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Laminate Styles

Any floor covering in your home impacts interior beauty, design, comfort, livability and upkeep. It’s a fact, floor coverings can make or break a home.

Types of Laminate Flooring

Knowing the basic types of laminate flooring and laminate installation can provide you with a firm foundation upon which to begin your laminate shopping journey.

No more fake looks
Looks are traditional, rustic, distressed and exotic
Grains and texture more realistic than ever
Number of photographs or screens determine quality
Lighter colors make small rooms look larger
Dark colors create intimate settings
Choose coordinating or contrasts with cabinets or furniture
No matching colors and styles, be creative

4 Styles of Laminate Flooring Installation

Glue-less laminate flooring

Quick and easy
Thin underlayment seals out moisture
Floors float over subfloors
Vapor barrier can be added for noise

Laminate flooring with attached underlay

Several different types of tongue and grooved locking systems
Attached underlayment to reduce noise levels

Glued laminate flooring

No mess, glue already applied to the tongue and grooves
Quick and easy-to-install
Thin, plastic underlayment needed to seal out moisture and prevent glue from sticking

Laminate Moldings

Affect the overall
Important because they cover the space allowed for flooring to expand and move naturally
Helps with the transition to an adjacent floor
Manufacturers offer coordinating moldings for all styles and colors
Moldings are designed to coordinate, not be an exact match
Moldings for laminates are slightly larger than wood or tile counterparts

Styles of Laminate Flooring and Definitions

Step Down Stair Nose

Coordinating piece for proper transition for all steps

Reducer Strip

Transitional piece to connect with another type of flooring

End Molding or Carpet Reducer

Used as a transition to different flooring when the reducer does not allow enough height

T-Molding

Used in doorways to join two laminate floors in adjoining rooms
Recommended when making transitions from floors of the same height

Quarter Round

Installed where the floor meets the wall or baseboard

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