When speaking of cornice, the first option that comes to most people’s minds is probably plaster cornice. However, in recent years PU foam cornice has also become a popular choice since it has all the advantages of other kinds of cornices and meanwhile perfectly overcomes their disadvantages. Check Polyurethane Cornice/ PU Cornice-New&Best Choice for Cornice to see their contrast.

Searching “foam conrnice” on google, you will find many people DIY cornice for window with foam cornice boards because it can be surprisingly easy and convenient. So what exactly are foam cornice and PU foam cornice?

1. What is PU foam cornice

In fact, most PU cornice we know is PU foam cornice which is after the foaming process. Foam is actually a kind of technology, which can be applied to many materials, such as polyurethane (PU), polystyrene (PS) and so on.

PU foam cornice is formed by evenly mixing polyurethane into the mold, thus inherited pu’s advantages. Polyurethane is an environment-friendly material, reaching the standard of non-toxic and harmless green products for engineering decoration, and the material can be 100% recycled.

As for PS foam cornice, the fatal defect of PS is that it is easy to degrade and brittle under ultraviolet light (not suitable for outdoor use), and it is not fireproof (not suitable for indoor use).

2. Advantages of PU foam cornice

Many mechanical properties of PU foam cornice are significantly better than traditional materials like plaster or wood. For example, the impact strength of PU foam is 6-7 times higher than traditional materials. Besides, though with relatively low density of the material, PU foam cornice has higher thermal stability, good heat insulation, sound insulation and other functions.

Compared with plaster cornice, PU foam cornice has low density and light weight which greatly reduced the cost of installation and transportation. Unlike plaster, it is moisture-proof and unbreakable. And compared with solid wood cornice, as we know wood fears water and moth most, while PU foam is cheaper, waterproof and also moth-proof. Moreover, PU foam cornice can vividly imitate wood in appearance, and can be used as all kinds of high-end wooden products.

However, the surface of the PU foam cornice without surface process will gradually yellowing, that is being oxidized. As long as use anti-oxidation spray paint to protect the surface, PU foam cornice is durable for nearly 50 years.

3. PU foam cornice at pu-cornice.com

HAINING OUZHI DECORATION MATERIALS CO., LTD is a professional and powerful manufacturer dedicated to R&D and production of PU decorative materials.
We set pu-cornice as our company’s url because we offers the best PU cornice mouldings with competitive price to your door. All of our products comply with international quality standards and we promise a 30-year warranty period for our products.

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