laminate flooring

Laminate Flooring

Laminate flooring became very popular in the late eighties earlynineties and swept the nation who went on a laminate floor frenzy.

The first laminate floors did not havea click system but a standard tongue and groove which meant that allthe boards needed to be glued together. Laminate floors were available frommost high street stores including Ikea, Allders, House of Fraser andothers.

Three strip laminate was the originalflooring look and the floors were finished off with beading aroundthe edges.Now there are numerous styles oflaminate floors including planked effect, V-groove (bevelled) boards,tile styled laminate and even fully water proof laminate called Aquastep.

The aqua step laminate is madecompletely from plastic meaning it is completely safe with water andwill not swell or chip. It has click together fittings makinginstallation simple.

All laminates now come with the clickfit system which means that DIY installation is simple.Although many people tend to trade upto real wood flooring when renovating laminate floors are still areasonable choice for many.

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