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