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How can I increase the gloss of my laminate flooring?

Quickstyle Industries :: F.A.Q.
The sheen on the laminate flooring panels is a manufactured characteristic of the product and cannot be modified.
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How should I clean laminate flooring?

Kaindl :: Frequently Asked Questions
The ideal interior climatic conditions for laminate flooring are 20-22° temperature and 50-60% relative humidity. Excessive changes in air pressure can cause slight joint gap formation and deformations.
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What is Laminate Flooring?

FAQs | Wood2U Laminate & Wooden Flooring
Laminate Flooring is made up of a high-density fibre board base, generally with a photograph of wood on top, coated with an acrylic lacquer. There is no real wood in a laminate board of this type. (Quick Step is of this type)
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Laminate flooring is 80% wood: Wood fibres, wood chips, pulp derived from wood (paper). Wood products can be found in all three layers of the laminate floor: Decorative paper + overlay(wear layer), core layer, stabilizing layer. With the exception of the core layer each of these layers is impregnated with synthetic resin (e.g. melamine resin). These are pressed onto the core layer at high pressure and high temperature.
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A super durable flooring product made from high density fiberboard with a scratch resistant surface. Laminates comes in many wood and tile styles and patterns. They can be installed in any level of your home even the basement. Laminate floors are "floated" and are east to install.
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Can laminate flooring be glued to the base surface?

Kaindl :: Frequently Asked Questions
No, our laminate flooring is not suitable for full-surface gluing to the base surface. Full-surface gluing will impede the natural swelling and shrinking behaviour of laminate flooring.
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Is laminate flooring suitable for underfloor heating?

Kaindl :: Frequently Asked Questions
Kaindl laminate flooring can be installed trouble-free in conjunction with hot water underfloor heating systems. Current knowledge suggests that Kaindl laminate flooring should not be installed in conjunction with electric underfloor heating.
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How is the quality of KAINDL laminate flooring controlled and checked?

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The quality of Kaindl laminate flooring is assured through a continuous quality control process during manufacture, in-house laboratories and external control by Holzforschung Austria (Austrian Timber Research).
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Where can Unifloor laminate flooring be installed?

Quickstyle Industries :: F.A.Q.
Unifloor Glueless laminate flooring can be installed over most existing floor coverings (except for carpet) in any room of your home except in very damp or wet areas (eg. bathroom).
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How do we maintain Unifloor laminate flooring?

Quickstyle Industries :: F.A.Q.
occasional DAMP mopping with a neutral floor cleaner, such as Everwood Cleaner is generally all that is required to maintain Laminate flooring. Do not use soaps or detergents they may leave a film on the floor. Quickstyle Unifloor laminate flooring should never be waxed, sanded or refinished. Wipe up spills immediately.
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What is laminate wood and engineered flooring?

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Laminate wood flooring is basically plywood with a veneer wood on the top layer. Engineered flooring is basically vinyl attached to an underlayment. Despite what anyone tells you, these types of flooring cannot be refinished. There just isn't enough, if any, wood to sand.
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Laminate flooring become popular? What is the reason behind that?

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Ans) The laminate flooring has one great ability that it take the appearance of other flooring products, it has added values while delivering like stain, fade, wear, moisture resistance, another reason is its lower cost for preparation, material and installation, have made this product most popular in the flooring industry.
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For laminate flooring how should I determine the direction?

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Ans) start with the incoming light. It is considered best to install laminate flooring running in parallel to light coming in windows or glass doors. When you install the laminate flooring then you have to take care that the starting wall should be straight and long as possible.
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Is it possible to me to install laminate flooring myself?

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Ans) sure it is possible because every carton of laminate flooring installation instructions is inserted.
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What is Wood Laminate Flooring?

FAQs | Wood2U Laminate & Wooden Flooring
Wood Laminate Flooring is made up of a high-density fibre board base usually finished with a very thin unsandable veneer of wood (e.g Par-ky, Kahrs Linnea), coated with an acrylic lacquer. This type of flooring cannot be sanded and resealed.
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What is the difference between laminate and wood flooring?

FAQs | Wood2U Laminate & Wooden Flooring
Laminate flooring consists of synthetic backing with a high-pressure laminate surface with a photograph of wood. Laminate is not renewable and therefore has a short usable life span. Wood flooring consists of wood backing with wood wear surface or solid wood. Wood flooring with proper care will last generations. Wood floors can be refinished, re-sanded, and re-coated to look like new again.
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Can I have wood or laminate flooring on my stairs?

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Yes, but this must be fitted professionally. There are special accessories to go with stair flooring to make it safe.
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Laminate flooring is so thin. How can it be so tough?

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A high-abrasion wear layer makes Wilsonart Flooring incredibly resistant to scratches, scuffs and stains. Melamine resins and particles of aluminum oxide (the fourth hardest known substance) make it difficult for anything to penetrate this layer including dogs claws, shoes with gritty sands and spills of mustard or hair dye. High-density cores and proprietary high-temperature, high pressure laminate manufacturing processes combine to create the structural strength of Classic Wilsonart Flooring.
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How is laminate flooring laid?

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The most important thing to consider in laying laminate flooring is the nature of the subfloor on which it is being laid. Is it even enough and sufficiently dry? For screed floors a vapour barrier will be required. This prevents any residual moisture from the subfloor forcing its way upwards. A PE sheet, for example, designed for the purpose and available from dealers and retailers, is ideally suitable as a vapour barrier. It should be at least 0.2 mm in thickness.
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Can laminate flooring be laid on carpets?

EPLF e.V. - FAQ - Questions and Answers
According to the information supplied by manufacturers, carpets do not form a suitable base because the pile layer in the carpet gives way excessively under load. The joints in click systems, in particular, can be subjected to extreme loads. In principle, however, "harder carpets" are more suitable than softer types and it is advisable to contact the manufacturer of the laminate flooring in each case for advice.
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Can laminate flooring be laid on tiles?

EPLF e.V. - FAQ - Questions and Answers
If the tile surface is suitably even and meets the requirements for laminate flooring in terms of the subfloor (see above) then it is in principle possible. Any unevenness or variations in height in the tile surface can be evened out with an insulation mat. Contact with your manufacturer to check on your specific case.
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The laminate flooring arches. What can be done?

EPLF e.V. - FAQ - Questions and Answers
If the laminated flooring becomes undulated (arches) this will generally be because the floor does not have enough room to move at one or more points in the room. This is normally the result of a laying error, e.g. lack of or inadequate expansion joints. If you are good at DIY you can proceed as follows, otherwise you should contact your floor layer. Remove all skirtings (including the connecting rails) and check that there is a gap between the laminate floor and the walls all round.
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Is laminate flooring hygienic?

EPLF e.V. - FAQ - Questions and Answers
Thanks to its sealed surface laminate flooring is extremely hygienic. The surface coating, which is made of a particularly hard material (melamine resin), prevents dirt and bacteria from penetrating the floor. However, laminate flooring is not just hygienic it is also extremely hard-wearing. You can even stub out a cigarette on laminate flooring without damaging the surface.
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How do I care for my laminate flooring?

EPLF e.V. - FAQ - Questions and Answers
You can remove dust and dirt quickly and reliably with a brush or a vacuum cleaner suitable for hard floors. Then wipe with a very slightly damp cloth, i.e. wring the cloth out thoroughly first. Take care to ensure that no water penetrates the joints! Since the core layer of the laminate flooring is made of wood, water will cause unsightly swelling of the joints. The most suitable cleaner to be added to the water used for wiping over is laminate flooring cleaner available form most retailers.
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Can I fit Laminate flooring in my bathroom ?

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Although many manufacturers say their products are suitable for bathrooms. Our advice would be NO. Steer well clear, you are asking for trouble. We would recommend Luxury Vinyl flooring. Fitting a floating floor of any description is not advised in areas subject to excessive moisture.
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Can I fit laminate flooring to my staircase ?

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We have carried out many staircase installations over the years. However the results can be disappointing and dangerous if you do not install the flooring correctly. For starters you need to adapt the nosing from each tread. This is laborious and needs careful planning. You must use the correct nose and riser trims, which you can obtain from ourselves, which are generally made from solid brass. Aesthetically the stairs look lovely when done properly.
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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LAMINATE FLOORING AND WOOD FLOORING?

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Laminate flooring consists of synthetic backing with a high-pressure laminate surface. Laminate is not renewable and therefore has a short usable life span. Wood flooring consists of wood backing with wood wear surface or solid wood. Wood flooring with proper care will last generations. Wood floors can be refinished, re-sanded, and re-coated to look like new.
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What's the difference between engineered flooring and laminate flooring?

Milton Hardwood Floors - FAQ
Let's start with the original term laminate flooring. Before plastic laminate flooring became popular in the mid '90's those in the hardwood flooring business called today's engineered flooring laminate. Engineered flooring is constructed in layers similar to plywood with an actual finished hardwood veneer layer on the surface. Today's laminate flooring is a photographed image of finished hardwood and cannot be refinished, whereas many engineered products can be refinished.
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