Herringbone has been laid in European homes since the sixteenth century. It still costs more to install than straight planks, and it is still worth it in the right room.
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Both look like wood, both click together, both come from the same shops. The differences that actually matter are underneath the surface.
There is laminate, and there is laminate. The difference is not branding — it is in five specifications you can read off any datasheet.
Most flooring retailers list everything. We list five laminate brands. The choice is not commercial — we sell what we have personally laid in real homes and watched stand up over years. Here is each brand we stock, what it does well, and where to use it. AGT Turkish manufacturer, family-owned since 1984, and one […]



