Real Wood vs. Laminate flooring in bedroom

StevenMarks

From my understanding laminate is cheaper, harder wearing, but colder underfoot than real wood.

Which would you go for and why?

phill99

Real wood is 10 times the price of a medium grade laminate. Why go to the expense of real wood when you are only in there to sleep?

HappyMJ

Carpet....it's warmer. Laminate will be fine though although I wouldn't say harder wearing. You can use some rugs on the floor if it gets too cold.

PasturesNew

If you fit laminate upstairs, every time you're downstairs and somebody goes into that room it's like a herd of mating elephants.

wallbash

Another vote for carpet .

StevenMarks

I have some allergies so carpet isn't really my favoured solution.

The bedroom is downstairs and the cost would be between 2-3 times for real wood over laminate.

rach_k

I wouldn't have laminate if you paid me. I don't think it looks good (if you want it to look like wood, get wood!) and it sounds awful even when it's downstairs.

It depends what kind of look you like though. Laminate may be harder wearing but if you do damage it, it looks a real mess. Wood may be more prone to knocks but it just looks like older wood - I like that look

If you want cheaper, I'd go for carpet for a bedroom.

ceredigion

rach_k wrote: »

I wouldn't have laminate if you paid me. I don't think it looks good (if you want it to look like wood, get wood!)

but I've fitted highly lacquered wood floors, that cost an arm and a leg and thought to my self. It looks just like laminate

Hintza

ceredigion wrote: »

but I've fitted highly lacquered wood floors

Well there is your problem. Would have been better with an oiled wood.

smifffy1989

I would look at the price of both and decide on that. I probably couldn't tell the difference anyway.

Paully232000

I would suggest, as others have said, neither, and go for a good quality carpet. Much warmer on your feet when you get up in the morning on a cold winters day.

We have wood throughout the house downstairs and carpet from the bottom of the stairs up and what a difference on your feet carpet makes.