High pressure laminate floors are used commercially and direct pressure floors are used residentially or for light traffic commercial such as a small law office or dentist office says anthony riggi flooring product manager at englewood nj based abet laminati.
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High pressure laminate hpl panels are a form of cladding typically manufactured by layering sheets of wood or paper fibre with a resin and bonding them under heat and pressure.
High pressure laminate hpl according to mcgraw hill dictionary of architecture construction high pressure laminates consists of laminates molded and cured at pressures not lower than 1 000 psi 70 kg cm2 and more commonly in the range of 1 200 to 2 000 psi 80 to 140 kg cm2 1.
Citation needed high pressure laminates consists of laminates molded and cured at pressures not lower than 1 000 lb per sq in 70 kg per cm 2 and more commonly in the range of 1 200 to 2 000 lb per sq in.