Believe it or not, laminate floors were only introduced in the US market about a decade ago, yet it has already become one of the fastest selling floor types in the US today. Ease of installation, low prices, and ability to withstand punishment are some of the most likely reasons for laminate flooring’s popularity. Billions of square feet of laminate floor have been sold to homeowners throughout the country, and far more worldwide, being placed in many new homes in many new subdivisions as well as used to replacement in older homes to give them a much more modern look.

Manufacturers of flooring have been very quick to pick up on the laminate floor trend and most now produce laminated floor tiles and planks in a truly ridiculous array of colors, textures, and styles. Not only that, but there are many different installation formats as well for laminate floor, such as click lock, floating, and gluedown to mention but a few.

Pergo and Armstrong, for example, have become household names and many others are making a name for themselves by bringing to market high quality flooring in finishes and styles that surprise even the most jaded of consumers.  Pergo has a very pretty walnut laminate flooring as well as an extremely popular maple laminate flooring, and Armstrong is very proud of their SwiftLock laminate flooring which promises easy installation.  With Quick Step laminate flooring, laminate has become even easier to install yourself, not that installing laminate flooring was ever particularly difficult.  There’s also always companies offering discount laminate floors if you’re willing to add a little risk to your laminate flooring installation.

With all of these choices to choose from, buyers will often become confused when trying to choose the right floor for them. In addition, AC Ratings and various groove and tongue systems can really convolute things. With this type of flooring being rather young, the options are sure to expand and become even more confusing as time goes on, though there will always be those who are brave enough to attempt their own laminate floor installation no matter how complicated the landscape becomes.

Be sure to look around, either on the web or at your local hardware store, so that you can learn about laminate floor, it’s durability, and see just how affordable it can be.  Be careful though, as with everything else, cheap laminate flooring may not be up to par with the more expensive, better known brands.

Imagine, a wood look with no cracking or splintering, no special chemicals needed to clean, and no worries about scuffs since laminate floor simply buffs right out as opposed to expensive treatment costs of real wood floors. Anyone with a family can appreciate how much easier laminate floor would be to work with than real wood.

The better known manufacturers currently providing beech laminated floor are BHK, Shaw, and Westhollow, though there are many more manufacturers out there. All of these different companies offer durable, affordable and beautiful flooring options, though there are some differences between them. You really need to shop all the brands before you’ll know eactly what you want for your laminate floor as there are many different floors out there to choose from.

BHK, for instance, is known for their great beech laminate floor. Their most popular product is most likely Select Beech, but for an alternative look, you can select their Enhanced Beech laminate floor that shows even more wood grain patterns than the Select Beech option, though is the exact same gorgeous honey color.

Shaw is a popular brand of beech laminated floor as well with one of their more popular offerings being the Beech 2-strip, though it is priced a bit higher than average. They also have Golden Beech laminate floor, though, which is intended more for those that are budget minded. Either way, Shaw will likely have something that will fit your home and needs.

Westhollow, makers of Constance Beech laminate floor, has several other styles as well. The Constance Beech is very much what you would expect from beech laminate floor, complete with the light beech color. Their laminate choices also include the very exotic South Beech, not to be confused with the diet, that is a darker, nearly honey colored shade with a very alluring look. Both of these options would work great for your laminate floor.