Hardwood or Laminate wood look flooring?
We are interested in tearing out our wall to wall carpet (which I hate) and replacing it with either Laminate wood or Real Hardwood flooring. We have a newer home, tile by the front carpet in the living room and bedrooms and vinyl tile in the kitchen and bathrooms….my thought was to put the vinyl or hardwood throughout the kitchen living room bedrooms and hallway, and then tile the bathrooms with stone….which should I use real Hardwood or Laminate….heard bamboo flooring is nice too. Want something that is going to up the resale value when the time comes and something that is durable and not over the top for expense, we have approximately 1,048 square feet in our home.
Real wood looks better, laminate is cheaper though and easier to maintain. I wouldn’t use wood flooring for the kitchen use tile instead. You can use wood for the kitchen but the water and spills can warp the wood, and also the food particles get caught between the crevices of the wood flooring.
January 29th, 2010 at 10:57 pm
Hardwood is the better choice,but it is more expensive but will last forever and increase your home value.
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January 29th, 2010 at 11:33 pm
Real wood rather than laminate – will increase resale value the most.
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January 30th, 2010 at 12:07 am
Real wood looks better, laminate is cheaper though and easier to maintain. I wouldn’t use wood flooring for the kitchen use tile instead. You can use wood for the kitchen but the water and spills can warp the wood, and also the food particles get caught between the crevices of the wood flooring.
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January 30th, 2010 at 12:32 am
If you’re only going to be there for 3 or 4 years, I would do laminate because of the cost. Some of it looks really nice and I don’t think you’ll get your money back with real wood, although that is my favorite choice when staying in a place for awhile.
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