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‘Laminate Flooring’

Laminate Wood Flooring looks good and is made to resemble the look of wood, stone or tile. Its durable because it resists scratches and stains.  Laminates can be priced perfectly to suit your needs. There are many reasons why a laminate wood floor may be your best choice. Read the rest of this entry »

The main reason people choose to put laminate floors into their homes is because installation is fairly easy and minimal setup work is required. Laminate floors get installed by “floating” the planks over the majority of substrates like concrete slabs, OSB, plywood, and certain types of floor coverings that already exist. The tongue and groove design lets you lock the tiles or planks together making for a solid floor surface. Keep in mind that the laminate floors are not attached to the sub floor directly. Laminate floors, for the most part, are glueless and just snap securely together for a tight fit. Do-it-yourselfers appreciate the glueless installation technique of laminate flooring making Read the rest of this entry »

Most people who buy laminate flooring do so because they want hard flooring, but can’t afford solid hardwood flooring. How does laminate flooring compare to wood you ask? Is it a pretty good alternative and you might say ‘you get what you pay for’?

It all depends on what’s most important to you. The biggest advantage of laminate flooring, apart from its attractive price point, is that it is so easy to install: you can do it yourself, quite easily, which is far from the case with wood flooring. Laminate systems tend to be designed like a jigsaw puzzle, to quickly and easily snap together. Read the rest of this entry »

One obvious advantage is that of price; laminate flooring is typically half the cost of traditional hardwood flooring. Sometimes the savings are even greater, depending on the types of flooring in question. Additionally, laminate flooring is designed to be easy to install and is generally a good choice for most do-it-yourselfers, where solid hardwood requires a specific level of expertise. Installing laminate doesn’t involve nails, and more recently has done away with glue as well in many cases. Laminate flooring can therefore be installed fairly quickly and inexpensively. Laminate flooring is generally designed to be scratch-resistant and fade resistant, two areas where solid hardwood flooring is known to be more vulnerable

There are several different types of laminate floors to choose from, as well as different shapes, thicknesses and installation locking systems. What they all have in common is they must be floated over the subfloor and have a print layer to give a realistic appearance of a real natural floor material. Laminate floors can be installed on all grade levels and over fully-cured concrete slabs, wood subfloors and some types of existing hard surfaces floors. Read the rest of this entry »

Laminate flooring combines natural looking designs with a tough, durable finish and can be used in almost any area of the home. Laminate floors also offer realistic designs and can replicate the characteristics of the popular handscraped hardwood floors. Read the rest of this entry »

Why Laminate Flooring you ask?

Laminate flooring is a new and hot trend to hit the residential flooring industry since the early days of linoleum!
Laminate flooring is an ultra-durable product that looks like real wood or stone floors, yet costs about one-third less than the real thing. It’s much easier to install and typically lasts longer. Laminate also offers a variety of other benefits, including:
- High UV resistance, blocking the sun’s harmful rays and protecting the floor pattern from fading over time.
- Easy installation.
- Excellent warranty protection.
- Easy repairs, since damaged planks can be replaced without contrasting with the pattern of surrounding boards.
- Easy cleaning, since laminate flooring doesn’t trap dirt. Most spills can be cleaned up with a cloth mop or sponge