Laminate Floor Facts

When a product is the cheapest option available, it gets people’s attention.  Such is the case with Swiftlock Laminate Flooring.  Most resellers of laminate floors stock Swiftlock, and it’s generally their least expensive option.  Of course, if a product is inexpensive, it’s assumed that it is of lower quality than the competition.  Is this true in the case of Swiftlock Laminate Flooring?  It’s hard to tell.

There are various reports from people online, who own Swiftlock Laminate Flooring, and have various complaints.  However, is this a case of simple math?  If Swiftlock sells three times as much product as the competition, but only has twice as many complaints, then doesn’t that mean their quality must be better?

Unfortunately, the reported issues with laminated flooring from Swiftlock are not easily avoidable.  Heavy or sharp objects dropped from any distance is said to leave dents.  Swiftlock Laminate Flooring has also been accused of warping under only enough liquid to clean it, and leaving none standing.  If you have kids, or live in an area where it rains a lot, that’s pretty ominous.  However, there are many others who have this laminate floor that say it holds up just fine to just about anything.

The biggest advantages to Swiftlock Laminate Flooring, though, are really not in durability.  As mentioned before, Swiftlock is the king of cheap laminate flooring.  However, they also have a very large selection from which to choose.  Their installation instructions are second to none, too, which is something that they really pride themselves in.

Swiftlock Laminate Flooring is produced by Armstrong.  It makes sense that, when it comes to durability, Armstrong wouldn’t want its cheapest laminate floor competing with their Armstrong labeled floors.  Maybe this is why they don’t even sell Swiftlock Laminate Flooring on Amazon.

I suppose it comes down to what you can afford.  If you can afford better, than maybe it makes more sense to go with a laminated floor that doesn’t have as many complaints aimed at it.  However, you may sacrifice ease of installation.  Only you know if that’s a risk worth taking in your particular situation.

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No other type of flooring will provide you with nearly as many options as a laminate floor.  With all sorts of options available, including laminate wood floors such as oak, merbau, beech, cherry, maple, and walnut, you can be sure that laminate floors will give you the look you want for your home, and likely at a lower cost than what it is emulating. Laminate wood flooring also has the added advantage of being quite a bit more durable than the so called real thing.

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.

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