Exceptional durability with realistic visuals! 

Do you want the beautiful appearance of a real hardwood floor but with exceptional performance that will holdup from the wear and tear from kids, pets, and spills? This question is on the minds of many American homeowners shopping for a new floor. The answer many homeowners have found is choosing one of the many laminate floors.

While these floors are similar in construction to the Formica kitchen counter tops they offer many added performance features. Laminate floors has a more durable finish to help protect your floor from scratching and chipping. They also come in planks and tiles with special tongue and groove locking systems.

Laminate floors originally came from Europe where they have been used in homes for over 20 years. Although most laminate floors are imported, a few brands are being made here in the U.S.A.. The performance differences between the brands appears to be minor even though the construction methods that are used may be slightly different. All the laminate floors offer good performance characteristics and are may be confused with real hardwood floors. Even though these floors resemble real wood floors they are not wood. Our cross-section diagram of a laminate floor should help you better understand the differences between wood and laminates.

Laminate floors offer many benefits for homeowners, including:

• Exceptional durability
• Easy clean surface
• Superior stain resistance
• Superior fade resistance
• Can be installed on all grade levels, even below grade
• Can be installed over many different types of subfloors, including concrete slabs
• Glueless locking systems for the do-it-yourself homeowners
• Great impact and indentation resistance
• Exceptional realism at affordable costs
• Easy to replace latter on, if desired.