Nothing beats hardwood flooring for your home, unless it is laminate flooring. And nothing beats laminate flooring, except hardwood flooring.

Which option you choose for your home depends on your lifestyle. Each is ideal for specific situations.

Benefits of Hardwood Flooring are:

• An automatic aura of warmth and luxury;
• Higher actual and perceived value, which will increase the resale value of your home;
• Better sound control compared to laminate, which can be noisy in multi-storey buildings;
• A healthier choice for indoor air quality, since there are none of the glues found in laminates;
• Higher insulation value than laminate;
• Easily cleaned and maintained;
• Can be brought back to ‘like new’ condition with re-sanding and re-finishing, making the floors an excellent long-term investment;
• Available in a wide range of finishes and colours; and
• An elegant choice that matches every style of home décor and never goes out of style.

Benefits of Laminate Flooring are:

• Easy care and durability, excellent for families with active children or those with pets;
• Tough, sealed surface withstands scratching and water spills better than hardwood;
• Resists fading better than hardwood;
• Lower cost than hardwood;
• Easy to install – can often by done as a DIY project on a weekend while hardwood flooring may require professional installation;
• Available in a wide range of finishes and colours, everything from wood-look finishes to cork to mock tile, which can match every style of home decor;
• Tough, sealed surface withstands scratching, water spills, and fading better than hardwood; and
• Long-lasting, with warranties available for up to 25 years

When you are choosing the flooring for your Star Home, talk to us. We'll help you select the best product for your lifestyle.