Imakethe Yezimbozo Zokhuni

Uma abantu becabanga ngokupenda amakhaya abo, akuzona nje izindawo zangaphakathi nezangaphandle ezingasebenzisa ukuvuselela. Isibonelo, amadekhi angasebenzisa ukupenda. Ngaphakathi, amakhabethe nefenisha kungapendwa kabusha, okwenza yona kanye nendawo ezungezile kubukeke okusha.

Ingxenye yokugqoka ngokhuni iyimakethe enkulu: I-Grand View Research iyibeka ku-$10.9 billion ngo-2022, kuyilapho i-Fortune Business Insights ibikezela ukuthi izofinyelela ku-$12.3 billion ngo-2027. Ingxenye enkulu yayo i-DIY, njengoba imindeni ithatha la maphrojekthi okuthuthukisa amakhaya.

UBrad Henderson, umqondisi, ukuphathwa kwemikhiqizo kwaBenjamin Moore, waphawula ukuthi imakethe yezimbozo zokhuni ihambe kahle kancane kunezimbozo zokwakha zizonke.

“Sikholelwa ukuthi imakethe yokugqoka izinkuni ihlobene nemakethe yezindlu kanye nezinkomba ezingaphezu kokuthuthukiswa nokugcinwa kwezindlu, njengokunakekelwa kwamadekhi kanye nokwandiswa kokuthuthukiswa kwezindlu zangaphandle,” kubika uHenderson.

UBilal Salahuddin, umqondisi wezohwebo wesifunda webhizinisi le-AkzoNobel's Wood Finishes eNyakatho Melika, ubike ukuthi u-2023 ube unyaka onzima ngenxa yesimo sezulu somnotho jikelele emhlabeni wonke esiholele ezimweni ezimbi.

“Ukuqeda ngokhuni kusebenzela izigaba zokusetshenziswa kwemali okunqunyelwe kakhulu, ngakho-ke ukukhuphuka kwamanani entengo kunomthelela omkhulu kakhulu ezimakethe zethu zokugcina,” kusho uSalahuddin. “Ngaphezu kwalokho, imikhiqizo yokugcina ihlobene eduze nemakethe yezindlu, nayo eyaba nenselele enkulu ngenxa yezinga lenzalo eliphezulu kanye nokwenyuka kwamanani ezindlu.

“Uma sibheke phambili, yize umbono ka-2024 uzinzile engxenyeni yokuqala, sinethemba elikhulu ngezinto ezizoqala ngasekupheleni konyaka okuholela ekululameni okunamandla phakathi kuka-2025 no-2026,” kusho uSalahuddin.

U-Alex Adley, umphathi wephothifoliyo yokunakekelwa kwezinkuni kanye nodaka, i-PPG Architectural Coatings, ubike ukuthi imakethe yodaka, iyonke, ibonise ukukhula okulinganiselwe, kwephesenti elilodwa ngo-2023.

“Izindawo zokukhula kwezindwangu zokhuni e-US naseCanada zibonwe ohlangothini lwePro uma kukhulunywa ngokusetshenziswa okukhethekile, okuhlanganisa iminyango namafasitela kanye nezindlu zokhuni,” kusho u-Adley.

Izimakethe Zokukhula Kwezimbozo Zokhuni

Kunamathuba amaningi okukhula emkhakheni wezingubo zokhuni. UMaddie Tucker, umphathi omkhulu womkhiqizo we-woodcare, eMinwax, uthe enye imakethe ebalulekile yokukhula embonini isidingo esikhulayo semikhiqizo eqinile nesebenza kahle enikeza isivikelo esihlala isikhathi eside kanye nobuhle ezindaweni ezahlukene.

“Uma abathengi sebeqedile iphrojekthi, bafuna ukuthi ihlale isikhathi eside, futhi amakhasimende afuna izembozo zokhuni zangaphakathi ezingamelana nokuguguleka kwansuku zonke, amabala, ukungcola, isikhunta kanye nokugqwala,” kuphawula uTucker. “Ukuqeda ngokhuni lwe-polyurethane kungasiza ngamaphrojekthi angaphakathi njengoba kungenye yezembozo ezihlala isikhathi eside zokuvikela ukhuni – ukuvikela ekuklwebhekeni, ekuchithekeni nokunye – futhi kuyijazi elicacile. Futhi liguquguquka kakhulu njengoba i-Minwax Fast-Drying Polyurethane Wood Finish ingasetshenziswa kumaphrojekthi okhuni aqediwe nangakaqedwa futhi itholakala ngemibala ehlukahlukene.”

“Imakethe yezimbozo zokhuni ibhekene nokukhula okuqhutshwa yizici ezifana nokwakhiwa kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwezindlu, ukwanda kwesidingo somhlaba wonke sefenisha, izitayela zokuklama ingaphakathi, amaphrojekthi okuvuselela, kanye nokugxila ezinkethweni ezinobungani nemvelo, ukukhula kwezimbozo ezisebenzisa intuthuko yezobuchwepheshe njengezingubo ezilaphekayo ze-UV kanye nezakhiwo ezisekelwe emanzini,” kusho uRick Bautista, umqondisi wokumaketha kwemikhiqizo, iWood & Floor Coatings Group kwa-BEHR Paint. “Lezi zitayela zibonisa imakethe eguquguqukayo enamathuba abakhiqizi kanye nabaphakeli okuhlangabezana nezidingo zabathengi ezahlukahlukene kanye nezintandokazi ngenkathi bebhekana nokucatshangelwa kwemvelo.”

“Imakethe yokugqoka ngokhuni ihlobene nemakethe yezindlu; futhi silindele ukuthi imakethe yezindlu ibe yindawo ebanzi kakhulu futhi ibe yendawo ngo-2024,” kuphawula uHenderson. “Ngaphezu kokufaka idayi edekini noma odongeni lwendlu, umkhuba ophinda ubuye uwukufaka idayi emiklamo yefenisha yangaphandle.”

USalahuddin ukhombe ukuthi izembozo zokhuni zisebenza ezigabeni ezibalulekile njengemikhiqizo yokwakha, amakhabethe, phansi kanye nefenisha.
“Lezi zingxenye ziyaqhubeka nokuba nemikhuba eqinile eyisisekelo esikhathini eside ezoqhubeka nokukhulisa imakethe,” kusho uSalahuddin. “Isibonelo, sisebenza ezimakethe eziningi ezinabantu abaningi abakhulayo kanye nokuntuleka kwezindlu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, emazweni amaningi, izindlu ezikhona ziyaguga futhi zidinga ukulungiswa kabusha nokuvuselelwa.

“Ubuchwepheshe buyashintsha futhi, okunikeza ithuba lokuqhubeka nokukhuthaza ukhuni njengento ekhethwayo,” kusho uSalahuddin. “Izidingo nezidingo zamakhasimende bezilokhu zishintsha ngokugxila njalo ezindaweni ezibalulekile ezichazwe ezicini zangaphambilini. Ngo-2022, izihloko ezifana nekhwalithi yomoya wangaphakathi, imikhiqizo engena-formaldehyde, izinto ezivimbela umlilo, izinhlelo zokupholisa i-UV, kanye nezixazululo zokulwa namagciwane/amagciwane zahlala zibalulekile. Imakethe ibonise ukuqwashisa okukhula ngempilo kanye nokusimama.

“Ngo-2023, lezi zihloko zaqhubeka nokubaluleka kwazo ngokwanda okuphawulekayo kokusetshenziswa kobuchwepheshe obusebenzisa amanzi,” kuphawula uSalahuddin. “Ngaphezu kwalokho, izixazululo ezisimeme, okuhlanganisa imikhiqizo esuselwe ku-bio/evuselelekayo, izixazululo zokulungisa amandla amancane, kanye nemikhiqizo ehlala isikhathi eside, sezibaluleke kakhulu. Ukugcizelelwa kwalezi zobuchwepheshe kugcizelela ukuzibophezela kwezixazululo ezingamelana nesikhathi esizayo, futhi ukutshalwa kwezimali okukhulu kwe-R&D kuyaqhubeka kulezi zindawo. I-AkzoNobel ihlose ukuba ngumlingani wangempela kumakhasimende, iwasekele ohambweni lwawo lokuzinza kanye nokuhlinzeka ngezixazululo ezintsha ezihambisana nezidingo zemboni ezishintshayo.”

Amathrendi Ekugqokeni Kokunakekelwa Kwezinkuni

Kunezindlela ezithakazelisayo okufanele uziqaphele. Isibonelo, uBautista uthe emkhakheni wezingubo zokunakekelwa kokhuni, izitayela zakamuva zigcizelela inhlanganisela yemibala egqamile, ukusebenza okuthuthukisiwe, kanye nezindlela zokusebenzisa ezilula ukusebenziseka.

“Abathengi bakhangwa kakhulu yizinketho zombala ezinesibindi neziyingqayizivele ukuze benze izikhala zabo zibe ngezabo, kanye nezingubo ezinikeza isivikelo esingcono ekugugeni nasekuklwebheni,” kusho uBautista. “Ngesikhathi esifanayo, kunesidingo esikhulayo sezingubo ezilula ukuzisebenzisa, kungaba nge-spray, brush, noma izindlela zokusula, okunikeza kokubili ochwepheshe kanye nabathandi be-DIY.”

“Izindlela zamanje zokuthuthukiswa kwezimbozo zibonisa ukucatshangelwa ngokucophelela kwezintandokazi zakamuva zomklamo,” kusho uSalahuddin. “Izinsizakalo zobuchwepheshe ze-AkzoNobel kanye namaqembu omhlaba wonke ombala nokuklama asebenzisana eduze ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ukuqeda akugcini nje ngokuba okuqinile, kodwa futhi kufaneleka ukusetshenziswa kwezimboni emhlabeni jikelele.

“Ngenxa yethonya lanamuhla kanye nezintandokazi zomklamo wezinga eliphezulu, kukhona ukuvuma isidingo sokuba ngumuntu kanye nokuqinisekiswa lapho sibhekene nezwe elingaqinisekile. Abantu bafuna izindawo eziveza ukuzola ngenkathi zinikeza izikhathi zenjabulo kokuhlangenwe nakho kwabo kwansuku zonke,” kusho uSalahuddin. “Umbala Wonyaka ka-AkzoNobel ka-2024, i-Sweet Embrace, uveza le mizwa. Lo mbala opinki okhanyayo othokozisayo, ophefumulelwe yizimpaphe ezithambile namafu akusihlwa, uhlose ukuvusa imizwa yokuthula, induduzo, ukuqinisekiswa kanye nokukhanya.”

“Imibala ishintshashintsha kusukela emibala ephuzi ephuzi, iye konsundu omnyama,” kubika u-Adley. “Eqinisweni, izinhlobo ze-PPG zokunakekela ukhuni ziqale isikhathi esimatasa kakhulu sonyaka samabala angaphandle ngoMashi 19, ngokumemezela i-PPG's 2024 Stain Color of the Year njenge-Black Walnut, umbala ohlanganisa ukuthambekela kwemibala njengamanje.”

“Kukhona umkhuba wokuqeda ukhuni njengamanje othambekele emibala efudumele futhi ungene emibala emnyama,” kusho u-Ashley McCollum, umphathi wokumaketha we-PPG kanye nochwepheshe wemibala womhlaba wonke, upende wezakhiwo, ememezela i-Stain Color of the Year. “I-Black Walnut ivala igebe phakathi kwalawo mibala, iveza ukufudumala ngaphandle kokungena emibala ebomvu. Umbala oguquguqukayo oveza ubuhle futhi wamukela izivakashi ngokwamukelana okufudumele.”

U-Adley wengeze ngokuthi ukuhlanza okulula kuyathakazelisa kubasebenzisi.

“Amakhasimende athambekele emikhiqizweni ye-VOC ephansi, enikeza ukuhlanza okulula ngemva kokufaka umbala ngokusebenzisa insipho namanzi,” kuphawula u-Adley.

“Imboni yokugqoka izinkuni ithambekele ekwenzeni ibala libe lula futhi liphephe,” kusho u-Adley. “Imikhiqizo yokunakekela izinkuni ye-PPG, okuhlanganisa i-PPG Proluxe, i-Olympic kanye ne-Pittsburgh Paints & Stains, ihlose ukuqinisekisa ukuthi amakhasimende ochwepheshe kanye ne-DIY anolwazi namathuluzi awadingayo ukuze athenge kahle futhi azizwe ekhululekile ukusebenzisa imikhiqizo yethu.”

“Ngokuphathelene nemibala ethandwayo, sibona ukwanda kokuthandwa kwemibala yomhlaba enemibala empunga,” kusho uSue Kim, umqondisi wokumaketha kwemibala, iMinwax. “Lo mkhuba ucindezela imibala yaphansi yokhuni ukuze ikhanye futhi iqinisekise ukuthi ukubukeka kwemvelo kokhuni kuyavela. Ngenxa yalokho, abathengi baphendukela emikhiqizweni efana neMinwax Wood Finish Natural, enomoya wokufudumala ocacile oveza ukhuni lwemvelo.

“Okumpunga okukhanyayo phansi kokhuni kuhambisana kahle kakhulu nombala womhlaba wezindawo zokuhlala. Hlanganisa okumpunga nemibala eminingi efenisha noma kumakhabethe ukuze ulethe ukubukeka okujabulisayo nge-Minwax Water Base Stain ku-Solid Navy, i-Solid Simply White, kanye ne-2024 Color of the Year Bay Blue,” kusho uKim. “Ngaphezu kwalokho, isidingo samabala okhuni asekelwe emanzini, njenge-Minwax's Wood Finish Water-Based Semi Transparent kanye ne-Solid Color Wood Stain, siyanda ngenxa yesikhathi sawo sokoma esingcono, ukulula kokusetshenziswa, kanye nephunga eliphansi.”

“Siyaqhubeka nokubona umkhuba 'wokuhlala endaweni evulekile' ukhula uye ngaphandle, okuhlanganisa i-TV, ukuzijabulisa, ukupheka - ama-grill, ama-oven e-pizza, njll.,” kusho uHenderson. “Ngalokhu, sibona nomkhuba wabanikazi bezindlu abafuna imibala yabo yangaphakathi nezikhala zifane nezindawo zabo zangaphandle. Ngokombono wokusebenza komkhiqizo, abathengi babeka phambili ukusetshenziswa nokugcinwa okulula ukuze bagcine izindawo zabo zinhle.

“Ukwanda kokuthandwa kwemibala efudumele kungenye indlela esiye sayibona ekugqokeni kokunakekelwa kwezinkuni,” kusho uHenderson. “Lesi ngesinye sezizathu ezenza safaka iChestnut Brown njengenye yezinketho zombala ezilungiselelwe ku-Woodluxe Translucent opacity yethu.”