Is it possible to quickly redecorate the walls in the apartment? Many will answer that it is fantastic. And they will be right, but only in part. Indeed, it is really necessary to peel off the old coating, for example, wallpaper, align the walls, prepare them for painting or sticker of new wallpapers and apply a new decorative layer. But there is a solution much simpler - these are wall panels.
This type of finishing materials appeared on our market relatively recently, but every year it is gaining more and more popularity. This trend is observed due to the following indicators.
- Profitability. The price of the issue is one of the most important factors that most people consider when repairing. The cost of wall decoration with wall panels in this issue outperforms the majority of finishing materials.
- Durability. Wall panels are made of plastic, fiberboard, particleboard, MDF. And this only means that they will serve for a long time.
- Easy to install. For the installation of panels does not require any special skills, everything is done very simply. In addition, there is no need for preliminary alignment and preparation of the walls, as when painting or wallpapering.
- Decorative design. The appearance of the room is the most important argument, because of which the repair begins, as a result of which the choice is made towards one or another finishing material. According to this indicator, wall panels also have a lot of advantages, as they can simulate wallpaper, natural materials, textured plaster.
- Versatility. Two groups can be distinguished: wall panels, internal and external. They differ among themselves only in strength. But at the same time, they always look beautiful.
Among the entire range of wall panels that are present on the market of building materials, several types are distinguished.
- Rack and pinion. This species is the most popular. The material is fixed to the wall using special mounting brackets called clamps. The panels can be assembled according to one of two possible types of connection - this is a groove-groove or groove-spike. The length of the panel varies from 0.9 meters to 3 meters, and the width is from 13.5 to 33.5 centimeters.
- Stacked tiled. Finishing materials of this kind are square. Their fastening to the wall is the same as in the case of rack and pinion. But wall panels for a room in the form of tiles give a lot more possibilities when decorating, because they can be easily combined. If they are small in size, you can lay out compositions and drawings from them.
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Plastic wall panels. This finishing material is environmentally friendly, at the same time very economical. Plastic panels on the market are represented by a huge variety of color solutions, so they can fit well into any interior. They also have good performance in soundproof and heat-insulating properties. Caring for them is very simple, as they can be washed with a damp cloth, without fear of damage to the decorative layer.
- Wooden wall panels. The manufacture of this type of decoration materials is currently made of wood veneer and natural wood. Like plastic panels, they have good soundproof, heat insulating and waterproof properties.
- Sheet wall panels. Their main difference is the large size. The standard size of one panel is 1.22x2.44 meters. They also differ in the way of fastening. Their installation is carried out using ordinary nails or glue. Due to these factors, their main advantage is achieved, which consists in the fastest finishing of the room.