Your conservatory is an oasis. A sun trapping haven of calm, adding that special something to your home. It might be your games room, your family cinema, or just a place to get away from the kids for five minutes. The boom in demand for conservatories owes much to the modern touch they bring to a house, which you can enhance by combining the clear glass walls with sleek laminate flooring.
Why laminate flooring?
The conservatory often gets a lot of use, which is why the durability of laminate flooring is one of its key benefits. It stays tough and undamaged for longer than many other types of flooring. It is also famously easy to clean, with a resistance to stains that carpets, for example, can only admire with envy. A quick sweep or wipe down will leave you with plenty of time to put your feet up while your neighbours are still scrubbing away in despair at the damage wreaked by their terrible tots.
Being made mainly of glass, even British conservatories come in for their fair share of sunlight over the years. That’s why it is important to choose flooring that won’t fade to a lacklustre shade after a couple of (admittedly mild) British summers. Laminate flooring is resistant to this kind of bleaching due to its protective plastic film, meaning that the colour you bought is the colour you get to keep. The hardwearing nature of laminate also makes it very resistant to indentation and physical damage.
But laminate flooring isn’t just practical, it’s also pretty. Or it can be. Depending on your taste, you can choose from a range of different wood effects, or even a marble or granite inspired finish to add a touch of class to your house of glass. Select your flooring to complement your décor and furniture, and then show off your well-designed conservatory without mentioning how little you spent on the floor.
Which is possibly the greatest advantage of choosing a laminate floor: price? The fact is that laminate utterly floors the competition when it comes to cost, with prices often starting from as low as £7 or less per square metre of flooring. The money you save by spending on more expensive hardwood and stone floors will come in handy when adding the finishing decorative touches to your conservatory, or splashing out on refreshments to serve your envious friends and neighbours, should you be kind enough to invite them over after completing your home improvements.
What are the other options?
Although laminate is increasingly popular, there are a couple of other options you might choose to flirt with before deciding which one to bring back home. Carpeting might add that warm touch, but it is rather messy and tends to accumulate inexplicable stains over time, particularly if there are children around. Tiles are nice and easy to clean, like laminate, but surprisingly they’re not as tough. Tiles tend to chip, especially if you’d rather avoid the frequently high prices and opt for cheaper varieties.
When it comes to picking the one with the best all round packages, you will probably find that laminate flooring offers the most. Tough yet stylish, clean and elegant, you’d be mad to let it slip through your fingers. If in doubt, ask your friends what they think. Just don’t let them steal this one away.
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