LAMINATE   FLOORS

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Laminate flooring is sold as square tiles or as thin 8-inch planks in 3/8 inch or even 1/2 inch thicknesses.  The planks can be displayed as one, two, or three strips in each panel. Laminate flooring or the bamboo flooring is also known with another name that is known as parquetry.

Laminate floors are also just as they sound. Thin strips of wood are laminated to particle board backings in order to create a hardwood floors look without the harder installation and higher costs.

 Laminate tile flooring typically comes packaged with 15 to 36 tiles. Measurement may come as 7 or 8 wide, and 4 long. Laminate flooring is available in panels or individual pieces depending on manufacturers. Laminate floors come with cores ranging from 6mm up to 12mm. A thicker core is more stable, less vulnerable to buckling and will sound more like real hardwood when walked on.

Wood laminate is another option worth considering because of its non-institutional look, but as with carpet, maintenance challenges must be addressed before this choice is made. For public areas where sound control and low emissions of cleaning fluids are important considerations and carpet or wood are not chosen, rubber flooring is a better alternative than vinyl. Wood flooring is our life. Wood floors act much the same way.

Wood laminate is another option worth considering because of its non-institutional look, but as with carpet, maintenance challenges must be addressed before this choice is made.  Laminate flooring is a material that is made to resemble wood flooring. This type of flooring has many advantages that other woods simply cannot provide you with.

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