Flooring Guide

Carpet Or Laminate – Which Is Best?

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When it comes to picking out flooring for your home, there’s plenty of options available.

Two of the most popular choices are carpet and laminate flooring. So, which is the best and which should you choose.

The answer is of course subjective, and there’s both positives and negatives in choosing either.

To help you along, here’s the pros and cons of both carpet and laminate flooring.

Carpet Or Laminate - Which Is Best?

Carpet vs Laminate

Pros Of Carpet

  • A huge colour choice
  • A top quality carpet can last longer than laminate flooring
  • Carpet is suitable for virtually any floor

Cons Of Carpet

  • It can be harder to maintain than laminate flooring
  • Carpet should always be fitted by a professional fitter

Pros Of Laminate Flooring

  • Easy to maintain
  • Easy to install
  • Can be fitted on most floors

Cons Of Laminate Flooring

  • Less choice of colours
  • Lots of patterns but limited in colours
  • May not be suitable to all rooms in all homes

Carpet vs Laminate: Room By Room Guide

Laminate Or Carpet In Living Room

When it comes to your living room, both laminate flooring and carpet make great choices. This comes down to your personal preference, with pros and cons being listed above.

Laminate Or Carpet In Bedroom

Just like your living room, choosing either laminate or carpet is subjective. Both are acceptable and both can look fantastic.

For a super soft comfy underfoot feeling in the morning, a thick pile carpet might be preferable.

But if you’re looking for something really easy to clean and maintain in a busy kids bedroom, laminate could be a better choice.

Laminate Or Carpet In Kitchen

When it comes to the kitchen, this is where laminate shines. Since it’s far easier to clean and maintain, it makes an excellent choice for the kitchen.

These days modern homes will opt for laminate flooring over carpets almost always in the kitchen, with LVT, vinyl or hardwood being other choices.

Which Is Cheaper? Carpet Or Laminate

Both laminate flooring and carpets come in a wide range of prices. There’s lots of factors to consider when you’re talking about which is cheaper. It comes down to the quality of either flooring along with fitting.

A luxury carpet will be more expensive per square foot than a lot of laminate flooring. However both carpet and laminate flooring are usually cheaper than alternatives such as hardwood or tiled flooring.

For those on a budget, cheap carpets are great economical choices where you can still have the look and feel of a carpet for less.

Which Is Easier To Clean? Carpet vs Laminate

When it comes to maintenance, there’s no doubt that laminate is easier to clean than carpet.

For maintaining a carpet, the usual port of call is to just vacuum. Every now and then you may want to deep clean it, however this is not often done, and requires a carpet cleaner such as a wet and dry vaccum. Often this is done by a specialised company, which pushes up maintenance costs.

When it comes to laminate flooring, keeping it clean is a breeze. You can vacuum it which picks up dust and debris, and when you need to clean it you can use a mop and cleaner.

Laminate flooring is far easier to keep clean yourself with some basic cleaning products.

And there you have it, carpets vs laminate flooring. What’s best? It really depends on your personal preference.

For an easy, low maintenance floor cover, laminate works well. For something soft underfoot with a luxe feel, carpet wins out.