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To give the flooring a finished appearance, to conceal the irregularities of the junction of the floor to the walls and seamlessly route the wires and cables used are all too familiar product – skirting boards. Even the most beautiful floor without plinth will remind interrupted at the most interesting final episode of the detective film. Skirting boards this «innuendo» shoots. In addition, he can act as a decor item.
Products differ in shape, size and material from which they are made. We used plastic and wooden skirting. For rooms with classical interiors often use products made of polyurethane. The room, decorated in the style of Hi-Tesila minimalist style, decorated with aluminium plinth. This list of materials for their manufacture is not confined to producing cork, liquid, ceramic floor, products made of MDF. Each of them has its purpose.
Ceramic skirting ↑
The optimal solution for rooms in which the flooring used in ceramic tile or granite. Ceramic skirting is very durable, water – and abrasion-resistant, insensitive to temperature changes and corrosive chemicals. Produced an incredible array of products of various shapes, colors, size. Many manufacturers offer to their new collections of ceramic tiles skirting to match tiles or contrast with the color.
Features of the unit ↑
First step is to prepare the necessary tools and material:
- Building level.
- Spatula for applying the glue.
- Narrow spatula to remove the excess glue.
- Mallet.
- Plinth, angle kit, glue, plastic «TIC» for joints, grout.
Ceramic skirting splits, the seams between the planks of the product and the joints between the tiles must match. Diluted glue according to the instructions, the consumption of the mixture is of the order of five kilograms per square meter. Using a trowel the glue is applied to the surface of the floor in an even layer thickness within 3 mm.
Ceramic skirting is set in place and gently egged mallet. Building level checking horizontal installation. Between products installed «TIC» in places where there are seams. For stacking in the corners are the inner and outer corners. When the glue hardens, «TIC» removed joints are filled with grout, the grouting, the grout residues are cleaned with a sponge.
Products from MDF ↑
Manufactured by dry pressing of wood fibers (Excelsior) under pressure at high temperatures using as binders include urea resins. This is in contrast to MDF from particle Board, which makes use of much more harmful epoxy resins and phenol.
MDF plinth has a good moisture resistance and resistance to temperature fluctuations. These qualities allow to use the products of MDF in bathrooms and kitchens.
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MDF profile can be installed with liquid nails or glue on the clip (also sometimes called clips) and on the dowel-screws:
- When installing the product on the liquid nails wall is processed degreasing composition. It is important that the surface was smooth. Begin installation from the corner of the room. Liquid nails acupressure is applied to the surface of MDF profile, then the profile is applied to the wall, pressed and kept in this position for a while. Remember that in the future remove the profile without damage will not work. For accurate MDF profiles corners will require a mitre box, through which the profile is cut under 45°angle.
- Some models MDF plinth to set it on a special clip. The clips are with screws fastened to the wall, and then they dressed profile.
- The most common way is to install MDF profile using screws. In the profile in increments of 300-500 mm are drilled through holes, then the wall in these places, drilled holes for the dowels. Bar profile put in place and locked with screws, the attachment decorate.
Cork skirting ↑
Another very interesting type of skirting boards – cork. For production we use cork, a resettlement area which is North of Africa and Portugal.
On the market are veneered and massive profile views out of the tube. The first is a pressed cork base with glue applied on the veneer of valuable tree species. The surface of the profile is covered with a layer of varnish, oil or wax.
Massive profile made from a solid piece of tube and the external appearance shows the unique texture of the material. This profile is suitable for outdoor cork.
For the production of flexible and elastic profile is mainly used agglomerate of cork crumbs.
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Installation cork is produced at room temperature after adaptation to room conditions for 48 hours.
The installation is carried out on the liquid nails or screws. In this case, the positioning profile obscure the special marker.
Conclusion ↑
A variety of materials of construction for skirting boards, allows to find the optimal solution for any type of floor covering for any interior. Outdoor profile not only performs the practical tasks, but may be an important element of decor in the room.
