D.G.Heath (Timber) Products Ltd: Why Choose a Laminate Floor

D.G.Heath (Timber) Products Ltd

D.G.Heath have been supplying flooring, decking, fencing, timber and a whole range of other products since 1985 in the Swansea and South Wales area and our range of products includes everything from solid wood flooring to garden fencing, garden decking, internal and external doors, garden arbours, playhouses, cabins and so much more...

When designing the decor for your home your inside or out you want the best quality and the best value which is why we are able to offer a wide range of home improvement products to suit your budget.

With modern techniques such as parquet engineered flooring you can achieve any look and any finish you desire.

Visit our main website at www.dgheath.co.uk to see our full range of timber products or visit our display area and showroom.

Monday 27 June 2016

Why Choose a Laminate Floor

Laminate Flooring

To put it in simple terms, a laminate floor is a photocopy of a real wooden floor board. Laminate Flooring is designed to look and feel like real wood or solid wood flooring.

So why would I purchase a laminate floor instead of more traditional wooden floors ? There are a number of reasons why you may decide to purchase a laminate floor.

Reasons to Purchase a laminate Floor

Cost – Laminate Floors are a lot cheaper to purchase than Wood or engineered floor boards.
Movement – laminate floors are not so prone to movement ( Expansion & Contraction )with changes in climate.
Durability – Good quality Laminate Floors are less likely mark or scratch as the surface of the boards is a lot harder than you traditional solid wooden floors. A wooden floor is only as hard as the product that it is manufactured out of. Pine floors are particularly prone to marks and scratches.
Design – There are a wide variety of different styles of Laminate flooring available on the market.
Fitting – Good quality Laminate floors are very easy to fit together. Make sure that you check first as certain laminates can be very difficult to fit ( look at reviews online or better still ask a fitter).
Maintenance – Easy to maintain.
Changes – A good quality laminate floor generally will not change colour with age.

My opinion of Laminate floors

As an individual who has played an active role in the Uk flooring industry for over 20 Years my opinion of Laminate flooring is very favourable.

A good quality laminate floor will offer high durability and outstanding aesthetic design in a number of different locations within the home. I find it difficult to pick any significant problems with good quality laminate flooring however If I am to be critical for the sake of this article I would say that from time to time customers do mention that it is slightly colder underfoot than Solid Wood or Engineered Timber.

Make sure that it is a decent quality Laminate Floor that you are considering as I have heard some horror stories on poor quality laminates.

If you require any further information on Laminate flooring or what we would recommend please feel free to give us a call at our Swansea Depot South Wales on ( 01792 ) 884828 and ask for Dean.