what's so good about laminate flooring?
A laminate floor, built with three layers of wood, each at a 90 degree angle to each other, allows the wood to cease swelling using each layer against each other. A kiln drying process ensures the laminate floor contains a controlled level of moisture. Laminate floor is also much more resistant to moisture than carpet. Laminate floor contains colours that will last. Light will do very little to a laminate floor, so you have no need to worry that you will find patches of lighter laminate floor when moving pieces of furniture about.
no need to worry about damage to a laminate floor
A laminate floor is very resistant to wear. Ill effects such as pressure, scratching and light have little effect on a laminate floor. Laminate floor is impact-resistant, and it can withstand sudden pressure such as high heels or falling objects. Also, a laminate floor is able to withstand long-term pressure from chairs, cupboards and other furniture. If you worry about what the scraping of high heels will do to your laminate floor, do not! Laminate floor has an inbuilt scratch resistance that will protect against these attacks.
be safe, clean and healthy with a laminate floor
Several qualities of a laminate floor that make it a far more preferable choice than carpet exist. A laminate floor is much easier and faster to clean than any carpet, and is more resistant to any stain. There is no damage to a laminate floor through spilling coffee, coke, meat or even milk. Stain creators such as spaghetti, sauces and jams are no problem to a laminate floor, and any resulting stains can be removed by a slightly damp cloth, leaving no trace on the laminate floor. Stubborn stains such as lipstick or indelible markers are easy to remove with a little acetone on the area of laminate floor attacked.
Laminate floor tends to repel dust and ensure thorough cleaning without any difficulty, even in the most hard-to-reach areas. Dust mites that cause reactions cannot survive in the environment of a laminate floor, so it goes without saying that a laminate floor is a benefit to asthma and allergy sufferers. Safety improves with a laminate floor. For example, dropping a cigarette upon a carpet will result in almost instant discolouration, and soon after, a fire. Laminate flooring will not even discolour after a few seconds pressure under a cigarette end, and takes much longer to set alight.
