Waterproof laminate

At the dawn of the creation of the laminate, he had one, but a significant drawback: in no case should it be exposed to moisture. Today, manufacturers fixed this problem, many enterprises began to produce waterproof laminate, reviews of which are presented on this page. Is waterproof laminate so good? Is it moisture proof? How does he behave when flooding the floor with water? You will find answers to these and many other questions by reading the opinions of buyers of waterproof laminate.

Opinions and reviews on the use of waterproof laminate

Andrey Sergeevich Sturkov

If you choose a waterproof laminate, then only Elephant!

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I immediately decided to put moisture-proof laminate in the kitchen, because this is such a place where to spill, pour something will not be difficult, because you constantly cook, eat, and generally spend most of the time. In appearance, I liked the laminate from the Elephant company more, they put it on. It has been serving for a little more than 7 years, there are no problems with it at all, and on the contrary, 2.5 years ago, it broke a pipe in the kitchen, you understand that there was a lot of water, a whole lake was formed, and the laminate didn’t care.

For example, I’ll say that last year I poured water in the hall, and there they laid a cheaper version of the laminate, so it swelled for an hour. So, I want to say that waterproof laminate is a real salvation, the main thing in this matter is to choose the right manufacturer, as in my case, the Elephant company, which I recommend to you.

pros

Really moisture resistant!

Minuses

No, the price matches the quality!

Term of use

more than five years

Recommendation to others

Recommend

Quality
5/5
Practicality
5/5
Price
5/5

Svetlana

It depends on which manufacturer!

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For the sake of safety, a waterproof laminate (except for the bathroom) was laid over the entire three-room apartment, and this is slightly more than 80 m2. They made their choice on Alloc original with silent system, they are made in Norway. Two years in general did not know any problems with him, but after that, a slow nightmare began. In winter, he started to dry out a little (they covered him with a continuous sheet, that is, they did not set thresholds in the apartment) and from this moved and moved in places, and then cracks popped up the laminate.

At the moment, 5 years have passed, the situation has only worsened, in some places the laminate began to swell. Now a raw rag can not even be left for 10 minutes on it. In short, now we don’t even know for what they gave the money in general, it does not answer its characteristics at all. Here is my negative experience of using waterproof laminate. Maybe other brands are better.

pros

If only the appearance

Minuses

Wow, a lot!

Term of use

more than five years

Recommendation to others

Not recommend

Quality
2/5
Practicality
2/5
Price
2/5

Victor

You can only lay high-class goods in the kitchen, but there is no guarantee

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I want to note that in the kitchen should be laid waterproof laminate only 33-34 class and only well-known European manufacturers. This is what I did in the kitchen of my apartment. When choosing a laminate, you should pay attention to the labeling of the goods, which should be present.

The joints and locks of the waterproof laminate are waxed during production - this is done to minimize the possibility of moisture penetrating inside. So that mold does not appear, the laminate is impregnated with antibacterial compounds.
Despite the fact that the laminate is waterproof, the manufacturers on the packages indicate the following: “Moisture resistance of the material is designed for the influence of moisture in the period from 4 to 6 hours.” And here it is not entirely clear how such a floor covering can be considered moisture resistant?

pros

joints and locks are treated with special wax that does not allow moisture to pass.

Minuses

manufacturers guarantee a short period of interaction of the laminate with moisture, in which the coating does not lose its qualities.

Term of use

more than one year

Recommendation to others

Difficult to answer