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Kitchen Flooring > Laminate Flooring

The quick, easy and sometimes less expensive way to improve your kitchen floor is by using laminate. This product is fast becoming a popular choice for many spaces including kitchens. Although laminate in the past was not widely accepted in the kitchen, today laminate flooring products are advanced enough to now be acknowledged as a kitchen flooring contender.

Cost

Cost depends entirely on quality. Some laminate is much better than others giving consumers a wide range of prices to choose from. Planks starting at $1 are certainly not recommended for the kitchen. Do not be afraid to dig deep into your pockets for a quality laminate product as moisture and laminate do not mix and a poor quality laminate will surely not stand up to the test.

Color/Design

Laminate flooring can replicate almost any material today, so you are no longer confined to choosing a hardwood appearance. Thanks to computer technology laminate flooring is available in several sizes and colors and can also represent the likes of ceramic tiles and exotic wood.

Durability

Laminate flooring is well known for its durability.

Scratch Resistance - Excellent. Laminate flooring is built to be extremely scratch resistant however it can scratch. Use caution when moving heavy objects on laminate floors.

Strength - Laminate floors tend to live 15 years and resist wear making it an excellent product in high traffic areas. This product is also stain resistant and will not fade when exposed to UV rays.

Fire resistance - Most laminate floors use a fire retardant. Consult with the manufacturer to see a warrantee.

Water resistance - Laminate flooring does not react well to water. Any moisture can seriously harm a laminate floor. Again the quality of product used is vital regarding water resistance.

Maintenance - Dry mopping, vacuuming, and regular sweeping is all a laminate floor requires. Laminate can be difficult to repair.

Learn More about caring for your Laminate Flooring...

Construction/Installation

Laminate flooring is known for being very user friendly making it an excellent choice for those who enjoy to do it themselves. If you have not installed a floor before and have never used the tools required it can still be quite tricky and frustrating. "Receive a Free laminate Flooring installation quote"

Laminate flooring is constructed in three ways:

1. Glued-down - Much trickier as glue is required between planks

2. Glueless - Where no adhesive is necessary

3. Pre-glued - Where adhesive is applied to plank edges at the factory. When installing these floors, a damp cloth is required to moisten the adhesive so planks can be secured to one another.

All of these products are floating floors. This is another reason why laminate is a popular choice as these floors are never fastened to a sub-floor. Therefore these floors can be laid over plywood, concrete, and even existing flooring depending on the material.

Environment/Health

Laminate floors do not harbor dust and dirt therefore improving indoor air quality.

Laminate flooring is an environmentally conscious product made from saw dust, wood chips and other wood residues collected from various factories. These materials are milled together, dried and pressed and eventually made into laminate floor panels.

If cost effectiveness is sexy than these floors certainly qualify. Though in the past laminate flooring would have failed as a sexy product today it is advanced enough to truly have an appealing appearance. Quality goes a long way that is for certain!

The Martini Factor

As these floors float, absorption prevails. Comparable to hardwood, caution is necessary as not all accidents will be successful ones. For a particularly rowdy crowd keep your best breakables safely stored away!!

Chocolate, Sour Apple, Rob Roy, Manhattan Martinis...

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