Is laminate suitable for bathrooms and kitchens?
YES…. providing you buy the correct flooring. Note: there is a massive difference in performance between water-RESISTANT flooring and water-PROOF flooring. Aqua-step is not wood based and is uniquely 100% WATERPROOF , guaranteed 20 years and is suitable for the wettest of bathrooms. Quick-Step have a range of flooring specifically for bathrooms called Lagune which is guaranteed for 10 years in damp areas like bathrooms, also Quick-Step also claim their joinery system is so good it prevents water from penetrating the joints coupled with a high quality core material this means the whole quickstep range is fine in kitchens. Bamboo flooring is extremely resistant to water damage however like solid wood it’s not as tough as laminate. Click seal is a product that can be used to seal the joints of your laminate floor making them more resistant to water damage. Click seal still allows glueless laminates to be disassembled. B&Q’s aqualoc range performs quite poorly in wet conditions although
