Natural linoleum: durability, practicality, beauty

In building stores today, many floor coverings, which we call linoleum. But most of them are PVC coatings and are made of synthetic materials. Natural linoleum produce only three major manufacturers. This concern Forbo, which occupies the main market share, the company Tarkett and DLW. Let's take a closer look at this floor covering.

History of occurrence

Oiled linen for covering the floors began to be used in 1627. In 1843, a predecessor of linoleum was created, which was called the campulicon. The rubber in its composition gave the material flexibility. In 1863 Frederick Walton from the UK received a patent for the production of linoleum, so he is considered the founder of this coating.

Production

A modern natural linoleum is a canvas made of jute, slightly reminiscent of sacking. It is applied a lot of wood flour, cork oak cork, mineral additives, natural dyes, resin as a fastener.

The basis for the mixture is linseed oil. Weight for linoleum should ripen in the bunker for a week. Dyestuffs are added to the ripe mixture, compressed in a calender machine. Further, the material is cut into meter strips, laid on the jute base and overlapped again. Then drying and aging takes place within 14 days. The resulting linoleum is specially treated to improve strength and durability. It can be produced with tiles and rolls, the thickness varies from 1.5 mm to 4 mm.

Material Features

Linoleum natural has the following positive properties:

• Durability due to manufacturing technology.
• Ecological compatibility through the use of natural raw materials.
• Fire resistance, which is provided by special treatment.
• Easy to care for easily washable surface.
• Bactericidal effect due to linseed oil, which prevents the reproduction of bacteria.
• Antistatism as a property of constituent products.
• High resistance to chemical reagents due to its composition and surface treatment.

Scope of use

Natural linoleum is widely used in children's and medical institutions. It is also convenient to use in bars, cafes, dance floors. This material can be laid in the premises where the specialized equipment is located.

Now, natural linoleum can be seen not only in administrative institutions and offices, but also in private homes and in urban apartments. This popularity is due to longevity. The service life of linoleum is 20-30 years.

A variety of colors, imitation wood, sand, stone, cork allows it to be used in almost all interiors.

Natural linoleum. Reviews. Advantages, disadvantages

Virtually all citizens who have bedded at home a natural linoleum, leave positive feedback. They give off moisture resistance, surface quality, as well as thermal insulation properties. Office workers noted the ease of cleaning.

Of the minuses, you can identify the complexity of laying. Some customers put natural linoleum on their own, they did not follow the recommendations for flooring, as a result, after a while, a "wave" formed.

Therefore, it is better to glue the floor to the floor, leave a small gap from the wall or entrust the laying of natural linoleum to a specialist.