Floating Laminate Flooring

Laminate floor is undeniable as one of the easiest flooring materials to take care of, mainly because of its distinctive composition. In addition, a laminate floor is made of various layers that are joined together to form a flooring board. In laminate floor, there are four prime layers which are balancing layer (at the top), the processed wood core, the pattern layer and last, the wear layer.
A scratch resistance layer and moisture barrier is usually built in within these layers. These different layers are joined into one using high pressure to make sure that the materials of laminate flooring are long lasting. Moreover, the high pressure also ensures that the layers remains together and have a superior look in the future.

Before the development of floating flooring boards, these laminated floors had to be stick on to the sub floor. Nevertheless, with the new introduction of the tongue-groove method, single plank can be linked to create the flooring bed as well give a clean finish. That is why this tongue-groove method is known as floating, which means placing it over on the previous floor. 

Furthermore, maintenance a floating laminate floor is way easier than the traditional laminate floor. Floating laminate floor is tough and long lasting as a hardwood floor. Apparently it is quite shock that floating laminate floor are gaining confidences of worldwide homeowners.
Consumers, like always, the first things they consider when buying a product is price. However, price is not compulsory as a marker of quality. As we know, you can find lots of brands for laminate flooring through Internet. You might as well be able to get it at less than a dollar for a foot square. Nevertheless, you will need to be careful since these products might be second hands or rejected products, or even, you might have to buy in big quantities to get these low price products.

Let’s delve into the case of rejected (discontinued) products. In the future, if you ever want to remove and change a small area of your flooring, there will be a low chance for you to have the same style you have on your flooring now. At this moment, you will realize that your deal on the rejected laminate flooring was not a good deal at all since you have to change the whole floor for new laminate floor just because of these discontinued products. For a fair quality of floating laminate floor, the price mostly ranges in between $1.50 and $3.00 for a square foot. However, these laminate flooring can cost more than $8.00 a square foot. Why is this happening? The reason is quite simple. Not everyone can meet the expense of the best. As a result, most manufacturers of top quality floating laminate flooring provide wide ranges of option to suit most consumers’ budget.

On the other hand, if you prefer floating laminate flooring that were manufactured in Europe, you will most likely to find that these floating laminate flooring has an AC rating. AC ratings are measurement of standard that are developed by the EPLF (which is also known as the Association of European Producers of Laminate Flooring). The AC rating has 5 categories of standard. The lowest will be AC1 and the highest is AC5. AC5 represents the highest durability level. Laminate flooring that has AC1 class mostly are used in low traffic area such as bedroom while AC5 rated laminate flooring are widely used in heavy traffic area such as shopping complex and offices. Here’s the basic idea of actual ratings. A Stepco’s, Witex’s and Pergo’s Vintage Home Special product line has an AC3 rating. Clearly, these manufacturers’s products are designed especially for moderate commercial and heavy residential use.

Some laminate flooring manufacturers market their laminates floor based mainly on the level of abrasion resistance. However, their products might be rated by traditional test method. Consumers must be aware of purchasing these types of float laminate flooring since these products might be less resistant compared to its high abrasion level. Indeed, warranty is the most significant aspects to consider when buying floating laminate flooring. It is best not to buy laminate flooring that has less than 15 year warranty.  However, you also do not want to be fooled by a high number of warranty years since the price would be much more expensive than you expected. Make sure that the period of the warranty offers protection against any fading, staining and premature wear.

The best way to have the best quality floating laminate flooring for the lowest price is by surveying the rules of supply and demand. Any brand that has a household name will always be the one that consumers will first look for whenever they go for survey or shopping. As a result, the manufacturer will increase their products’ prices. Price is not always an indicator of the product’s quality. There are many more brands of high quality floating laminate flooring available at affordable prices.