular among buyers.

Important! Parquet board will have a lower cost, if for its production is used not solid wood, but glued pieces. Such material is called two-, three- and four-band.

Advantages of

Parquet board has a lot of positive qualities:

• good resistance to decay;
• increased water resistance;
• simplicity of laying;
• non-adherence to chips and cracks;
• high soundproofing;
• diverse design;
• dimensional consistency, due to resistance to deformation;
• no additional processing after assembly.

Important! A special atmosphere in any room will be helped by a parquet board of various color and textural designs. This is a product made of beech, oak, maple, acacia and other exotic woods emphasize the individuality of the owner, as well as his exquisite taste.

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installation Features

Care floorboard begins during the laying of the floor covering:

• After the purchase of the material is recommended to leave it for a few days in the room where the installation of the material will be carried out. This is done to ensure that the wood is adapted to the temperature and humidity in the room. This approach will greatly facilitate the process of laying and extend the coverage service.
• The temperature in the room where the parquet coating is laid must be 18-24 ° C, and the relative humidity 40 - 60%.

When operating a floor covering, it is desirable to maintain such climate parameters permanently. This material, like a person, requires humidification and air conditioning.

Important! On the system "warm floor" is not recommended to lay a parquet board with a top coating of beech and maple.

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Types of protective films

As a protective coating for a parquet board today use: oil-wax compositions and specialized varnishes. A similar solution can be purchased at the building materials store.

Varnishes for parquet

A very hard and durable layer on the surface forms a special varnish coating. Varnishes can be one of the following types:

• based on synthetic solvents - a strong enough odor is obtained before hardening;
• is water-based - non-toxic and practically odorless.

Important! Varnishes on synthetic solvents can cause allergic reactions or suffocation. Therefore, it is very important that they are applied in the factory conditions - all the necessary regimes are observed there. For example, some wear-resistant coatings for fixing require ultraviolet lighting.

Oil-wax formulations

Oil-wax mixtures are also used to protect the coating from a parquet board and regularly care for it. They penetrate deep into the wood, fill the pores, while creating a unique, unique look and emphasizing the texture of the wood.

This method of protection of wood came to us from the depths of centuries, but remains in demand until now.

Important! For a timely and proper maintenance of the parquet board, this procedure should be repeated about once a year.

To cover such a surface of the flooring with lacquer, adhere to the following recommendations:

1. Thoroughly clean the floor surface from dirt;
2. First, apply a uniform layer of oil to the floor surface;
3. The second layer consists of wax with oil.

This treatment method is absolutely harmless to human health, since the product consists of environmentally friendly components.

Important! If you have a desire to switch from an oil-wax protective layer to a varnish, first you need to remove all the applied wax composition by grinding. Only after this, it is possible to apply a primer and a varnish. Otherwise, the varnish will not be fixed.

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Operating and general maintenance conditions

General care for the floorboard of the floor is to protect it from intensive mechanical influences during cleaning and operation. To this end, the following measures are taken:

1. On the legs of furniture it is necessary to glue the lining of felt or other soft cloth. Under the furniture on rollers, lay transparent plastic mats.
2. Parquet board always suffers from the abrasive action of sand, which we carry with street shoes. To avoid its rapid deterioration, at the entrance to the apartment, place special protective mats, which are of two types - hard and soft. Always change your street shoes to your home shoes.
3. To maintain cleanliness in a room with a parquet floor covering, use a normal vacuum cleaner.

Important! To clean floors from such wood, it is strictly prohibited to use:

• dishwashing detergents and cleaners;
• Thinner for paints;
• solvents;
• gasoline and alcohol.

In case of emergency, a mild detergent may be used.

It is not allowed to flood the floor with water. Sites that are heavily soiled to clean only with special means, which are provided for protective and decorative flooring.

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Care for the

wax board If you are interested in the question of how to care for a parquet board, then follow these recommendations:

1. Unlike varnishes, oil-wax formulations do not form an outer film, but fill the pores,preventing the penetration of moisture and various contaminants into the basis of the structure. To restore the impregnated oil parquet board, grind only the damaged areas, which are then re-covered with oil.
2. When cleaning the floor from a parquet board treated with oil-wax impregnation, water-soap solutions are used. The floor is wiped with a well-pressed and clean rag parallel to the wood fibers.

Important! Such cleaning is carried out in process of pollution. The complete drying of the floor takes 30 minutes. After that, you can polish the floor with universal means, which combine the cleaning and protection functions.

1. In a room with high loads, the floors should be renewed once every six months. In apartments where people wear home footwear, the floor can be renewed once a year, and sometimes even less. To do this, use oil for periodic maintenance of the floor.
2. Hygienic maintenance of a parquet board treated with wax is done only by dry cleaning. Care for waxed floors is carried out by means that contain solvents or wax.

Important! Asking the question, what to wash a parquet board, it is impossible to use soapy solutions, which contain strong alkali - they can lead to a change in the color of the floor.

If you have chosen the right technique for caring for a parquet board, this material will last for a long time. It is important that during operation it will not be necessary to grind it, to breathe wood dust and to suffer from suffocation or allergies after inhaling a pungent smell of lacquer. To care for this floor, it is enough to wipe it with a cloth, using only cleaning compounds that do not require polishing.

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Damage prevention

In the first year of operation, the parquet board can be treated with oil and wax once every three months. The procedure for the processing is as follows:

1. Clean the floor thoroughly and allow it to dry for 6-7 hours.
2. Using a special brush, soak the surface.
3. After five minutes, remove any oil that has not been absorbed with a dry and clean cloth.
4. Apply a protective wax to the surface one day after the oil treatment.
5. When carrying out a wet cleaning of the floor from such a material, a soluble protective wax should be added to the water.
6. Further parquet processing is carried out as required.

In this article, we shared with you practical recommendations how to care for the parquet board, and talked about the main features of this material. We hope that the floors in the house will please you with cleanliness and aesthetic appeal for a long time, without taking up much personal time.