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What is the best looking laminate flooring?

Joe Ford

What is the best looking laminate flooring?

Best Overall: Mohawk & Pergo Laminate

  • Mohawk’s RevWood Plus – Sawmill Ridge.
  • Almost all of the flooring has an AC4 rating for scratches and wear, which means it is suitable for residential and light commercial use.
  • Shaw’s Pinnacle Port – Baytown Hickory.
  • Armstrong Laminate – Exotic Olive Ash.

Can you touch up laminate flooring?

It’s easy to touch up scratches with a laminate floor repair kit. If the scratch is too deep to fill, you can usually replace one board without affecting the rest of your laminate floor. First, use a sample of your laminate flooring, if you have one, to find a touch-up or repair kit in a matching color.

What’s wrong with laminate flooring?

The inability to sand and refinish is a major disadvantage of laminate flooring. If laminate flooring is heavily worn, deep scratched, or grooved, it cannot be sanded or refinished like solid hardwood—it must be replaced.

How long do laminate floors last?

between 15 to 25 years

Is it OK to put laminate flooring in a bathroom?

Surprisingly, laminate flooring is a better bathroom flooring choice than solid hardwood. Laminate can work in bathrooms if you take precautions to protect the wood base from moisture. With tight seams between the planks, it is difficult for moisture to work its way downward. Laminate is easy to clean, too.

What is the difference between waterproof and water resistant laminate flooring?

Waterproof laminate means that the water will never be able to penetrate the flooring, no matter how much time as passed. Water-resistant laminate typically means that there is a top surface that is highly resistant to moisture (hence the name).

What to wash laminate floors with?

It is always best to use cleaning products that are specifically for laminate floors, but if necessary, a teaspoon of unscented clear dish soap or baby shampoo in a gallon of hot water can be used. Be careful not to soak the floors.