| A laminate floor is a product, which looks | | | | easier to install and can last a lot longer. |
| like natural wood or stone, but in fact | | | | |
| laminating process makes it. Laminating | | | | The benefits of laminate flooring can be |
| floors are generally developed by a polymer | | | | summed up in two words - cost and durability. |
| resin called melamine resin and also with | | | | |
| some blend of natural stuff and some other | | | | Laminate flooring offers the appearance of |
| recycled materials. Laminate flooring has | | | | real hardwood floors or stone tile, but for |
| several advantages due to its nature. | | | | about two-thirds the cost. |
| Laminate flooring can be use rough and tough | | | | |
| with respect to normal floors. This special | | | | Installing laminate flooring is one of the |
| type of hardwood floor can bear some | | | | easiest home remodeling projects that the |
| resistance towards wear and tear and also | | | | average homeowner can do themselves. In most |
| limited scratching. | | | | cases, you should be able to complete a room |
| | | | within a single day - or less depending on |
| Laminate flooring is the hottest trend to hit | | | | the type of product you're using. |
| the residential flooring industry since the | | | | |
| early days of linoleum! As the younger | | | | All laminate flooring is installed as a |
| generation of homeowners look to modernize | | | | 'floating' floor - meaning it is laid on top |
| the look and feel of their decor, laminate | | | | of your existing surface without being glued |
| flooring has slowly become one of the hottest | | | | down or attached in any way. When you fit |
| consumer products on the house and home | | | | together your planks, you must remember not |
| market. | | | | to make a perfect wall-to-wall floor - leave |
| | | | a small gap along all walls to allow for any |
| Laminate flooring is an ultra-durable product | | | | expansion caused by humidity and heat, and |
| that looks like a real wood or stone floor. | | | | cover the gap with baseboard moulding. |
| But it's less costly than the 'real thing', | | | | |