Laminateexperter's Articles http://www.a1articles.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com China bamboo flooring review China bamboo flooring was researched and produced in 1980s. The manufacturer of Taiwan, China worked out the first set of equipment manufacturing the flooring. The output of the flooring is very little at the initial stage. There are several following rea... http://www.a1articles.com/china-bamboo-flooring-review-1390032.html 11th February 2010 Bamboo flooring VS bamboo colored laminate flooring Now there is a kind of laminate flooring with bamboo color(L). And it looks like bamboo flooring(B) very much. But both of them have their own advantages. 1. Price L is much cheaper than B. L is mainly made up of high density fiber board instead of ha... http://www.a1articles.com/bamboo-flooring-vs-bamboo-colored-laminate-flooring-820791.html 11th March 2009 Bamboo floorng VS hardwood flooring Both of the products have their own features. 1. Bamboo flooring(B) is more durable than most hardwood flooring(H) as well as cheaper. The life time of bamboo can be over 20 years. B is harder. And its foot feel sense is not as good as H. But its swe... http://www.a1articles.com/bamboo-floorng-vs-hardwood-flooring-781637.html 10th February 2009 How do I take up laminate flooring? Someone planed to replace the current laminate flooring with new product. And he was going to take it up myself. He asked how he can start the work. He needs to take the skirting around the floor first. There should be spare space between floor and ... http://www.a1articles.com/how-do-i-take-up-laminate-flooring-718660.html 14th December 2008 How to prevent of the warp of laminate flooring? Warp is the most familiar problems of laminate flooring. The most whys of warp is water. Other factors such as bad quality, improper installation, too high temperature and too heavy pressure also make laminate warps. The swelling rate of most laminate ... http://www.a1articles.com/how-to-prevent-of-the-warp-of-laminate-flooring-709208.html 03rd December 2008 HPL access floor HPL access floor is strong abrasion resistant, fireproof, easy to clean and easy to maintain. And it doesn't require to be waxed. It is widely used at hospital, computer room, satellite earth stations room, office building, computer room, program-controll... http://www.a1articles.com/hpl-access-floor-658870.html 07th October 2008 How to check the installation work of laminate flooring? Many people like laminate flooring installed in their house. But they don't know to check the installer's work. Below are some ways to check the installation work. 1. The inspection should be done after 2 days since the installation is finished as this... http://www.a1articles.com/how-to-check-the-installation-work-of-laminate-flooring-657175.html 06th October 2008 Why is the damage at the edge of laminate flooring? Sometimes damage is found at the edge of laminate flooring. There is several possible reasons for the damage: 1. The edge is damaged due to wrong packing method. Laminate flooring should be packed with thick box. The whole package should be neat. Messy... http://www.a1articles.com/why-is-the-damage-at-the-edge-of-laminate-flooring-655252.html 02nd October 2008 The pluming of whole planks of laminate flooring Sometime the whole planks of laminate flooring push up. And the floor surface becomes uneven. There several possible reason for the plumping: 1. The whole installation area is too big. And the floor planks don't have enough space to expand. When the inst... http://www.a1articles.com/the-pluming-of-whole-planks-of-laminate-flooring-654245.html 01st October 2008 The plumping problem of laminate flooring at the joint One of the biggest problems of laminate flooring is the plumping at the joint. There are several detailed situations which are as below: 1. Large amount of water falls on the floor surface and enter the support material via locking system. Foe example,... http://www.a1articles.com/the-plumping-problem-of-laminate-flooring-at-the-joint-652188.html 29th September 2008 Cearamic raised access floor This type of product consist of ceramic tile, 4 pcs of PVC strips along the 4 sides of ceramic, woodcore or steel plate, stringer and pedestal. The ceramic tile is treated with a special pross: It is penetraited with high temperature resistant inorgan... http://www.a1articles.com/cearamic-raised-access-floor-651612.html 29th September 2008 Cearamic raised access floor This type of product consist of ceramic tile, 4 pcs of PVC strips along the 4 sides of ceramic, woodcore or steel plate, stringer and pedestal. The ceramic tile is treated with a special pross: It is penetraited with high temperature resistant inorgan... http://www.a1articles.com/cearamic-raised-access-floor-651611.html 29th September 2008 The problems of laminate flooring accessory and the way to solve them 1. There is gap between wall and the laminate flooring accessory. This is because the location of nail is not reseasonable or the wall is not even. You can insert more nail or use some special padding material to insert the gap. 2. The height different... http://www.a1articles.com/the-problems-of-laminate-flooring-accessory-and-the-way-to-solve-them-649145.html 25th September 2008 The preparation before installation of laminate flooring 1. The installer should introduce the the process of installation to the user and get the approval for intallation. 2. Nearby termite should be get rid of as termite will bite and damage laminate flooring. 3. The subfloor should be clean. Laminate i... http://www.a1articles.com/the-preparation-before-installation-of-laminate-flooring-645950.html 23rd September 2008 Laminate flooring with the color of 3-strip 3-strip means the color of one plank of laminate flooring is in 3 strips in attitude of short side. It makes one floor plank looks like many samller planks work togher without the gap from the locking system. Each color pattern on the "smaller plank" is d... http://www.a1articles.com/laminate-flooring-with-the-color-of-3strip-644618.html 22nd September 2008 How to choose laminate flooring which is suitable for you? Many people choose laminate flooring with their special purpose. But they don't know which type of floor is suitable for them. Below is some suggestion to choose the suitable product for you: 1. Choose hand scraped finish or feather grain surface if... http://www.a1articles.com/how-to-choose-laminate-flooring-which-is-suitable-for-you-636864.html 12th September 2008 Where to find cheap laminate flooring with good quality? Many people try to find cheap laminate flooring with good quality. But they don't know to find it. Below are some ways for you: 1. Try to find the stock at the relevant store if you don't care the colors. The floor store often has some colors and s... http://www.a1articles.com/where-to-find-cheap-laminate-flooring-with-good-quality-632858.html 09th September 2008 High abrasion resistance means high durability? Some end users require AC4 and AC5 ratings for home purpose as they think high abrasion resistance means high durability. In fact, things are not like this. For home purpose, AC3 is enough. The durability of laminate flooring depends not only on weari... http://www.a1articles.com/high-abrasion-resistance-means-high-durability-627737.html 08th September 2008 How to check China laminate flooring without special? Here is some way to check China laminate flooring if you don't have special equipment. 1. The appearance of laminate flooring. Check the planks to see if there is any damage on the planks. Big breakage on the locking system will affect peerformance of... http://www.a1articles.com/how-to-check-china-laminate-flooring-without-special-627727.html 08th September 2008 The advantages of 8mm laminate flooring 8mm is the most popular thickness. There are several reasons for this: A. 8mm laminate flooring is much cheaper than 12mm due the cost of support material. Though it is a bit more curving than 12mm plank, the locking sytem of it still work well. But th... http://www.a1articles.com/the-advantages-of-8mm-laminate-flooring-625558.html 08th September 2008 How to find a China good laminate floor manufacturer? Many customers claim that they want to find a good China laminate floor manufacturer. But they don't know how to. Ok let's tell you how to find such a good manufacturer. 1. You can visit their websites. Now internet is very popular in China. Almost... http://www.a1articles.com/how-to-find-a-china-good-laminate-floor-manufacturer-625088.html 08th September 2008 China laminate flooring review The industry of China laminate flooring has developed for 13 years. The process can be divided into 4 periods: 1. Import period(1995-1997) 2. Homemade period(1997-2000) 3.Domestic brand setup period(2000-2002) 4. Domestic brand reinforcement period(2002-2... http://www.a1articles.com/china-laminate-flooring-review-624785.html 08th September 2008 V groove laminate flooring VS hardwood flooring Many people become to like V groove laminate flooring(Let's call it VGLFS) as it offers a hardwood like appearance, while it is much cheaper and more abrasion resistant. Let's compare VGLFS and hardwood flooring(Let's call it HDFGSZ) as below: 1. The s... http://www.a1articles.com/v-groove-laminate-flooring-vs-hardwood-flooring-621196.html 05th September 2008 Core is the key part of laminated flooring Many people know core is the support material of laminated flooring. And it is core that most content and cost of the product is core. But only a few people know the main parameters is up to core. The durability of laminated flooring is not only up to... http://www.a1articles.com/core-is-the-key-part-of-laminated-flooring-620155.html 05th September 2008 Core is the key part of laminated flooring Many people know core is the support material of laminate flooring. And it is core that most content and cost of the product is core. But only a few people know the main parameters is up to core. The durability of laminate flooring is not only up to b... http://www.a1articles.com/core-is-the-key-part-of-laminated-flooring-620150.html 05th September 2008 The maintainence of laminate flooring There are 7 points which we suggest for the maintainence of laminate flooring. 1. Reduce walk on the floor as possible as you can within 24 hours after installation. Don't put heavy matter on the floor within 72 hours after installation. The planks ... http://www.a1articles.com/the-maintainence-of-laminate-flooring-598542.html 14th August 2008 China laminate flooring review The industry of China laminate flooring has developed for 13 years. The process can be dividened into 4 periods: 1. Import period(1995-1997) 2. Homemade period(1997-2000) 3.Domestic brand setup period(2000-2002) 4. Domestic brand reinforcement period(2002... http://www.a1articles.com/china-laminate-flooring-review-582419.html 21st July 2008 Bamboo flooring Bamboo flooring is made up of glued bamboo planks which is processed with hih pressure and high temperature. The prodcts is innocuous, stong impact resistant, strong moisture resistant, hard to be transmutative, hard to craze and strong mothproof. There... http://www.a1articles.com/bamboo-flooring-578943.html 17th July 2008 The sort of access floor 1. Full steel antistatic type Stucture: 1. Surface: HPL or PVC covering; 2. Steel shell infilled with cement; 3. Zinc plated steel pedestal Installation height: more than 100mm(normal height: 150mm/200mm/250mm) Dimensions: 600*600*30/35mm Features: ... http://www.a1articles.com/the-sort-of-access-floor-576312.html 15th July 2008 The price of China laminate flooring continues to go up Now the price of China laminate flooring is a big headache for many buyers and sellers from whatever domestic market or oversea market: It continues to go up too rapidly. For example: A customer talked with a manufacturer about prices several months ag... http://www.a1articles.com/the-price-of-china-laminate-flooring-continues-to-go-up-569527.html 03rd July 2008 How to check China laminate flooring There is several ways to check China laminate flooring : 1. The bottom layer, balance back layer, should be flat, smooth. And there should be no obvious color difference on the layer. 2.The core. The particle of core should be fine. The particle of... http://www.a1articles.com/how-to-check-china-laminate-flooring-568617.html 02nd July 2008 Bamboo flooring VS laminate flooring Laminate flooring(LF) and Bamboo flooring (BF) are both of wood flooring. But they have their own features. 1. Abrasion resistance LF is strong abrasion resistant. AC4 and AC5 rating LF can be used for heavy commercial purpose. It can be used in many ... http://www.a1articles.com/bamboo-flooring-vs-laminate-flooring-567342.html 01st July 2008 The sizes of China laminate flooring Regarding size, China laminate flooring has its own features: There are standard ,narrow and wide sizes. For standard sizes, currently the length is 1210mm,1212mm, 1213mm and 1214mm. And the width is 192mm, 193mm and 194mm. Most European manufacture... http://www.a1articles.com/the-sizes-of-china-laminate-flooring-566514.html 30th June 2008 Is laminate flooring safe? Many people like laminate flooring due to its features. But they have a doubt: Is it safe? Unlike marble, granite, ceramic tile and concrete, this product doesn't contain radioactive substance. The key factor is its content of formaldehyde. Formaldehyde i... http://www.a1articles.com/is-laminate-flooring-safe-555459.html 13th June 2008 Is laminate flooring safe? Is laminate flooring safe? Many people like laminate flooring due to its features. But they have a doubt: Is it safe? Unlike marble, granite, ceramic tile and concrete, this product doesn't contain radioactive substance. The key factor is its content o... http://www.a1articles.com/is-laminate-flooring-safe-555431.html 13th June 2008 V groove laminate flooring Regarding V groove laminate flooring (VGLF), there are 2 types: Painted V groove(painted VG) and pressed V groove(pressed VG). The edge of pressed VG is pressed down with machine. There is abrasion resistance on the edge. But the edge of painted VG is c... http://www.a1articles.com/v-groove-laminate-flooring-546845.html 25th May 2008 What is laminate flooring? The standard name of laminate flooring is laminate floor covering. laminate flooring is usually made up of four layers: top layer which is named abrasion resistance layer; second layer which is named decorative layer; third layer which is consists of ... http://www.a1articles.com/what-is-laminate-flooring-544460.html 21st May 2008 The virtues of laminate flooring 1. Strong wear resistant Laminate flooring (LF) is an extremely durable due to its top surface, wear resistant layer. The contents of wear resistant layer include much AL2O3 which is man made diamond. It is suitable for some high traffic places such as g... http://www.a1articles.com/the-virtues-of-laminate-flooring-532143.html 08th May 2008 The notice for installation of laminate flooring Some users of laminate flooring feel bad after their use. In fact, many problems are due to the bad way of installation. The way of installation is a key factor to decide the performance and duration of laminate flooring. But many users know little about ... http://www.a1articles.com/the-notice-for-installation-of-laminate-flooring-529024.html 03rd May 2008