subject: A Beautiful, Versatile, And Economic Kitchen Flooring Option - Laminate Kitchen Flooring Is Wonderfu [print this page] If you are looking for one of the most versatile types of kitchen flooring material currently on the market then laminate kitchen flooring is what you are looking for. Laminate flooring has an almost limitless amount of patterns, styles, and designs and it is so easy to work with the only thing stopping you is your imagination and your DIY ability. Today's laminates are considered almost to be movable because it just snaps to install and simply unsnaps when you are ready to move it somewhere else.
The way that laminate is made is by covering your image of choice with a layer of melamine to maintain the image. Laminates are available in sizes up to almost one half of an inch thick. I strongly recommend the thickest laminate that you can possible afford because your kitchen flooring tends to take a lot of abuse and the thinner stuff will end up costing you more over time because you will find yourself replacing it more often, plus it just doesn't look as nice.
Besides the cost the biggest factor in its popularity is how easy it is to install. Due to the enormous advances in laminate flooring installation methods it is something that is doable for even a novice in the do-it-yourself field. When it first came out you had to glue the laminate flooring down but today it is more like a big jigsaw puzzle because the pieces interlock one another. In large part because of the growing popularity of laminate flooring the manufacturers have begun to make it to resemble other types of kitchen flooring material like rubber, glass, stone, and many other options.
High point of Laminate Kitchen Flooring:
-Very easy to install
-Can get looks from common to very very exotic
-Easy on joints and limbs
-If one part is damaged but the rest of the flooring is okay it can be easy to change
Downsides to Laminate Kitchen Flooring:
-Can be pretty easy to dent and damage
-If you go with the cheaper grades moisture can be a potential problem
Laminate is one of the more inexpensive materials to use costing between $3-6 dollars per square foot for materials and another three dollars or so for installation if you do not do-it-yourself. If you are on a budget but would still like a material that has some durability and functionality then laminate kitchen flooring is a perfect choice for you and your family.
