Are you planning of having a laminate flooring in your house? Basically, you have 2 options : Laminate flooring or bamboo flooring. These 2 are examples of wooden flooring but they differ in features. This paper will tackle about the difference between the 2.

1. Abrasion-Resistant – Laminate flooring has features which make it abrasion- resistant. It is recommended to be employed in many serious traffic indoor places like the supermart and the gymnasium. On the other hand, bamboo flooring is the exact opposite.

2. Price Matters – Laminate flooring is less expensive and Bamboo flooring is usually three -4 times higher than that of laminate flooring. They are both moisture-resistant but bamboo is way better since it could be employed in the kitchen and its swelling rate is really low.

Three. Sturdiness Counts – Bamboo flooring is better compared to laminate flooring. The second couldn’t be fixed if the top layer is damaged since there’s no layer to protect its decorative layer and support material. Bamboo flooring can still be used if its surface gets broken since there is still bamboo under the surface.

4. Formaldehyde Content – Bamboo flooring is made of glued bamboo planks while the support material of laminate flooring has fixed wooden fiber. This would mean that the content of formaldehyde in laminate flooring is times of that in bamboo but the latter is still safe to use as long as it would meet the standard of formaldehyde release.

5. Colors -It is available in pine, oak, birch, cherry, birch, teak, ceramic tile, walnut, granite, marble and also including bamboo.

Six. Appearance – Bamboo flooring has a natural, snug and elegant feel. Regular laminate flooring won’t be in a position to provide such feel. there are some sorts of Laminate flooring with hardwood-like look : V groove type and hand scraped surface.

Seven. Noise – Laminate flooring is a floating sort, there would be some noise when people would step on it. Meanwhile, Bamboo flooring only has little noise since its installation procedure is different from laminate flooring.

Now that you have just read the difference between laminate flooring and bamboo laminate flooring, the decision is all yours. Ensure to weight its features very well in order to have the best choice.