How to choose the right floor covering forchildren's room? What is better - cork, parquet or laminate? Or maybe it's worth putting a practical linoleum or a soft and comfortable carpet? We will answer these and many other questions.
When choosing a floor covering for children, parents should forget about evaluation criteria such as price and ease of installation. You need to focus on other characteristics, namely:
Although it contains synthetic components, butis considered an environmentally friendly and safe coating. It is resistant to damage, easy to clean and keeps heat well. To pluses it is still necessary to attribute the fact that recently the price for quality laminate has somewhat decreased due to high competition, yet it looks quite modern.
This floor covering for the children's room is an ideal option for those who want to install a "warm floor" system.
There are some disadvantages:laminate can be very "noisy" if it is incorrectly placed or used too thin a substrate, in addition, it is poorly cleaned plasticine, it is quite slippery and often burns in the sun. A substandard laminate gives off formaldehyde and harmful resins, so you must always require a certificate of quality in the store.
Floor covering for the children's room should notbe made of PVC-tiles. This simple rule used to be based on the characteristics of the material: the floor was slippery, cold, and besides, synthetics was troubling in terms of safety and health of children.
Today everything has changed.Modern PVC tiles are a high-quality, comfortable, warm, wear-resistant material with damping properties, impervious to high humidity and temperature changes. Despite the fact that the coating is 100% synthetic, it has a special hygienic certificate. It does not deform under the weight of heavy furniture, it is easy to clean and clean, and any spoiled tile is easy to replace.
Initially PVC-tiles were intended exclusively for the kitchen and corridor, but in some houses it was also laid in children's rooms.
This is a floor covering for the children's roomeconomy class - inexpensive and practical. This material is not afraid of water, it has good wear resistance, especially in semi-commercial or commercial, and with good layout it will last for several decades. Washing linoleum is very easy, you can do a wet cleaning in the nursery several times a day.
However, many parents do not even consider thisoption, because such material is considered not environmentally friendly. In addition, wet linoleum can lead to falls, injuries and bruises. Another unpleasant moment is the smell. Cheap low-quality linoleum smells very much even in a huge sales hall, and if you put it in a small room, the smell becomes simply unbearable. But this drawback can be found in other coatings, whose manufacturers have neglected quality standards. For example, carpet or PVC-tile can also have a specific flavor. It is better to refuse such a purchase right away.
Today in the markets you can find a marmoleum orenvironmentally friendly linoleum. It consists 95-97% of natural substances, it is more difficult to take care of it, and it is not as durable as other materials. But this coating is safe, and its wear resistance is increased by manufacturers from year to year.
Many parents choose soft outdoorCover for the children's room, namely - carpet. With him, the room seems cozy and comfortable, and given that the kids spend the most time on the floor, this option seems quite logical. But the carpet has many shortcomings: it accumulates electricity, since it is made of synthetics; it collects a lot of dust, because of what it is unsafe for children, even if it was made from hypoallergenic materials. Still this cover does not like the raised humidity in a room, and to kids, on the contrary, doctors recommend to breathe damp cool air. Carpet is very easy to spoil or stain, from stucco and other substances there are stains on it, so there is a possibility that it will quickly lose its original appearance.
Currently, more and more families are refusingfrom the carpet in favor of other materials or make a combined floor (laminate + carpet) with separate functional areas. In addition, it is useful for buyers to know that, in addition to hypoallergenic, there is also antistatic synthetics.
Cork is the best floor covering forchildren's room. The photo below shows how good this material looks, but appreciate it not only for its attractive appearance. Cork floor is warm, elastic, with high cushioning properties, which means that children will have less stress on the spine. It is 100% natural, and therefore, safe. The cons of this material is the intolerance of increased humidity.
However, there is a lot of this floor coveringnegative feedback. The thing is that under the guise of a full-fledged material, unscrupulous sellers (producers) give the buyer a usual screed under the laminate, the so-called technical plug. Such a floor will not last for a year, since it has low wear resistance, it quickly deforms.
Which flooring is best for a nurseryroom? Of course, the one that is made of natural materials. Parquet in this respect has only advantages - it is safe, eco-friendly, warm, not noisy (compared to laminate). By the disadvantages can be attributed to the fact that the parquet is easily damaged (scratches and small irregularities can be easily eliminated). In addition, this material does not like changes in humidity and temperature. And, of course, the cost of finishing is important for parents, and good parquet is expensive.
Flooring in the children's room is oftencomplement the system "warm floor". But it can not be mounted under every material, and in some cases it is simply impossible. In addition, in the nursery is not recommended to lay electric warm floor. This is due to the fact that the child will be affected by electromagnetic radiation. Therefore, in rooms where the kids spend a lot of time, it is better to install a water-heated floor.
Recently, more often in the rooms you cansee light colored tiles made of foamed polymer, assembled, like a puzzle, into a large canvas. It is unlikely that this can be called a full-fledged floor covering, rather an alternative to carpet and palas. This material is good in all respects - it is soft, safe, well washed, and children are interested in playing with it. In addition, any spoiled piece of this puzzle can be removed or replaced.
