| A home makeover project often consists of | | | | covered with a durable protective coating. |
| trying to laminate floors as well, rather | | | | |
| than just concentrate on walls and ceilings. | | | | |
| This is because many guests will notice the | | | | |
| state of your floors first, rather than the | | | | When getting rid of old carpet and replacing |
| condition of your walls and ceilings? Face | | | | with laminate floors, you have to remember |
| it, how many times has your next-door | | | | that your carpet may be attached to the old |
| neighbor commented: Oh, what a lovely ceiling | | | | flooring with staples, tack strips, and even |
| you have! But he may have noticed your floors | | | | glue. So removing the carpet will require |
| enough to say: I think your floors need a bit | | | | patience, perseverance and time – as |
| of spit and polish to them. | | | | well as knowing how to get rid of all that |
| | | | dried glue. You will need special carpet |
| | | | knives to remove the carpet in segments |
| | | | (rather than attempt to pull off the whole |
| Why is it important to laminate floors? The | | | | shebang at one go – that's simply not |
| basic difference between laminate floors and | | | | possible.) The person cutting must be able to |
| wood floors is that laminate floors are | | | | cut through the whole width of the carpet |
| protected from accidental liquid and food | | | | without damaging the underlying flooring (if |
| spilled onto their surface. They may look | | | | that is to be retained.) Your biggest enemies |
| like hardwood floors but laminate floors are | | | | here will be fatigue, boredom maybe, and lack |
| actually made up of different flooring | | | | of skill on the part of the people removing |
| substances bonded together into a hard | | | | the old carpet. This is why experienced |
| surface that is covered with a final | | | | contractors can command a better price for |
| resin-covered cellulose finish that will | | | | their services – they simply know |
| prevent substances like liquids from | | | | better how to do the job compared to novices |
| permeating into the underlying layers. Wood | | | | offering their services at cheap rates. |
| floors may have a protective covering applied | | | | |
| to them but are not made of the same | | | | |
| substances as laminate floors. Laminate | | | | |
| floors are also less expensive than hardwood | | | | You will know where to put laminate floors by |
| flooring materials and may last longer under | | | | the condition of the underlying flooring |
| daily wear and tear. | | | | (also called sub-floors or sub-flooring.) If |
| | | | you find that there are parts of the house |
| | | | where the flooring has been warped or |
| | | | deteriorated due to water damage or severe |
| The different types of laminate floors can be | | | | wear and tear, those may be ideal places to |
| differentiated based on what material they | | | | install laminate floors. Basically, the |
| simulate in appearance. This means you can | | | | function of the room will also help you |
| buy laminate floors that mimic the great look | | | | decide where to put laminate floors and where |
| of hardwood, granite, and even marble floors. | | | | to install other types of flooring. In |
| But basically laminate floors are all made | | | | flooring decisions, functionality should take |
| under the same principle of different | | | | precedence over image. |
| flooring substances bonded together and | | | | |