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Laminate floors are durable. Unlike hardwood, laminate flooring will not stain, fade, dent and are far more scratch and water resistant. However, they can be damaged by large amounts of water, so they aren’t your best choice for kitchens or bathrooms. For kitchens and bathrooms you should consider an engineered flooring like Amtico. Now lets review some of the choices that you have.
The most popular brands are Pergo, Wilsonart, Dupont, Mohawk, Shaw, Armstrong, Mannington, and Quick-Step. One thing that you want to look for when choosing your planks is the “AC” rating which is a measure of how durable it is.
An AC rating of 1 is the lowest and should only be used in a low traffic area like a bedroom. 5 is the highest and is for commercial use. It is most likely not necessary in a home. A rating of 3 should be sufficient for high traffic areas in your house.
Pergo has the best name in the business but Wilsonart, Shaw, Mohawk and Dupont all have better quality.
Wilsonart uses HPL (high pressure laminate) that is manufactured at 1400 psi giving it superior wear resistance, static load capacity, impact resistance and design clarity (higher sheen levels). They have the exclusive “tap and lock” installation system with the option of using Wilsonart Flooring’s BlueFusion® Adhesive for extreme conditions such as low or high humidity and where water exposure is more likely. Installing Wilsonart Flooring with BlueFusion Adhesive results in up to four times stronger seams and up to 10 times the moisture resistance of other leading laminate flooring installation systems with virtually no time added to the installation process.
DuPont Real Touch premium laminate flooring is a popular choice. They have an exclusive Interplank Design that makes their laminate floors have “virtually seamless joints” and the MicroBevel technology will bring your floors to life with added depth. Another added plus is that they have the underlayment pre-installed.
Shaw makes laminate floors that are 4 layers with a melamine top and bottom layer with a decor layer and a EnviroCore™ layer in between. EnviroCore™ – Shaw’s environmentally friendly coreboard – is the dense inner layer made of recycled wood fiber meaning fewer trees used with less waste.
Mohawk laminate flooring takes naturally occurring patterns of nature and painstakingly replicates color tones and hues of the seasons. Multiple layers compose each laminate, deliberately varied to look and even feel like wood. They have more than 50% pre-consumer recycled content in all their laminate products and are backed with a lifetime structural warranty.
That’s a quick review of the more popular laminate flooring brands available. Go here if you need information on installing your new laminate flooring.