The type of connections for laminate boards

If planks are knocked into each other, it’s a lock type of click together installation. If the elements are connected with the help of locks, it’s called a click. This type of installation is more convenient and more expensive.

In the first case, you’ll need to lift the entire row of installed laminate flooring to connect it with a new plank that is fixed on only one side (its length); after that, the planks are connected to each other. There is also a type of click together installation where the element is connected with a plastic insert in its side (width) part. In this case, you won’t have to lift the entire row of laminate flooring.

Click elements are fixed on one side (length), after which it’s necessary to adjust their width part. Though it can be more convenient, it’s easy to break the click elements.

Resistance to scratches

This parameter depends on the protective layer of the board and is not related to the class. It is usually denoted by the letters AC and numbers ranging from 1 to 5. The larger the number, the more abrasion resistant the board is.

Manufacturing technology

The simplest option to make laminate flooring is by pressing all layers under the influence of high temperatures. This type of manufacturing is denoted as DPL. Nowadays there are more modern technologies, thanks to which the life of using the laminate flooring is extended — this material has an HPL or CPL marking.

Laminate standards and manufacturers association

If a laminate manufacturer is a member of the European Producers of Laminate Flooring (EPLF), it means its material is definitely high quality, and all properties declared on the packaging are confirmed. Another indicator of high quality can be product compliance with EN13329 standards.

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