Why Should I Laminate Wood Flooring Over a Hardwood or Tile Floor?
Michalis 'BIG Mike' Kotzakolios
Laminate wood flooring gives homeowners an additional option beyond hardwood flooring and tiles. It allows the homeowner to use something that is more durable and scratch-resistant than real wood, but also more flexible than tile.
Additionally, it is easy to setup, which means homeowners who select laminate wood flooring can avoid hiring a contractor—and can instead install the flooring themselves at no additional cost.
Laminate wood flooring comes in a variety of different colors and textures, ranging from honey yellow to dark red to brown.
Laminate wood flooring also comes in a variety of prices, depending on the color, texture, and height—and the bulk, if you purchase enough. Builddirect.com, for instance, offers a number of high-end laminate wood floor brands at different prices. While you can purchase knotty, dark colors from Kronotex at as little as eighty-six cents, you will have to pay as much as $1.57 if you want to purchase a higher-end, thicker mahogany piece from a brand such as Robina.
Depending on what type of laminate wood flooring you purchase—and how much you purchase of it—you could end up waiting anywhere between 1 and 8 weeks for delivery. If you desperately need to refloor parts of your house for an upcoming event, you may be able to arrange something with the seller.
If you have more time to wait on your flooring, you may want to consider scheduling your laminate floor shipping arrangements with the slowest option. Flooring is heavy—and subsequently, shipping will not be cheap. If you want to save money, you will more than likely have to wait several additional weeks to get a more reasonable rate. In the end, scheduling slow shipping arrangements and installing the floor yourself could save you more than 50% of the total cost. Why pay twice as much for the floor?
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