Laminate Flooring Finishes & Treatments
Since laminate flooring has a printed image layer, there is a wider variety of finishes available. Some aim to simulate solid wood, and others are less conventional.
Stone Effect
Laminate flooring can also be made to look like stone tiles, providing endless design options.
Embossed / Wood Grain
An embossed finish attempts to simulate the texture of the wood (or stone) image that is printed on the flooring; rather than being smooth, these boards have the same texture you would feel on the surface of solid wood or stone tiles.
Matt
Matt is a smooth, clear finish on top of the printed image; because it is matt there is minimal reflection.
Extra Matt
Extra matt attempts to have zero reflection, giving the flooring a slightly chalky appearance. This type of finish is also much less likely to show scratches and other small imperfections.
Silk
This finish creates a subtle shine, but without all the maintenance and upkeep of a high gloss floor. Silk is a light gloss finish, somewhere in between our silk matt, and smooth finishes.
Silk Matt
If you can’t decide between silk or matt, then this finish is for you. Silk matt has a mixture of gloss and no gloss areas. The varying gloss level gives it a contrast that accentuates the texture of the floor.
Silverfrost
This finish highlights the flooring texture by running a subtle silvery tone through the grains.
Smooth
Smooth does not have a deep grain structure, instead, it is a more uniform, gloss finish. This type of flooring will look great in calculated, modern rooms.
Handscraped
A handscraped finish imitates the way solid wood flooring was traditionally finished before specialised machines could make perfect finishes. The imperfections in the finish add character in the way that it reflects light.
Rustic
This type of finish looks to imitate the worn character of older wood flooring, perfect for rooms that you want to look cosy and lived in.
Textured
This is a broad term for finishes that have some form of texture; like an embossed finish, while not quite as worn as a rustic or handscraped finish.