A Great ALternative To Wooden Flooring - My Own Experience Of Owning Laminate Flooring (Laminate Flooring)

Member Name: andrew_dav

Product:	Laminate Flooring
Date:	28/09/09 (208 review reads)
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Advantages: Brightens The Room, Easy To Clean, Cheaper Than Wooden Flooring

Disadvantages: Dents Easily, Have To Clean More Often

I find laminate flooring is the kind of thing that you either love it or you hate it. Personally I'm in-between the two and I can see pros and cons of having it in your house.

The first benefit is obviously the cost. It's a lot cheaper than normal wood and it's easier to maintain. I bought this for my hallway and it's been installed at a far cheaper price than had I gone for the authentic stuff.

It's a bright in colour and I find it certainly brightens a room. My hallway is without light and no access to windows so it's bright and reflects light in and adds to the appearance.

Personally for me I find it easy to clean and maintain as well. You can run a quick mop over it and it's clean instantly. Also, running the hose of the vacuum cleaner over it will quickly collect any dirt that's settled.

There are a few cons to having it as well to which you can see why I'm in-between loving and hating it.

Firstly, although it is easy to clean you do seem to spend all of your time cleaning it, especially if you put it in your hallway like I did which is where the main entry point of dirt is. Dust seems to settle a lot easier and because laminate is quite bright dirt seems to show a lot more clearly.

The second is that it marks easily. If I can give you one piece of advice, it's not to wear high heels or pointy footwear on it because it will dent the flooring and it'll noticeably show. Eventually it will get worse and worse and ruin the entire surface. Dirt also gets in the dents and is near impossible to move.

I do feel though that if you take good care of it and notice the cons I mentioned then you'll be left with a lovely floor with a wooden effect that brightens and adds to the appearance of the room and makes it a joy to be in.

Summary: A Wonderful Alternative To Wooden Flooring