Playing on safe ground

In their own four walls, res­id­ents just want to feel com­fort­able and at ease. When fam­il­ies are expect­ing a baby or are already rais­ing chil­dren, a healthy home is even more import­ant. For their chil­dren, par­ents want to cre­ate a nest that is as safe as pos­sible. Apart from child-safe fur­niture and toys, healthy build­ing mater­i­als are essen­tial. We have put togeth­er some tips which you may find use­ful.

1. Choose the right kind of flooring

Floors play a key role for a healthy indoor cli­mate – not only in terms of sur­face area. They are in con­stant con­tact with the res­id­ents’ feet or bod­ies. Espe­cially chil­dren spend a lot of time on the floor – even when they are already past the crawl­ing stage. For the simple reas­on that it offers the largest space for them to spread out their toys. You should there­fore make sure that the floor cov­er­ing com­plies with the cur­rent test stand­ards – recog­niz­able by the CE mark as well as by the TÜV and GuT seal for car­pets.

2. Go for bonded installation

Full-sur­­face bond­ing of the floor cov­er­ing offers a lot of advant­ages. This also applies to chil­dren’s rooms. When choos­ing loose lay or float­ing install­a­tion, the floor cov­er­ings will always be in motion. This leads to faster wear and causes dis­turb­ing room noise. If, how­ever, the floor­ing is firmly bon­ded to the sub­floor, it will retain its beauty for many years and also reduce the noise level. When com­bined with under­floor heat­ing, no sep­ar­at­ing air space will slow down the trans­fer of heat. The res­ult: Pleas­ant warmth for little feet and the right solu­tion for cost- and envir­on­­ment­ally-con­­s­cious par­ents. Of key import­ance is the choice of a cer­ti­fied low-emis­­sion adhes­ive.