Hardwood Flooring VS Laminate Flooring, which is better and why? ...
Answers: On your question, psyche say both are equal surrounded by quality and fortitude. However, one doesnt choose a floor based on those factor.
If you have an expensive home hardwood floors vs laminate is a defenite must. Laminate is a cheap look, joint visible and phony compared to the look of genuine wood. Simple as that an expensive house doesnt use laminate.
On lasting element, the new hardwood have a finish that is composed of Aluminum Oxide finish on the surface. That matter is nearly as hard as diamond. Fact it will wear out carbide saw during installation it is so hard.
On Engineered or plywood hardwood floors verse say solid 3/4 sticky hardwood. the 3/4 wins hand down. It is much more durable and much easieir to install even by the homeowner.
The homeowner can easily install 3/4 hardwood floors right over existing sub floors. The power stapler rents at Home Depot for $107 per week and a compressor you can buy or borrow to power the component. The staples are also available at a price of $50 for 10K of them.
Not much too it, I just installed upstairs contained by 4 BR nearly 1400sf of 2 1/4 Oak at a cost of about $2.38 per sq foot purchased on Sale at Home Depot. So why buy that second-hand goods laminate that looks cheap, get the best for yourself and hold the quality of your house remodel, not downgraded with some sort of plastic looking laminate.
Hardwood looks better and will finishing forever