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Laminate Flooring Samples

Find Your Perfect 8mm Laminate Flooring With Our Free Samples

We have years of experience selling wood flooring, and we know that seeing it in your home is the best way to choose your next flooring. That’s why we encourage you to utilise our unlimited free samples to compare as many colours and finishes as you need to.

How To Order Your Free 8mm Laminate Flooring Samples

Ordering samples of our products is extremely easy. First, click the ‘order free sample button’ on any products you’d like to sample. Then you can find the samples in your cart, where you can order them for free. We even include free delivery on all sample orders, so you won’t have to spend a penny until you’re certain you are happy with your decision.

Quick & Easy Delivery

Our samples are delivered for free via royal mail, straight through your letterbox, so there is no need to wait at home for your delivery.

Laminate Flooring FAQ's

What is 8mm Laminate Flooring?

Laminate flooring features a hardwood core, printed with a wood image and a transparent layer on top; it is a cost-effective alternative to solid and engineered wood as it does not have an expensive solid wood veneer.

Our 8mm laminate wood flooring is one of the thinnest board options we sell, which also makes it one of the least expensive floors available. As it is also easy to clean and maintain, our 8mm laminate range is perfect for family homes, those on a budget, or anyone with pets or children to think about.

Does Laminate Flooring Scratch Easily?

Any wood floor can be susceptible to scratches, but our 8mm laminate wood flooring is durable enough to withstand typical use, even in busy households.

Is Laminate Flooring Waterproof?

Laminate flooring features a real wood core, so while it is resistant to moisture and humidity, it is not waterproof. Small spillages will not damage your floor if you clean them up quickly, but if left for too long the liquid will begin to seep into the wood, causing it to warp. If you are looking at flooring for your bathroom then we suggest taking a look at LVT floors instead. All of our luxury vinyl tiles are 100% waterproof.

How Long Does Laminate Flooring Need to Acclimatise?

To prevent your new floor from warping after installation it's best to acclimate your flooring. Acclimatisation allows the wood to adjust to temperature and humidity conditions in your home. For optimal results, you should acclimatise your 8mm laminate flooring for at least 48 hours by leaving your flooring alone in the room in which you are going to install it.

Laminate Flooring Finishes & Treatments

Because laminate flooring has a printed image layer, there is a larger variety of finishes possible than with other types of wood flooring, some aim to simulate solid wood, and others are less conventional.

Embossed

Our embossed laminate floors have been ‘stamped’ to give the floor a more authentic texture. The texture produced during the embossing process will follow the pattern in the design image. This makes it incredibly difficult to tell that it has been purposely produced that way.

Extra Matt

Extra matt attempts to have zero reflection, giving the flooring a flat appearance that works well with modern room styles.

Matt

Matt is a smooth, clear finish with minimal reflection on top of the printed image.

Silk

Silk is a light gloss finish, somewhere in between our silk matt and smooth finishes.

Silk Matt

Silk matt is a middle ground between our silk and gloss finishes, the varying gloss level 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.

Stone Effect

Our 8mm laminate wood flooring can also be made to look like stone tiles, with all the benefits that laminate flooring has this could be a good consideration for your new flooring.

Wood grain 

A wood grain finish attempts to simulate the texture of the wood 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.

Textured

This is a broad term for finishes that have texture; like an embossed finish, while not quite as worn as a rustic finish.

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.

Laminate Flooring Thickness

Board Thickness

Generally speaking, board thickness is a case of personal preference, however, thicker boards, whilst usually more expensive do tend to be more hard wearing and provide a slightly improved sound reduction performance, which should be considered in upstairs apartments or bedrooms, for example. As well as this, thicker boards are usually more suited to higher traffic areas, where they can withstand greater use.

Laminate Flooring Styles

Plank

Plank flooring refers to the traditional perpendicular pattern you usually see flooring laid as. It can be as bold or as subtle as you want, depending on the colour and finish you choose.

Herringbone

Herringbone is a style of parquet flooring that can add a lot of interest to a room. A herringbone must be manufactured with this style in mind, as the click system will not work otherwise.

Laminate Flooring Installation Methods

Click System

Our laminate flooring uses click systems, a glue-free, interlocking fitting system, which can be laid relatively easily on top of a floating floor. Thanks to the simplicity of this system, laminate flooring is the perfect choice for people who are looking to install their flooring themselves.

Underlay

Click systems suddenly become much more difficult to install when the subsurface has not been prepared correctly. If the subsurface is uneven, this can lead to your flooring becoming damaged. 

Underlay is a layer of material that goes between the floor and the subfloor, evening out the surface and providing numerous benefits such as sound absorption, insulation, and improved underfoot feel.