Carpet Or Laminate In Nursery

Starting to think about nursery and spare room and such was wondering whether anyone could advise on the best type of flooring.

Carpet or laminate in nursery.

Thing is we are getting most of the house re floored we bought the house a year ago and can finally afford to replace some shocking carpet so we will do the nursery to be at the same time. We have laminate in our flat in the living room and hallway carpet in bedrooms. Fairly durable scratch resistant and easy to clean laminates are not a bad choice for a nursery or playroom provided parents opt for newly available low or zero emission laminate products. Laminate floors are compressed pieces of veneer that have the image of a wood species pressed on top.

Image via flickr by floorsmk. Unlike carpeting laminate flooring offers absolutely zero soundproofing and insulation benefits. I have a 5 year old and a 6 month old and the amount of things that have been spilled on the floor is amazing. Nursery carpet v laminate 15 posts add message report.

Synthetic carpet fibres laminate flooring carpet glues and flooring adhesives contain high concentrations of volatile organic compounds vocs. Because of this laminate is often not preferred for a baby s bedroom or nursery. I know the laminate we will probably put an area rug. Laminate is difficult.

Laminate seems so much more hygenic but carpet will be softer for the crawling stage. Price wise they re about the same. Along with being less expensive than hardwood laminate also doesn t require. Laminate would not be my first choice for babies but it s certainly a budget friendly option and it s very scratch resistant so it s good for toys and when kids get a bit older and run around but be careful with laminate as the super low priced ones are cheap for a reason.

Laminate flooring or engineered luxury vinyl plank. Geordiemacminx tue 14 nov 06 14 51 57. These organic compounds are emitted as gases and can cause health problems such as eye and nose discomfort throat irritation allergic skin reactions headaches fatigue dizziness and nausea. Laminate laminates offer an inexpensive easy to install alternative to hardwood flooring or tile ranging from 1 to 3 per square foot.

September 2013 edited september 2013 in march 2014 moms. Actually laminate can increase the sounds coming from outside by echoing the vibrations in a way that is often described as hollow. I can t decide between carpet and laminate. We are ripping out the carpet in the room where the nursery will be and trying to think of pros cons for each.

For those who like the look of hardwood but don t have the budget for it laminate floors are a good option. I couldn t live without the laminate to be honest. It s a finished attic room. Carpet laminate and rug probably not a good idea you can get treated carpet which shrugs off most stains if its really bad a nursery rug over a plain carpet looks great.