How Laminate Floors Are More Affordable and More Durable Than the Other Types of Wood Floors - Part I

There are several choices when it comes to flooring. Carpeting, hardwood, laminate, tiles and cement flooring are all viable and popular choices. But this doesn't concern all the choices in flooring, this is all about the differences between the two.

Hardwood flooring has been in use for hundreds of years. Part of that is because there was little choice in flooring. But, part of that is also because there hardwood has a lot of good things going for it. 

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One of those big things is its look. But, for all those good things that wood has going for it, it also has some bad things going for it. The main one of those is how much it costs, including installation.


The Price
Laminate floors are starting to take over and show up where hardwood floors used to be. There are many reasons for this. One big one is the price. Laminate is much less expensive per board foot than hardwood. 


Part of he reason for this is the way that laminate is made. Laminate flooring is made of materials that have been compressed together. The top layer is a high quality photograph of wood that is then sealed on top of the other material.


Less Expensive Than Hardwood Floor
The other part of the reason that the price of laminate floors is less expensive than hardwood is because it is much less expensive to lay a laminate floor.
This is because the laminate board is made with a tongue and groove connection. 


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This means to install it all that has to be done is to snap it together. It installs much quicker than hardwood, and is easy enough that it can be a DIY project.