When it comes to stylish and durable flooring, vinyl plank and laminate are often the top choices for homeowners and businesses alike. Here’s a closer look at what makes each type of flooring unique.
With flooring, the saying "you get what you pay for" holds its value.
High-quality laminate flooring is crafted by using multiple layers, ensuring strength, durability, and an authentic timber appearance.
Investing in a high-quality laminate ensures you will get a more durable floor that will last for years to come.
How to Identify a Quality Laminate VS Low Quality
- Pattern and Finish: Quality laminates have fewer pattern repeats, mimicking real timber. Look for designs with repeats as low as 1 in 20 boards. Poor quality laminates often have obvious pattern repeats, which creates an artificial look once installed.
- Edges/Bevels: A precision-machined micro bevel edge offers better water resistance and easier cleaning. Low-quality laminates will often have rough or uneven edges. The lack of precision-machined edges increases the risk of water damage and swelling.
- Thickness: Look for laminates at least 8mm thick for better performance over uneven surfaces.
- Durability: High-quality laminates resist fading, and scratching, and are less slippery, with standards like EN 13893 (slip resistance) and EN 14041 (anti-static). Poor laminates may not meet slip-resistance standards, making them more hazardous.
- Sustainability: Choose laminates with eco-friendly certifications to avoid harmful VOCs and chemicals.
Why Choose Woodland Lifestyle?
At Woodland Lifestyle, we offer high-quality acoustic and hard flooring that stays beautiful for years to come, all backed by great warranties and even better service—from our family to yours. We only source products that meet our high standards in style and functionality for an extensive range of carefully selected acoustic and hard flooring that delivers exceptional value, every time.