Laminate flooring is an innovative floorboard consisting of an extremely durable print layer glued to a strong particleboard. This enables it to showcase the beauty of timber flooring (or any other design) whilst provid
Laminate flooring is an innovative floorboard consisting of an extremely durable print layer glued to a strong particleboard. This enables it to showcase the beauty of timber flooring (or any other design) whilst providing unmatched durability and affordability. Laminate flooring in Sydney has become a popular flooring solution that offers many advantages over traditional timber floors – they look beautiful, perform better, are easier to install and are more affordable.
Laminate flooring is an innovative floorboard consisting of an extremely durable print layer glued to a strong particleboard. This enables it to showcase the beauty of timber flooring (or any other design) whilst providing unmatched durability and affordability. Laminate flooring in Sydney has become a popular flooring solution that offers many advantages over traditional timber floors – they look beautiful, perform better, are easier to install and are more affordable.
About Classic Collection Gloss Finish
Preference Classic Collection is a beautiful, elegant laminate flooring solution. The collection is affordable, easy to keep clean, and available in several colors. It has the looks of natural timber flooring but with the hard wear characteristics of a laminate floor. The collection is backed by a limited lifetime warranty.
Planks Per Box: 10
Box Coverage Area: 1.5150
Box Weight: 16
Finish: 65% Semi Gloss
Warranty: Limited Lifetime Structural Warranty / Limited 20 Year Coating
Installation Method: Easy to install Clic System
Plank Size: 1212x125x12.3
Category: Laminate Flooring
How to DIY This Floor?
The easiest DIY floors are floating floors like this one! They click lock together and don’t need glue or nails - they're super easy to install and if you make a mistake, you can simply un-click them and redo it. Floating floors include laminate floors, hybrid floors, bamboo floors and even engineered timber (if you are after real wood).
What tools do I need to DIY this type of floor?
The most important tools are:
Drop Saw and / or Table Saw - to cut the floorboards and are available for $150 at most hardware stores, or you can borrow one.
Ruler or Set Square - to measure how much you need to cut for the end planks near the walls.
Pencil & Eraser - to draw the cutting lines when you reach the last planks of each row.
Other “nice-to-haves” include a DIY Flooring Kit (available at Floor venue), spirit levels, tape measures, safety equipment, and work gloves.
Pro installation tips
Floor Levelling - the subfloor refers to what you intend to lay the flooring directly over and is often concrete slabs, plywood, yellow tongue or even existing floorboards. Proper subfloor preparation is very important and you should:
Clean the subfloor
Check subfloor evenness (to prevent creaking and long-term joint damage)
Underlay - is typically a soft rubber or foam material that goes underneath the floor and provides noise protection. If you live in an apartment block, your strata may have acoustic underlay requirements that you must confirm before a project.
Expansion Gaps - between the floor and the walls to allow for natural expansion and shrinkage due to temperature and moisture changes. Consider:
Plank Width - wider planks have more expansion and should be given a slightly bigger expansion gap within the range below.
Environmental Moisture - if relative humidity is high, we recommend increasing the expansion gap size.
Preference Classic Laminate flooring is a gorgeous and cost-effective laminate flooring solution that features a tough AC3 surface, making it ideal for dealing with everyday residential wear and tear. Aesthetic quality of the range offers the unique look of real timber floors, while at the same time offering the practicality and benefits that only a laminate floor can provide. It’s suitable for most interior decors, practical, economical, and highly attractive.
Laminate floors are easy to maintain. There’s no special cleaning agents or treatments that need to be used! Every so often, just vacuum or sweep the floor. However, never use a steam mop on laminate floors. The use of household cleaners or couring pads on your laminate floor is also not recommended as their abrasive nature may lead to damaging of the planks.
Laminate flooring was first introduced by a Swedish company as a method of reusing waste wood for economical and ethical reasons. These planks are first created by deconstructing wood to make it into a pulp, and then fusing them together in order to create a synthetic core. There are three primary layers, which consist of a wear layer, print layer, and HDF core.
