Just bought a new house and need to do new flooring. Laminate, hardwood, engineered? Tile in kitchen or stick with one of the above? We have had all the floors in previous houses and I feel there is pros and cons to both. Laminate has come along ways in past year!
The area where you live (cold, hot or temperate climate) will dictate the most appropriate floors. Of course, if you like a particular material, you can always "make it" appropriate.
The amount of use in a home as well as the amount of moisture in an area will all dictate which material will be longer wearing. Be aware that laminates do NOT like kitchens (someone has already complained that their Pergo has bubbled and pealed in the presence of moisture). They can have a hard time at entrance ways as well.
One of the ways around this = tile in kitchen/bath/entrance (go ahead and use the same tiles in all areas = a sense of flow). You could then use laminate in all other areas. The thing you want to remember about laminate is: thicker is better. A "nice" laminate is 12mm - 15mm thick and will start at $3.50/sf - $7/sf.
Remember to work with a HIGH END, DENSE underlay. The complaints about laminate clicking and bounce comes from 2 places:
1) uneven subfloor
2) "bad underlay" that is "too squishy"
Take time to work the subfloor (and the money) and then work with a dense underlay like solid cork (6mm cork underlay = wonderful feeling laminate).
smit2380
Bev
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