Soft floor for children's rooms: beautiful, comfortable and safe

Developing puzzle mat in the children's room diversifies the kid's leisure time

Eva-plast - a new word in the world of technology

To appreciate all the advantages and disadvantages of soft floors for a children's room, you must first understand what it is. A new word in the industry was the invention of the evaplast material. It is a composite material that requires foaming of rubber. Eva-polymer is highly regarded as a highly orthopedic material. It is elastic, resilient and flexible. This gives it the opportunity not to deform, have a long service life and maintain an attractive appearance for a long time.

This microporous polymer is very lightweight, does not transmit electric current, which characterizes it as a dielectric. It is widely used in medicine, in the manufacture of orthopedic shoes, and sports goods. The ease of use of this roll material makes it more and more popular every day.

EVA floor - flexible, soft and warm

Modern material for making soft floors for children

The production of soft floors for children's rooms began to gain in scope relatively recently. Already used in other industries, the material has become a real discovery for flooring manufacturers. The structure of such coatings has a typesetting system. A modular set of tiles is made by casting on special equipment under high pressure. Precisely measured doses of molten material are poured into special molds. After cooling down, the mold is opened and a finished product is obtained, resistant to ultraviolet radiation. The temperature that it can withstand is in a wide range. Both the starting material itself and the resulting product have a high level of required physical characteristics.

The modular set of puzzle tiles makes it easier to lay the floor and allows you to change their position every day

Jagged edge tile sets are very beneficial when assembling a soft floor puzzle.

Important! Each tile most often has a size of 30x30 cm, and the thickness can be 9, 10 and 12 cm.The choice of size depends on the preferences of the consumer himself.

When creating a soft floor of a puzzle for children's rooms, an important part of the work falls not only on technologists, but also on designers. With the help of such a painting method as thermal printing, a pattern is applied to each element. These can be monochromatic versions of various shades and colors, or any other pictures. The surface is covered with a special film for better wear resistance of modular elements.

Using thermal printing on the soft mat, you can apply images of animals, letters, numbers and any other patterns

Types of soft floors for children's rooms

The elements of the soft floor rug are puzzles that children have long loved. Any mosaic carries not only the goal of captivating and delighting the child. It is often one of the educational and educational games for the kid.

This is facilitated by the application of numbers, letters, geometric shapes of different colors to the modular rug for children. Special series are designed for the age categories of children from 2 to 5 years old, from 6 years old, schoolchildren and adolescents.

EVA tiles can be used to cover part of the room or completely cover the entire floor.

Kids regard it only as a way of gentle movement. Older children will be able to develop their thinking and activities at ease through play. With the help of soft floor puzzles for children, you can master animals from the zoo, pets, names of cities, transport and much more.

Individual modules are convenient for folding houses, boxes, cubes from them. The ability to easily swap puzzles makes the soft floor new every day. Children are constantly learning and mastering it, effectively developing and learning.

For schoolchildren, you can pick up a soft surface with applied road signs and markings

A fascinating set with a pattern in the form of road signs and markings, urban infrastructure, a world map, illustrations from cartoons, fairy-tale characters will be the subject of outdoor games for children from 6 years old. Carpets - jigsaw puzzles in the form of a circle or classic games known to many generations will give a special distinctive feature to children's room.

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Sometimes a beautiful and practical solution would be to use a plain soft carpet - a puzzle, with several built-in thematic pictures. They carry different meanings and bring variety to the games and activities of children. Older schoolchildren usually prefer monochromatic types made in the same color scheme or matched to the texture of wood, checkerboard, parquet. The preferences of adolescents also stop on soft floors with thin, not pronounced ornamentation or monochrome sectors with a raised surface.

The floor in the teenager's room can be decorated with puzzles with a pattern that imitates wood or laminate

Important! When choosing a soft floor for a puzzle, it is necessary to take into account the age of the child. Some soft floors for children have small parts that can be inserted into hollow holes. Without exception, all children are known as great lovers of trying everything. If there are small parts, it could be a health hazard.

Due to their advantages, products of this type are increasingly used not only for children's roomsbut also for gyms and offices.

Eva-plast is a hypoallergenic material, easy to wet cleaning, has no unpleasant odor

Installation of a children's soft floor puzzle

The soft floor for children's rooms is easy to install. However, it is necessary to pay attention to some points. Leveling the surface is very important. In order for the soft children's floor (puzzle, rug) to look perfect, special leveling mixtures are used for leveling.On top of the screed plates of laminated plywood are laid. Experts do not recommend using chipboard, since they are not an environmentally friendly material. Next, a layer of thermal insulation film is laid. There is always an arrow on one of the corners of the module. All elements of ecopolymer soft floor are fixed according to this arrow in one direction.

The next stage of installation is the laying of the soft floor tiles directly, which can be done in two ways: gluing and dry installation.

The soft rug can be easily disassembled, the child will be able to create various play elements from it at will

Adhesive mounting adds a significant percentage of strength. The glue for use is the same as for laying linoleum. First, a complete layout of the room is made into parts according to the size of the puzzle elements. Installation starts from the center section, moving gradually in all four directions. The module is coated on the back with glue and laid on the floor, according to the markings and connecting grooves. The stacked components are tapped with a rubber mallet for better shrinkage. After the installation is complete, it is necessary to walk over the entire area with a rubber roller. Such a procedure will finally seal all the docking points and ensure that the modules fit completely.

Soft cover will keep your child safe while playing on the floor

Dry installation of the soft floor of the puzzle-mat allows easy replacement of a separate module. Additionally, double-sided adhesive tape glued to the inner surface of the elements will strengthen the puzzles. The scalloped edge joins end-to-end, the constituent components are neatly stacked and already joined easily stretch.

Important! For dry installation, use plinth to secure the elements.

The embossed surface of the cover will prevent the baby from slipping and accidentally falling

Distinctive features of the universal soft floor

Positive qualities of a children's soft floor mat:

• safety for children. She always comes first with many parents. Even if the child falls, he will receive much less damage than using other types of coatings. This is especially true if the room is installed children's slide;
• the hygiene of the soft floor mat for children leaves no doubt. Caring for it is easy and simple, using soapy water and a soft floor brush, or just a dry sponge;
• thermal insulation qualities - the polymer does not let heat through, keeping it in the right place;

The polymer from which the mat is made has thermal insulation qualities

• hypoallergenic - it is simply impossible to accumulate dust and harmful microorganisms on it, which often act as an allergen for many children;
• such a coating has an excellent soundproofing effect;
• does not allow evaporation, has a vapor barrier effect;
• the moisture resistance of the coating ensures constant dryness; wet cleaning will not harm it;
• lack of unpleasant odor;
• thanks to the orthopedic feature of the evapolymer, even any fold will not damage the module structure;

The common size of soft floor tiles is 30x30 cm with a thickness of 9, 10 or 12 cm

• colors can be completely different: from cartoon children's motives to surfaces decorated with wood, parquet, etc. This makes it suitable for any type of interior;
• does not slip;
• non-toxic material;
• does not conduct electric current, which adds a percentage of safety for children;
• if you use it loosely, just like a rug, you can easily transport it, take it with you for a walk or a summer cottage;
• The interchangeability of components makes it easy to replace a damaged modular element.

One of the advantages of a puzzle carpet is that you can take it apart and take it with you outside or on trips.

Negative qualities of a soft carpet on the floor:

• not intended for active physical education;
• you cannot walk on it in shoes with thick soles;
• do not use chemicals to clean it, as the colors will fade, and over time may be completely erased.

When choosing, you need to pay attention to the manufacturer, and trust only proven brands. The product must be certified, otherwise you can definitely doubt it as a puzzle mat for children (soft floor). Unpacking should take place at the client's home, it is unacceptable to buy goods with damaged packaging.

The soft floor in the playroom is decorated with tiles of different sizes

The above characteristics are the versatility of a soft warm floor. According to reviews, soft floor has a clear advantage for children's rooms compared to other types of coatings. Many parents have already appreciated this creative approach to design. children's, and use a puzzle mat as a practical, developmental, functional and decorative element in the room.