Have you ever pondered about having your kitchen floor laminated, yet you are hesitant to do so because of the mixed opinions of a number people who actually had their kitchen floor laminated? Some say that since they have had their floor laminated they never regretted it. Some even say otherwise, like water and lamination do not mix.
The general truth about kitchen floor lamination is that it has its advantage and disadvantages. Well, we are about to uncover the truth about kitchen floor lamination as we are about to discuss its pros and cons.
Laminate is popular among those who want to have an upgrade from their vinyl sheet flooring but is on a tight budget. Let us talk about its pros first:
Installation: If you are not that handy around the house, then having laminate floors is certainly a good idea! Today’s type of laminate flooring design has click/lock or fold/lock feature which allows those planks to fit together just like a jigsaw puzzle piece. You can install 300 square feet of these bad boys in just one weekend! How cool is that?
Durability: If you have previously had wood flooring, then it may not come as a surprise to you that wood can dent, and it can be such an inconvenience at times. However, laminate floorings are virtually dent-proof! That’s not all, they are also scratch-resistant!
Maintenance: One of the favourite things of homeowners about laminated floors is that they are easy to clean. That’s right, folks! Laminated floors resist stains, and if ever you do get a stain, it’s just super easy to clean it off.
Functionality: Without underlayment, the laminated floor could feel hard under your foot. However, most installations already come with an underlayment so that is why I have included this under the pros category.
Now that we have already talked about the pros, let us head over to the other side – the cons:
Aesthetics: As beautiful as laminated floors look, it still doesn’t match the natural beauty of hardwood or the classiness of ceramic tiles.
Maintenance: Though laminated floorings can easily be cleaned as mentioned under the pros category, laminated floors has its downside when it comes to maintenance. It cannot be refinished. Once a heavy blow landed on the surface of your laminated floor and left an ugly mark, it cannot be refinished like in hardwood. The only way to go about this is to replace it.
Low resale value: If ever you want to sell your house eventually. Having hardwood floor still has the advantage over laminated flooring.
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