cheap but can easilly chip if laid incorrectly (Laminate Flooring)

Member Name: becksfletcher

Product:	Laminate Flooring
Date:	21/08/08 (568 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: easy to clean, quite cheap,

Disadvantages: not very cosy, cold floors

Laminate Flooring!!

Everyone went through the phase not so long ago when laminate flooring was very popular indeed. I jumped onto that bandwagon and have laminate in my living room.

Laminate flooring is really easy to lay and has a tounge and groove method allowing them to slide ito each other easilly.

Laminate flooring is very simple look after once laid and is easy to clean. The floor can be cleaned with a sweeping brush and also with a mop. There are hundereds of products you can use on your floor but most normal floor cleaners will do the trick.

My own opinion of laminate flooring is not so good. The flooring can be purchased quite cheap, clearly the more the pay the better value you can get but still the flooring can chip quite easilly. If I were to have wooden flooring I would prefer standard wood flooring in the tounge and groove method.

I think that laminated flooring can make the house feel quite cold. The cosy nights in and sitting on the soft carpets are gone and the floor can be quite cold to walk across. Laminate, I have found to be difficult for babies to crawl across due to their hard texture, meaning it is hard on babies knees. Carpets I feel are much better.

Laminated Flooring can be bought from most DIY shops, more commonly found in places such as B&Q. It can be purchased online too but you may have to pay a delivery charge. The laminate comes in a box with a certain ammount of slats, the box itself is not very wide but can be quite long and deep, also quite heavy.

If you have an uneven floor I would strongly advised against laminated flooring as the flooring can bow and this does not look very nice at all.. trust me!!

Try it for yourself!! xx

Summary: not the best flooringin my opinion