KRONOPOL water resistant panels - don't worry about the floor!

One of the most important usability issues for a floor is its resistance to water. As KRONOPOL, we are constantly looking for solutions that meet the needs of floor users. The safety and convenience of floors is a priority for us - that's why we couldn't miss waterproof panels in our offer. About what is de facto waterproof flooring and for which rooms such solutions can be used, you will learn from this material. A few words about how a laminate panel is constructed. While the construction of wood floors or ceramic tiles is quite easy to imagine, laminate panel is a type of flooring a little more advanced when it comes to construction. Laminate flooring consists of several layers. The top layer, known as the overlay, is the one you see and walk on, and insulates the floor from external factors. It is made of impregnated resin with alumina, which shows high resistance to wear. Alumina is an extremely resistant material and gives the surface of the floor very high strength - on the Mosh hardness scale it is second only to diamond. Another layer is paper printed with a wood pattern, impregnated with melamine. Directly below the decor you will find the backing board, which is the base of the laminate floor. It is made of HDF board, which, because of its density, accepts even very heavy loads It is this invisible factor, which is the HDF formulation, that largely determines the floor's resistance to water, swelling, installation. Protection of the floor from moisture is also influenced by appropriately constructed joints (so-called locks).The last and completely invisible layer of laminate flooring is the counter-pressure layer, which gives the floor the ultimate stability. In the production process, the individual layers of laminate flooring are pressed together under high pressure and at high temperature. Water resistance of KRONOPOL laminate floors - is it really possible? Children's experiments with water, mud brought on shoes, crazy games of pets - all this makes us see the deteriorating laminate floor with our eyes, and the vision of renovation gives us a headache. Many people for this reason opt for ceramic tiles, which yes - are insensitive to water - but at the same time also cool and not very pleasant to the touch. For this reason, we have created a collection of laminate floors with test-confirmed water resistance. Tests conducted in accordance with NALFA (North American Laminate Flooring Association) have confirmed the maintenance of all functional and aesthetic characteristics up to 72 hours after flooding for the AURUM AQUA ZERO 72 h line and up to 24 hours for the PLATINIUM AQUA BLOCK 24 h line. In other words - by installing KRONOPOL water resistant panels from the AQUA ZERO 72 h or AQUA BLOCK 24 h line, your floor will remain beautiful and aesthetically pleasing for years, even if it happens to flood or if you frequently wash the floor. In which rooms will waterproof floors work well? The fashion for open spaces has made us combine rooms into a common area. The specifics of different rooms are different, but you can visually connect them with flooring into a cohesive whole and enjoy an aesthetically pleasing arrangement. Quite a popular solution is to combine the living room with the kitchen, where both rooms are busy and it is very easy to spill water, juice or other liquid. Laminate panels with water resistance will certainly work well in this type of space. The production technology of the AURUM line of floors allows their use without the so-called threshold expansion joints up to 100 m2. This is a revolution on the floor covering market. Water resistant panels - for whom? In the ranking of domestic "accidents" quite high ranks all kinds of flooding - we do not have to immediately say about the failure of the water system, but lovers of urban jungles probably overflowed their plants more than once, and it probably happened that it was not noticed for several long hours. That's why it's worth considering the purchase of waterproof panels - to enjoy greenery at home without additional stress. Parents whose children experiment with water are also aware of the consequences of flooding the floor. Children's games know no bounds, so parent - choose waterproof panels! Even if your kid spills something, you will have time to drink your coffee in peace before anything happens to the floor, and you have plenty of time to do it. As you can see, waterproof flooring is a feature that will become increasingly important. Especially in an era of widespread haste and lack of time, and where our homes have become places for work, study, play and fitness.