Laminate floors
Laminate Wood floor products in New York from americantrustflooring.com
The popularity of laminate flooring has risen significantly in recent years. This is due to a number of
different reasons which will be explained and elaborated upon in this article. To start with the finish
on laminate flooring today is extremely high quality that they directly complete with traditional
wooden flooring. There are a number of different finishes and visual designs available in the
American-TrustFlooring ranges available today they no longer are an alternative to hardwood flooring, they
are now an equal substitute.
Hardwood flooring traditionally needs a lot of care and maintenance, this is not the case when
it comes to laminate flooring. Once they are installed they are extremely easy to maintain. They
just require sweeping and cleaning which also gives them an advantage over carpets which absorb
dirt. The installation of laminate floors is also fairly simple and can be done by the home owners
themselves. This is because of the use of the simplistic tongue and groove system which allows
each piece to be retro fitted to the next. Therefore the only tricky part is to get the alignment right
and being able to cut side strips to size. They can even be installed over existing flooring systems,
so there’s no need to rip up vinyl flooring or hardwood flooring. The laminate flooring can just be
placed over the top without any need for adhesive or bonding to the under flooring.
Fitting laminate flooring is an intermediate DIY task but one that can be picked up fairly quickly. The
process in essence follows these steps:
Measuring the area that the flooring will be layed in to decide the amount that needs to be
bought
Choosing the flooring that suits your interior decoration tastes and needs
Preparing the sub floor and putting down an underlay for protection
Planning out the route and placement of the laminate floor planks
Going around pipes on the floor and other obstacles that require adjustments
Enjoy your new laminate floors
If this process seems to daunting or you would rather relax and just enjoy the results then you can
hire a fitter. Most places that sell laminate flooring will be able to recommend a fitter that you can
contact to have your flooring installed. They will do the job quickly and professionally, taking the
hassle and stress out of having a new floor installed.
There are some potential things to watch out for when using laminate floors, this includes the risk
of static shock. In rare instanced laminate flooring can give people static shocks as they have low
electrical conductivity. This means that they do not pass on electricity to the earth for grounding
very well, and so the electricity generated from friction is passed onto the person on it. This can be
an irritating issue. However there is a simple solution – keeping the air in the room humid. Having
moisture in the air helps with the electrical conductivity of the flooring and takes away from the
static build up effect. This can be done with a humidifier unit.
Posted on January 21st, 2013 by anagyz in | Comments Off.
