on the boards |
If you’re looking for a really new angle — literally — consider
the elegant look of a diagonal floor made of planks or tiles. With
laminate’s interlocking, snap-together construction, installation
is far easier and costs are significantly less, even with the 15 to 20
percent waste required with such patterns.
Laminate’s wear layer, with aluminum oxide (approaching
the hardness of diamonds), provides superior dent, stain and
fade resistance, as well as easy maintenance. Many laminates
have cores, backings and even joints treated with water repel-
lent chemicals and paraffin. Laminates are also antibacterial,
anti-mold, antistatic, and sound insulating — carrying warran-
ties extending from 10 years to a lifetime.
Laminates are also renowned for environmental sensitivity,
using a high percentage of renewable and recycled materials and
maintaining low emission levels.
Laminate’s ability to restyle an individual room or an entire
home is a tribute to artistic imagination and technical ingenuity.
And yes, maybe a little attitude. ■
Here; Coastal Living Patina from Armstrong.
Above: Claremont State from Pergo.
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