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Xa abantu becinga ngokupeyinta amakhaya abo, ayizondawo zangaphakathi nezangaphandle kuphela ezinokusetyenziselwa ukuhlaziya. Umzekelo, iidekhi zingasebenzisa ukupeyinta. Ngaphakathi, iikhabhathi kunye nefenitshala zinokupeyintwa kwakhona, nto leyo enika yona kunye neendawo ezikungqongileyo inkangeleko entsha.

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UBrad Henderson, umlawuli, ulawulo lweemveliso eBenjamin Moore, uqaphele ukuba imakethi yeengubo zomthi iphucuke kancinci kuneengubo zoyilo ngokubanzi.

“Sikholelwa ukuba imakethi yeengubo zomthi inxulumene nemakethi yezindlu kunye neengxelo ezingaphezulu zokuphucula nokugcina izindlu, njengokugcinwa kweedekhi kunye nokwandiswa kokuphuculwa kwezindlu zangaphandle,” utshilo uHenderson.

UBilal Salahuddin, umlawuli wezorhwebo wengingqi yeshishini le-AkzoNobel's Wood Finishes eMntla Melika, uxele ukuba unyaka ka-2023 ubungunyaka onzima ngenxa yemozulu yezoqoqosho jikelele kwihlabathi liphela ekhokelela kwiimeko ezingathandekiyo.

“Iimpahla zomthi zisebenza kwiindidi zeendleko ezikhethiweyo, ngoko ke ukunyuka kwamaxabiso kunempembelelo ephezulu ngokungalinganiyo kwiimarike zethu zokugqibela,” utshilo uSalahuddin. “Ngaphezu koko, iimveliso zokugqibela zidibene ngokusondeleyo nemarike yezindlu, eyathi, nayo, yaba nomngeni omkhulu ngenxa yenzala ephezulu kunye nokunyuka kwamaxabiso ezindlu.

“Sijonge phambili, nangona umbono wonyaka ka-2024 uzinzile kwisiqingatha sokuqala, sinethemba lokuba izinto ziya kubuyela esiphelweni sonyaka nto leyo eya kukhokelela ekuvuselelekeni okunamandla phakathi kuka-2025 no-2026,” wongeze watsho uSalahuddin.

U-Alex Adley, umphathi wepotifoliyo yokhathalelo lwemithi kunye nebala, i-PPG Architectural Coatings, uxele ukuba imakethi yebala, iyonke, ibonise ukukhula okulinganiselweyo, kwepesenti enye ngo-2023.

“Iindawo ezikhula kwiingubo zomthi eMelika naseKhanada zibonwe kwicala lePro xa kufikwa ekusetyenzisweni okukhethekileyo, kuquka iingcango, iifestile kunye neekhabhini zemithi,” utshilo uAdley.

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Kukho amathuba amaninzi okukhula kwicandelo leengubo zomthi. UMaddie Tucker, umphathi omkhulu webhrendi yokhathalelo lwemithi, eMinwax, uthe enye imakethi ephambili yokukhula kweli shishini kukwanda kwemfuno yeemveliso ezihlala ixesha elide nezisebenza kakuhle ezibonelela ngokhuseleko oluhlala ixesha elide kunye nobuhle kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo.

“Nje ukuba abathengi bagqibe iprojekthi, bafuna ukuba ihlale ixesha elide, kwaye abathengi bafuna izinto zokugquma iinkuni zangaphakathi ezinokumelana nokuguguleka kwemihla ngemihla, amabala, ukungcola, ukubola kunye nokubola,” utshilo uTucker. “Ukugqitywa komthi we-polyurethane kunokunceda kwiiprojekthi zangaphakathi njengoko yenye yezona zinto zokugquma ezihlala ixesha elide zokukhusela iinkuni – zikhusela ekukrweleni, ekuchithekeni kwezinto ezichithekileyo nokunye – kwaye luphawu olucacileyo. Ikwanokuguquguquka kakhulu njengoko iMinwax Fast-Drying Polyurethane Wood Finish ingasetyenziswa kwiiprojekthi zomthi ezigqityiweyo nezingekagqitywa kwaye ifumaneka kwiindidi ezahlukeneyo ze-sheens.”

“Imarike yeengubo zomthi ikhula ngenxa yezinto ezifana nophuhliso lokwakha kunye nezindlu, ukwanda kwemfuno yehlabathi yefenitshala, iindlela zoyilo lwangaphakathi, iiprojekthi zokuhlaziya, kwaye ngenxa yokugxila kwiindlela ezinobuhlobo nokusingqongileyo, ukukhula kweengubo ezisebenzisa uphuhliso lwetekhnoloji olufana neengubo ezinyangwa yi-UV kunye neefomyula ezisekelwe emanzini,” utshilo uRick Bautista, umlawuli wentengiso yeemveliso, iWood & Floor Coatings Group kwiBEHR Paint. “Ezi ndlela zibonisa imakethi eguquguqukayo enamathuba abavelisi kunye nababoneleli okubonelela ngeemfuno ezahlukeneyo zabathengi kunye nezinto abazithandayo ngelixa bejongana nemicimbi yokusingqongileyo.”

“Imarike yeengubo zomthi inxulumene nemarike yezindlu; kwaye silindele ukuba imarike yezindlu ibe yeyasekuhlaleni kakhulu ngo-2024,” utshilo uHenderson. “Ukongeza ekungcoliseni idekhi okanye isicango sendlu, umkhwa ophinda ubuye kukungcolisa iiprojekthi zefenitshala yangaphandle.”

USalahuddin ukhankanye ukuba izinto zokugquma iinkuni zinceda amacandelo abalulekileyo afana neemveliso zokwakha, iikhabhathi, umgangatho kunye nefenitshala.
“La macandelo aqhubeka nokuba neendlela ezinamandla ezisisiseko kwixesha elide eziya kuqhubeka nokukhulisa imakethi,” wongezelela uSalahuddin. “Umzekelo, sisebenza kwiimarike ezininzi ezinabantu abaninzi kunye nokunqongophala kwezindlu. Ngaphezu koko, kumazwe amaninzi, izindlu ezikhoyo ziyaluphala kwaye zifuna ukulungiswa nokuhlaziywa.

“Iteknoloji nayo iyatshintsha, nto leyo enika ithuba lokuqhubeka nokukhuthaza imithi njengento ekhethwayo,” wongeze watsho uSalahuddin. “Iimfuno zabathengi kunye neemfuno zabo ziye zatshintsha kugxilwe rhoqo kwiindawo eziphambili ezichazwe kwiimpawu zangaphambili. Ngo-2022, izinto ezifana nomgangatho womoya wangaphakathi, iimveliso ezingenayo i-formaldehyde, izinto ezithintela umlilo, iinkqubo zokupholisa i-UV, kunye nezisombululo zokulwa neentsholongwane/iintsholongwane zahlala zibalulekile. Imakethi ibonise ulwazi olukhulayo ngempilo-ntle kunye nokuzinza.

“Ngowama-2023, ezi zihloko zigcine ukubaluleka kwazo ngokwanda okuphawulekayo kokwamkelwa kwetekhnoloji esetyenziswa emanzini,” utshilo uSalahuddin. “Ukongeza, izisombululo ezizinzileyo, kuquka iimveliso ezisekelwe kwibhayoloji/ezivuselelekayo, izisombululo zokulungisa ezisebenzisa amandla aphantsi, kunye neemveliso ezihlala ixesha elide, ziye zabaluleka ngakumbi. Ukugxininiswa kwezi teknoloji kugxininisa ukuzibophelela kwizisombululo ezikhuselekileyo kwixesha elizayo, kwaye utyalo-mali olukhulu lwe-R&D luyaqhubeka kwezi ndawo. I-AkzoNobel ijonge ukuba liqabane lokwenyani kubathengi, ibaxhase kuhambo lwabo lokuzinza kunye nokubonelela ngezisombululo ezintsha ezihambelana neemfuno zoshishino eziguqukayo.”

Iindlela Zokunxiba Iingubo Zokukhathalela Imithi

Kukho iindlela ezithile ezinomdla ekufuneka ziqwalaselwe. Umzekelo, uBautista uthe kwicandelo lokunakekelwa kweenkuni, iindlela zamva nje zigxininisa indibaniselwano yemibala eqaqambileyo, ukusebenza okuphuculweyo, kunye neendlela zokusetyenziswa ezisebenziseka lula.

“Abathengi baya betsaleleka ngakumbi kwiindlela ezinemibala enesibindi neyodwa ukuze benze indawo yabo ibe yeyabo, kunye neengubo ezikhusela kakhulu ekugugeni nasekukrweleni,” utshilo uBautista. “Kwangaxeshanye, kukho imfuno ekhulayo yeengubo ezilula ukuzisebenzisa, nokuba kukusetyenziswa ngokutshiza, ngebrashi, okanye ngeendlela zokusula, ezilungele iingcali kunye nabantu abathanda izinto zabo.”

“Iindlela ezikhoyo zophuhliso lweengubo zibonisa ukuqwalaselwa ngononophelo kwezinto zamva nje ezikhethwayo kuyilo,” utshilo uSalahuddin. “Iinkonzo zobugcisa ze-AkzoNobel kunye namaqela ehlabathi anombala kunye noyilo asebenzisana ngokusondeleyo ukuqinisekisa ukuba ukugqitywa akupheleli nje ekubeni komelele, kodwa kukwafanelekile nakwiinkqubo zoshishino kwihlabathi liphela.

“Ukuphendula kwiimpembelelo zanamhlanje kunye nokukhethwa koyilo oluphezulu, kukho ukuvuma isidingo sokuba yinxalenye kunye nokuqinisekiswa xa kujongwe ihlabathi elingaqinisekanga. Abantu bafuna iindawo ezibonisa ukuzola ngelixa zibonelela ngamaxesha ovuyo kumava abo emihla ngemihla,” utshilo uSalahuddin. “Umbala woNyaka ka-AkzoNobel ka-2024, iSweet Embrace, ubonakalisa la mazwi. Lo mbala upinki okhanyayo, ophefumlelwe ziintsiba ezithambileyo kunye namafu angokuhlwa, ujolise ekuvuseleleni iimvakalelo zoxolo, intuthuzelo, ukuqinisekiswa kunye nokukhanya.”

“Imibala isuka kwimibala engwevu engwevu ekhanyayo, iye kwimibala emnyama,” utshilo u-Adley. “Enyanisweni, iimpawu zokhathalelo lwemithi ze-PPG ziqalise ixesha elixakekileyo lonyaka lokudaya kwangaphandle nge-19 kaMatshi, ngokubhengeza i-PPG’s 2024 Stain Color of the Year njenge-Black Walnut, umbala oquka ukuthambekela kwemibala ngoku.”

“Kukho umkhwa wokugqitywa komthi okwangoku othanda imibala ephakathi efudumeleyo kwaye ungena kwimibala emnyama,” utshilo uAshley McCollum, umphathi wentengiso wePPG kunye nengcali yemibala yehlabathi, iingubo zokwakha, xa ebhengeza iStain Color of the Year. “IBlack Walnut ivala umsantsa phakathi kwezo mibala, ibonakalisa ubushushu ngaphandle kokungena kwimibala ebomvu. Ngumbala oguquguqukayo obonakalisa ubuhle kwaye wamkela iindwendwe ngobubele.”

UAdley wongeze ngelithi ukucoca okulula kuyabanomdla kubasebenzisi.

“Abathengi bathambekele ekuthengeni iimveliso ze-VOC eziphantsi, ezibonelela ngokulula ngokucoca emva kokufaka idayi ngokusebenzisa isepha namanzi,” utshilo u-Adley.

“Ishishini leengubo zomthi lithambekele ekwenzeni ibala libe lula kwaye likhuseleke,” utshilo u-Adley. “Iimpawu ze-PPG zokhathalelo lwemithi, kuquka i-PPG Proluxe, i-Olympic kunye ne-Pittsburgh Paints & Stains, zijonge ukuqinisekisa ukuba abathengi abaziingcali nabazenzela izinto zabo banolwazi nezixhobo abazidingayo ukuze bathenge ngokufanelekileyo kwaye bazive bekhululekile ukusebenzisa iimveliso zethu.”

“Ngokuphathelele imibala ethandwayo, sibona ukunyuka kokuthandwa kwemibala yomhlaba enemibala engwevu,” utshilo uSue Kim, umlawuli wentengiso yemibala, eMinwax. “Le ndlela ikhuthaza imibala yomgangatho womthi ukuba ikhanye kwaye iqinisekise ukuba imbonakalo yendalo yomthi iyavela. Ngenxa yoko, abathengi bajika baye kwiimveliso ezifana neMinwax Wood Finish Natural, enobushushu obucacileyo obukhupha umthi wendalo.

“Umbala ongwevu okhanyayo phantsi kweenkuni ukwahambelana kakuhle nethoni yomhlaba yeendawo zokuhlala. Dibanisa imibala engwevu enemibala emininzi kwifenitshala okanye kwiikhabhathi ukuze kubonakale kumnandi ngeMinwax Water Base Stain kwiSolid Navy, Solid Simply White, kunye ne-2024 Color of the Year Bay Blue,” wongeze watsho uKim. “Ukongeza, imfuno yamabala enkuni asekelwe emanzini, njengeMinwax's Wood Finish Water-Based Semi Transparent kunye neSolid Color Wood Stain, iyanda ngenxa yexesha lawo lokomisa elingcono, ukulula kokusetyenziswa, kunye nevumba eliphantsi.”

“Siyaqhubeka nokubona umkhwa 'wokuhlala kwindawo evulekileyo' usanda ukuya kufikelela ngaphandle, kuquka iTV, ukuzonwabisa, ukupheka - iigrill, ii-oven zepizza, njl.njl.,” utshilo uHenderson. “Ngale nto, sikwabona umkhwa wabanini bezindlu abafuna imibala yabo yangaphakathi kunye neendawo zihambelane neendawo zabo zangaphandle. Ngokwembono yokusebenza kwemveliso, abathengi babeka phambili ukulula kokusetyenziswa kunye nokugcinwa ukuze bagcine iindawo zabo zintle.

“Ukwanda kokuthandwa kwemibala efudumeleyo yenye indlela esiyibonileyo kwiingubo zokunakekelwa kwemithi,” wongezelela uHenderson. “Esi sesinye sezizathu zokuba songeze iChestnut Brown njengenye yeendlela zokukhetha imibala esele zenziwe kwiWoodluxe Translucent opacity yethu.”