Get more life with Laminate Flooring*
You can get more lifespan from laminate than carpet because you will be installing a more durable, easier to maintain and longer lasting laminated flooring that is also easier to replace a panel or two if accidents occur. Even better you have a more diverse option to choose that will suit your existing interior decoration and it’s easier to re-decorate on when you feel like a change.
Carpet is out and laminate is back in the house …
Laminate is back in trend and this time it’s for real. The use of recycled wood to create a MDF or HDF base helps to reduce the amount of trees we cut down but this doesn’t change the way it looks on the surface. The top layer is undetectably a laminated high res photographic film that looks real to anyone looking down at it. Recent innovation in this product design and manufacturing has introduced grooves and knots to be embedded in line with the actual photograph that makes the whole look seem more natural than ever.
When it comes to carpet or textiles you may want to stroke and feel how it touches the skin. But when you are shopping for laminate flooring you would come to realise that they all pretty much feel the same under the foot so all you need to decide on is the shade of colour and type of wood effect you want which you can easily find by browsing online. And that’s where the best deals are! So order at your comfort and if you can’t decide then you can always order a few samples and see it for real before you invest in purchasing on a floor that may last you half your lifetime.
TIP: If you need to know where you can order free unlimited laminate flooring samples … go to Floors Direct.
In a nutshell if you compare it pound for pound, laminate gives you more for your money over carpet.
Laminate Vs Carpet
- Looks modern and trendy
- Easier to decorate with more choice
- Easier to care and maintain
- Easier to buy online
- Consistently decorate the whole house with the same floor including dining, kitchen and bathroom
Installing Laminate yourself
When it comes to laying the floor It’s not as difficult as it may seem if you have intermediate DIY skills, the right tools and a good laminate flooring installation guide.
If you are not confident then always seek further advice from your product supplier or assign the task to a professional layer.
TIP: Make sure you buy an extra pack in case a few planks arrive damaged (which is common) and you can always return it later and ensure you can complete the job without delays or keep it as replacements which can come handy in the future.
*This is a collaborative post.
Dog on flooring photo from shutterstock.
Flooring photo from shutterstock.
These are great tips for laminated flooring. I love the pup on the floor which makes for a great photo of both the pup and the floor. Laminated flooring is indeed easier to maintain as well as being cheaper than hardwood flooring.
I love having laminated flooring, visiting my MIL she has laminate flooring and it looks so beautiful but because the side of Europe is cold so are the floors
Love laminate flooring and will definitely keep this in mind when we buy our first house.
I love wood floors. This is such a great alternative for us because we live in a humid climate
We have vinyl on our kitchen floor and I love it as it’s so easy to maintain. I want to replace our carpet (we have two dogs and two kids) with a laminate that’s durable and easy to clean. I’d love to quit paying the carpet cleaning people!
We want to rip up our carpet in our house. We just haven’t decided if we want to put down laminate flooring or do stained concrete.
OMG, I can’t get enough of that pug and look at those fabulous floors! Laminate? Really?
First off that dog is just too cute. We have hardwood in the house and I love it over carpet.
I wanna have a laminate flooring too. Might try it at my room first.
Laminate flooring was a very affordable option for us. With a little girl, two dogs, a lot of traffic, and a busy life this is a great option for anyone looking to up their look without breaking the bank.
We are in the process of putting down laminate. We have the kitchen done so far. The cutting and measuring is kind of tedious, but laying it isn’t so bad once you get the hang of what your are supposed to do.
We replaced out upstairs hallway carpet with Laminate Flooring and love it! Now we are thinking about taking the carpet out of two of our bedrooms.
Last year we took it up and relaid it so that the unscuffed bits from the under the rug and sofas were on show and the marked ones were hidden away. It looked like new when we’d done.
We find with 4 children laminate flooring is so much more easier to keep clean.
We have laminate in our living room and I love it – the biggest selling point for me is that there are no awful stains like you might get on a carpet if something spills x
I also think having laminate flooring in the bathroom and kitchen is healthier and more hygenic.
I Love the darker shades of the laminate! We have been looking into replacing all of our carpets with laminate to update our living space. Currently we have hardwood and carpet throughout the house. Too bad you couldn’t test it out first..I’m worried that with the darker shades you will see the dust and footprints.
We have laminate in our bathroom, and it is actually really nice. It went in easily and made the whole space look better.
I have often considered Laminate flooring but still have not taken that step
This flooring looks great! Great info, thanks for sharing!
We put in laminate flooring when we lived in North Carolina and it wasn’t that difficult. Now that we live in South Carolina, we made sure our new home has it as well.
We had laminate flooring throughout most of our first house and I loved it. Not so much the mopping part but it was so much nicer than carpet. We plan to replace the carpet in the house we’re building with laminate in the next year or so.
We are planning on replacing the flooring in the home office. I’ve considered laminate flooring and you present many reasons why laminate flooring is a great option. I’ll check out their site for sure!
Thanks for sharing this awesome post! I am looking to use Laminates when we refloor our home. This is perfect and I cannot wait to make the change form carpet to Laminate with all of our pets!
I would love to laminate our whole house but we went for an even cheaper alternative with a lino that looked like laminate. Hey does the job!
I need to do this for my kitchen. I think it would give it some much needed life.
The soil in our area is mostly sand and we have laminate flooring because hardwood floors would scratch too easily. Laminate has come a long, long way and there’s so many colors, textures to choose from.
we have laminate flooring it it holds up well with pets!