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Laminate flooring is hard wearing and ideal for heavy use and families in Carmarthen. It is available in a wide range of finishes and colours, from planks to hand finished, and from white to dark oaks.
Whatever you need to enhance the beauty of the rooms in your home you’ll find yourself spoilt for choice. Delivered to homes in Carmarthenshire.
About Laminate Flooring
Laminate was originally created as an affordable alternative to hardwood. Back in the 1970s when laminate flooring was first introduced to the market, homeowners loved the fact that they could get a durable floor that looked like wood, but didn’t have the hardwood price tag.
In those early days, style was sacrificed for affordability. If you had a laminate floor back then, it may have looked like wood, but it probably also looked fake which used to be a drawback of this flooring type.
Today, advanced printing technologies have enabled manufacturers such as Quickstep to create a wide variety of laminate visuals that look so close to their original source, they can even fool flooring experts.
Laminate flooring is constructed in layers. The bottom layer is the “backing”. It’s designed to resist moisture that could cause boards to warp.
Above the backing is the inner core. The core is made from high-density fiberboard that is reinforced with a special resin to further enhance moisture resistance and increase durability.
Next is the image design layer. This is where the high-resolution image of wood, stone, metal, or other material appears.
The top layer is the wear layer. This layer protects the design from fading, scratches, and damage from everyday wear and tear.