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Flooring Service
Hard-wearing, budget-friendly floors that install fast.
Laminate is a photographic wood layer under a tough melamine wear surface, fused to a dense fibreboard core. Modern laminate is far better than its reputation from twenty years ago: the scratch resistance is genuinely excellent, and the printing has improved to the point most visitors will not look twice. We install laminate across Middlesex, Somerset, Hunterdon, Union and Mercer Counties.
Laminate is a floating floor, which means it needs an expansion gap around the whole perimeter and correct underlayment beneath. Get either wrong and the floor peaks in the middle of the room or clicks underfoot. We size the gap properly, hide it behind trim, and do not cut corners on underlayment just because the product is budget-friendly.
Installed laminate runs $4 to $8 per square foot here, including material and professional installation. That makes it one of the most affordable ways to cover a large area properly. AC rating drives most of the price difference: AC3 suits normal residential use, while AC4 and AC5 are built for heavier traffic and hold up better in hallways, entries and rentals.
This is the question we get most. Laminate has a harder surface and generally resists scratching better, and many people prefer how it feels underfoot. LVP is fully waterproof, and laminate is not: its fibreboard core swells permanently if water sits on a seam. So the honest rule is laminate for bedrooms, living rooms and hallways, LVP for kitchens, bathrooms, laundries and basements. If one floor has to run through all of it, choose LVP.
Water-resistant laminate handles a spill wiped up within a few hours. It does not handle a dishwasher leak overnight, a pet accident left until morning, or standing water at a doorway. When the core takes on water it swells at the seam and the damage is permanent, because you cannot sand or dry it back. We would rather tell you that before you buy than after.
Laminate floats rather than fastening down, so it sits on underlayment over a clean, flat subfloor. We check flatness first, because unevenness is what causes clicking and premature joint wear. Planks are racked so seams stagger naturally, an expansion gap is left around the perimeter and every fixed object, and trim covers it. A typical room is done in a day.
Yes, and it is one of its real strengths. The melamine wear layer resists scratching better than most hardwood finishes. Claw marks that would show on wood often will not register. The weakness is water, not wear.
No. Steam forces moisture into the seams, which is exactly where the core is vulnerable. Use a barely damp microfibre mop and a cleaner made for laminate. This single habit ends more laminate floors early than anything else.
Often yes. Because it floats, laminate can go over tile, vinyl or well-bonded wood provided the surface is stable, clean and flat within tolerance. It should not go over carpet. We check the subfloor at the estimate rather than guessing.
With normal residential use and no water incidents, fifteen to twenty-five years is a realistic range, with AC rating and traffic doing most of the deciding. Unlike wood it cannot be refinished, so when the wear layer goes the floor is replaced rather than restored.
Fully waterproof, for kitchens, bathrooms and basements.
Real wood surface at a mid-range price point.
Warmth and quiet for bedrooms and family rooms.
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