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Choose a laminate in St. Petersburg for more than a month, could not decide. We were about to leave Leroy, as they noticed what we needed, we can say by chance. I don’t remember the name, but it is an oak of natural tone, a laminate without chamfers, grade 33 and its thickness - 12 mm. They immediately acquired both a universal and a substrate for it.
Leroy Leroy was quickly delivered to us and carefully lifted to the floor with a skid to the apartment. No complaints. He lay on the floor in a pile for another half-month, waiting in the wings. By this time, we have already kicked out the “builders” of fraudsters - scammers with tools flying after them. So the hope was only on myself.
Earlier, I did not even see how the laminate is laid. If on YouTube you are told that laying a laminate is easy - do not believe it. This is hard work. Especially alone. At the beginning of laying the laminate - I screwed up more packaging in quantity. Basically - the locks broke and the corners of the cover were chipped ... It seemed that the laminate boards were not straight, but had a radius))).
I was furious to despair ... Scolded, of course, the laminate itself and its manufacturer. Calmed down. Spent work on the bugs. He began to think with his head. Including consideration, I also remembered physics, theoretical mechanics and logic. Started anew ...
Stacked Artens throughout the apartment. It turned out smoothly, without cracks and chips. In the corridor, in the kitchen and at the exit from the bathrooms - I missed the joints during assembly with transparent silicone sealant.
A test was conducted in one such place - a small puddle was poured on the floor, thirty centimeters in diameter, the result - it dried up, no trace. Laminate and joints - hold. After a month of use - measured the gaps in the walls - have not changed.
I glued felt substrates under all the furniture, so I can’t say anything for wear resistance. Is that a dog as a skater with a slip rushes with its claws - no trace.
So I can say one thing: the laminate is good. A bunch of guests were already - appreciated by all. I recommend. If you cover yourself - I wish you great patience and accuracy.
pros
Thick - 12 mm. Heavy is good. The area almost does not narrow and does not expand, do not notice. Not very expensive, probably many will pull. They took more than 50 squares - there is no factory defect.
Minuses
Well, very weak locks. If the hands are crooked, they break once or twice. If the rubber hammer is dangled over them properly, they break. Very weak locks.