From time to time each of us is faced with the need for repair or construction work. Do I need to make repairs to the old house or new building or upgrade your own house, the first step is often a shopping trip and construction markets in search of the necessary materials, components and tools. And there is an abundance of domestic and foreign goods for repair just run up your eyes! If ten years ago the Russians, with enthusiasm, "rushed" to all new items for repair or construction, but now it's time for a reasonable pragmatism and informed decisions. Especially as many of us have had many opportunities to "burn" on the low-quality materials and outright fakes. So what to do, that the choice of building materials does not become a questionable lottery? Ubiquitous counterfeit! Counterfeit construction and finishing materials now flooded the Russian market. Forge almost everything - from mortar and water pipes to plumbing. Thus, according to the deputy chief of the Central Customs Administration Helena Yagodkina, namely plumbing among the three most counterfeited product groups - immediately after the food and fashion apparel. "Pirate" are becoming popular in the construction market materials - both imported and domestic products: adhesives, paints, lacquers, marble, dry mix (putty, plaster). Often forge building known brands, copying their packaging, logo, fonts and colors. For example, often in sight of crooks get adhesives for ceramic tiles or wallpaper, etc. Under the guise of branded products are sold poor quality materials and products manufactured in the basement of the semi-artisan way. Besides the fact that counterfeiting feature low-life, yet they can easily cause a health hazard. Sometimes it happens that the package is a name that only one or two letters different from the original. The buyer does not notice and acquire low-standard fake. "Every year on the market there are more substandard and hazardous materials, - says Mikhail Anshakov, chairman of the Consumer Rights Protection Society" social control ". - Today, from China and other countries supplied a lot of products containing phenol-formaldehyde resin, causing a spectrum of diseases, even cancer. The most dangerous are the flooring - laminate, linoleum, carpet. For example, in 2010 we had the expertise of 10 samples of laminate, and none of them do not meet sanitary standards, the excess of phenol formaldehyde content ranged from 10 to 20 times! ". Often on construction markets or shops can be seen counterfeit dry mix. "Very often our fake product" Rotband ", - says Alexander Prokhorov, regional manager of LLC" Knauf Marketing Krasnogorsk. " - How to distinguish authentic products? The main difference - on the bag with the construction date is affixed with a mixture of its production - up to second. So, stamped on each package is the difference in two or three seconds, so the date and time of production can not be the same even within the same shipment. In addition, there is a hologram on the packaging that changes color when heated, even when just potresh her finger. And for the bags we use a special perforated paper. " Import adulteration often falls to us from Poland, Turkey, Moldova, etc. One of the main sources of counterfeits remains China. For example, only the fall of 2007 Novosibirsk customs office seized two ready-to-sell counterfeit composite tubes. In September, customs officers found 800 packages of defective pipes, and a month later - still 310. Counterfeit products have marked with the trademark of the Belgian company Henco. And in fact, was made in China and brought to Russia for the implementation of the national wholesale company, which was not an authorized dealer Henco. It is clear that the quality of products we can not speak, and yet they had to get home to thousands of customers! "Often the fake sanitary fittings Valvosanitaria Bugatti Spa, as the company regularly reports and what struggles, - says Mikhail Zotkin, CTO of UDI-Fornara Ltd. - 100% criterion for determining the original Italian bathroom fittings is clearly distinguishable label Made In Italy on the body of the product. The Chinese can write articles on all options, including Made Italy, just Italy, but not the Made In Italy - is punishable by them. " Fake sanitary fittings, manufactured in China, often characterized by low quality. For example, excess zinc in the alloy for ball valves leads to their fragility and very small lifetime. Often also have elevated levels of lead, which is extremely dangerous to the health of those who will use the product. How could protect themselves from the dominance of low-quality fakes? It is worth to buy materials for repair and construction only where the risk to meet the "fake" is minimal. According to the MOI, "Linden" often begins his journey to the wholesale markets of construction, the costs of small shops. "As the pirates have learned to skillfully forge any product so that it looks indistinguishable from the original, the main rule for the consumer - access only to authorized dealers who are recommended by the manufacturer" - advises Constantine Perfilov, Deputy General Director of "Bugatti" (the largest representative of the Italian Ball check valves). These bailouts GOSTs Those who blindly bought the building and decoration materials in the markets and fairs, waiting for yet another danger. Poor quality of not only counterfeit, but the product of many little-known domestic and foreign manufacturers that attract consumers to only one - a small price. Often the preferred ring (no (blank?) Name) materials only because they are 20-30% cheaper than the analogues of known brands. How correctly to choose safe materials for the construction or repair? One should always ask the sellers compliance certificate (State certificate of conformity GOST R) - a document that testifies to the full compliance of products with the standards and requirements. At the moment, Russia has a whole arsenal of quality standards for goods and materials. This state standards, a variety of health and fire regulations, which must necessarily correspond to the products provided. The settings you define State standards can be very diverse. Take for example a popular material such as ceramic tiles, which often take to repair the kitchen or bathroom. "In this case, the state standards dictate the requirements for the basic parameters and dimensions of the tiles and fittings, physical and mechanical properties, as well as establish a measure of marginal deviations from the norm of these parameters (eg, linear size, oblique, the curvature of the face), - says Dmitry Kolya, a company spokesman KERAMA MARAZZI (Russia's leading manufacturer of ceramic tiles and porcelain). - In addition, certain requirements and to that of the appearance of the product. Thus, the color, pattern or relief face of the tiles shall conform to the models, standards, approved by the manufacturer. On the front surface of the articles are not permitted cracks, chips, and other defects that are larger than the values set by GOST. The total number of allowable defects on one tile in any combination as specified. Compliance with these requirements by the manufacturer guarantees high quality products. " The importance of proper installation for sophisticated in technical terms, structures and materials for construction and repair, such as facade and roof systems, suspended or false ceilings, windows or doors are not only the quality of the design, but also its proper installation. Errors in installation can drastically reduce the service life of structures, forcing conduct unscheduled costly rework. "Medicine" from a poor installation, only one - to entrust the installation by qualified craftsmen. Of course, the involvement of specialized firms instead of voluntary brigades "shabashniki" will be much more expensive, but professionals will be able to give a guarantee to work and remove all the defects at his own expense. Reputable manufacturers of designs and materials on aspects of quality installation of special attention, and organize special seminars for construction and repair companies on the correct use of their products. The well-known Russian manufacturer of building materials, roofing systems, "Technonikol" conducts training on installation and roll-pitched roof and front ventilated and plaster systems. The company «Knauf» conducts classes on the device liquid and bulk of floors and other finishing techniques. Today, the practice of creating training programs widely used in the construction market. "We regularly organize trainings for window manufactures and installers to improve their skills - says Rafik Alekperov, chief technology officer PROPLEX (the first Russian developer and the largest producer of PVC window systems for Austrian technologies). - In addition, reliable partners, we issue a "Certificate of Trust." Window Company can obtain such a document after a full audit of production to meet the requirements for technology and product quality and service levels and developing the claims. " Such certificates from the suppliers of PVC profiles can be a good recommendation for firms engaged in the manufacture of windows (far better than the advice of friends or acquaintances). "The durability of windows, above all, depends on the quality of installation, in the second place - the quality of the assembly, and then - the quality of the parts", - said Sergei Evdokimov, General Director of "Windows - Propleks." These components are necessary for good quality windows, albeit in a slightly different procedure calls and Natalia Prosetskaya, manager of the company "SEBR Story", which produces windows, shutters and mosquito nets: "First of all longevity of windows depends on the profile. If it does not meet state standards, then a few years it may begin to turn yellow and become deformed. Second, it is important to the quality of components - hardware, gaskets, glass. And, thirdly, it is necessary the installation. Here, everything has meaning - the very structure, polyurethane foam, which is used for its fastening, and much more. " Leave to defend themselves law-enforcement agencies to fight with the producers of low-quality products and counterfeit products. But consumers themselves can protect themselves by choosing a reliable materials from trusted manufacturers, as well as the charging assembly design firms with experience and good reputation. According to Luis Rebollara, business director of "DuPont Titanium Technologies" (Europe, Middle East, Africa), Russia, on a par with Europe is now clearly observed tendency of consumers to choose quality products. Any house or apartment may faithfully serve several generations, if their repair and construction used in high-quality, proven, environmentally safe materials. So the choice of the best of what is in the domestic construction market - not just a whim spoiled customers, and a reasonable measure of responsible people.
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