Abstract: The invention relates to a method for coating at least one upper face (3) and at least one contoured edge (5, 6) of a wooden, synthetic and/or composite decorative panel (1) with a decorative sheet (4). The inventive method is characterized in that it comprises the following steps consisting in: coating all or part of the upper face (3) with a urea-formaldehyde glue (C1); coating the contoured edge(s) (5, 6) with a different glue (C2), particularly of the polyurethane or polyvinyl-acetate type; and applying the decorative sheet (4) on the upper face (6) and the contoured edges (5, 6), for example by means of lamination. The invention also relates to the decorative panel thus produced.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing floor covering strips or slabs (1) comprising support panels (2) which are covered with a decorative layer (3) by means of surfacing. The invention is characterised in that it comprises the following steps consisting in: applying glue to ail or part of at least one face (5) of a support panel (2), applying a decorative sheet (7) to the glued face (5) of the support panel (2), in particular by means of calendering; and cutting the panel (2) into floor covering strips and/or slabs (1). The invention also relates to a facility that is used to implement said method and to a floor covering strip thus produced.

Abstract: Laminated floorboards with sound damping in a less complicated manner. For this purpose, a compensating element, is provided in which an impregnated paper is joined to an insulating underlay. By means of the use of the compensating element in a laminated floorboard, in which the insulating underlay is used as a sound-damping material layer, in particular using an adhesive coating between paper and underlay, a halving of the sound pressure as compared with a standardized reference floor construction can be demonstrated in a footfall test. A series of process engineering, environmentally friendly and logistical advantages are associated with the use of the process and apparatuses according to the invention for production of compensating element and laminated floorboard, such as the omission of specific fabrication steps, a reduced use of formaldehyde and the ability to use simplified transport apparatuses.