Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Choosing a plinth: the pros and cons

Skirting boards, as you know, closing the gap between the floor and the wall. This is not just a functional element, but also decorative. Depend on it will look like the room. With the baseboard, you can specify color scheme of walls and floor, underneath you can hide wires and cables. With the baseboards smooth out roughness and disadvantages of different

The main "competitor" wooden plinth is made of plastic. All have appreciated its benefits. Now this species occupies a leading position in the construction markets. Of course, plastic is much cheaper than a wooden plinth. This is a significant plus for those who want to save, but not to the detriment of the aesthetics of facilities and quality finishing materials. Sometimes, these plinths on the eye is very difficult to distinguish from wood, so they look like.

But the advantages of plastic appreciated by many. For example, unlike wood, it does not need to be reprocessed, skin color. For him not to treat tenderly. And besides plastic can be washed with anything, without fear that it will deteriorate.

Plastic baseboard is mainly used for the flooring of linoleum, laminate and carpeting. Choosing as the plastic trim, one should consider what kind of cover your floor. Some of the baseboards have a special slot where the tape is inserted from the linoleum or carpet, which is cut off from the roll.

If you do not want to spend much time on the installation of baseboard, then there is a remarkable output. Now made special plates, inscribed with the adhesive composition. Thus, it is enough to press a bar to the wall and skirting board is ready!

To the plinth was a high-quality and easy, it is usually made of foamed PVC. In addition, due to the chemical processing, it becomes resistant to external factors. He did not become afraid of moisture, solvents, sunlight. Especially plastic products are very convenient for use in areas where high humidity.

The main disadvantage of PVC skirting - a short period of service. And is not that high strength, like wooden ones. But, given their low price, it is justified, after all, you can change them more frequently than wood.

Sometimes you need to replace the wiring or cable without serious disassembly. In such cases, a plinth with the cable channel. Now these plinths are widespread because they are very comfortable, easy to assemble and therefore in great demand.

Plinth with cable channel consists of 2 parts. Internal mounting plate fixed to the wall with screws or dowels. That's it then will pass the wire. The second component of a plinth - a decorative panel with soft edges for a better fit to the floor, and smoothing rough edges.

This decorative profile and removed when replacing the wiring. Hence, there is no need to dismantle the plinth entirely. Thus, the obvious advantages of this type of skirting: wide range of colors, easy installation and removal, aesthetic, and a broad range of applications. After all, they are used for finishing both residential and office premises.

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