Installing vinyl laminate flooring provides a simple way to achieve a flooring look that combines the benefits of wood flooring and vinyl flooring. These laminates come in easily cut planks, as this video shows. Although you may need a jig saw to make some cuts, a utility knife works for most.
Vinyl laminate works well in any room but offers the toughness needed in laundry rooms, foyers, mud rooms, and any other high-traffic area of a home. Because it comes in a variety of sizes, you can mix the board sizes to create a unique look. Vinyl laminate also offers a wide variety of wood options, so you can buy flooring that looks like ash, oak, walnut, teak, bamboo, and many others.
Newer laminate designs feature marble looks, mosaics, and small tile designs on a large laminate sheet. These easy-to-install planks or mini-sheets come in two main styles – interlocking and peel-and-stick. Unlike installing tiles, they don’t require spacers or grout.
When you want to use a wood floor in a room that’s prone to moisture, consider laminate. It will look like wood but stand up to the moisture, and many laminate flooring options resist scratches. This vinyl flooring differs from the linoleum of the 1970s and provides a hardwood appearance in rooms where you can’t use wood.
