Most people who purchase laminate floor covering do so since they want hard flooring, but can’t afford wood. But how does laminate flooring compare to wood? Is it a good alternative, or a case of you get what you pay for?

Well, that depends upon what is important to you. The greatest advantage of laminate floor covering, apart from its attractive price point, is that it is so easy to install: you can do it yourself, quite quickly, which is far from the case with wood flooring. Laminate systems tend to be designed like a jigsaw puzzle, to rapidly and easily snap together.

Laminate flooring is likewise often tougher than wood ñ it is extremely hard wearing, to the point where a cheap shop like Ikea can offer a much longer warranty on their laminates than the majority of wood floor stores can. It won’t fade or dent easily.

While it is easier to clean up  wood, it’s worth discussing that it is much  easier to clean laminate that it is to clean a carpet, if you were likewise considering putting that on your flooring. Between the quality of wood and the cheapness of laminate, it’s barely even worth thinking about carpet as a choice nowadays.

Nevertheless, there are likewise numerous drawbacks to laminate floor covering. The first is the appearance and sound of it: it looks phony, and it sounds hollow. While the sound can be repaired with an underlay, the look will never be as special as wood, as wood is naturally formed on a tree and every floor is various. Laminate floor covering is essentially like sticking a bunch of repeating posters to your floor with an image of some wood on them ñ hardly the same.

Likewise, laminate floors will typically huddle and get spoiled if you drop water or other liquids on them. This typically makes them unsuitable for restroom and kitchen area use, unless they have actually been specifically dealt with for it.

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