Laminate has come a long way. Modern boards carry deep embossed textures and realistic grains, with a surface layer that's among the most scratch-resistant in flooring.
It remains the smart-value choice for dry living areas, bedrooms and rentals — and we'll be straight with you about where it fits and where it doesn't.
Why choose it
What laminate does brilliantly
Scratch champion
The hard-wearing surface out-performs most floors against claws, chairs and toys.
Smart value
The timber look for less — budget left over for the rooms that matter most.
Realistic textures
Today's embossed-in-register boards look and feel far closer to timber than you'd expect.
Quick to install
Click-lock boards over underlay mean most homes are done in a day or two.
What we stock
Laminate Flooring ranges, compared
We supply laminate from several manufacturers rather than one. Here is what each range is actually good at — including where it isn't the right answer.
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Aspect
The widest laminate we stock, and the most water-resistant.
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Aquastop
Swiss-made by Swiss Krono, and the only AC5 laminate we stock.
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Oakleaf HD PLUS
The realism range — printed across thirty pattern repeats where most laminate cycles through six to twelve board images, which across a room is the difference between a floor that reads as timber and one where you start recognising the same knot.
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Oakleaf Laminate
The standard Oakleaf: European oak and Australian timber visuals on a long 2200mm board, over an FSC-certified HDF core with a lifetime structural warranty.
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Preference Classic Laminate
The value board, and the one that still carries the traditional Australian hardwood colours — Jarrah, Merbau, Kempas, Brush Box — that have largely disappeared from newer ranges.
Wonderwood
Hydromate
The wide, short board of the two — 238mm across and a little over 1.5m long, which suits a normal-sized Sydney living room better than a 1.8m plank does.
Wonderwood
Hydromate Plus
The long board, and the tougher one.
Where it doesn’t suit
Standard laminate doesn't love water — for kitchens, laundries or bathrooms we'll usually steer you to hybrid or vinyl instead. And if you're chasing maximum resale value, engineered timber's genuine surface still carries more weight.
Good questions
Laminate Flooring, answered
Is laminate flooring waterproof?
Standard laminate is water-resistant at best — prolonged moisture can swell the core. Some premium ranges offer improved water resistance, but for genuinely wet areas we'll recommend hybrid or vinyl instead. We'd rather lose a sale than have your floor fail.
How long does laminate flooring last?
A quality laminate in a residential setting typically gives 15–25 years of service. The wear layer rating (AC rating) matters — we'll match the right rating to your traffic levels rather than just quoting the cheapest board.
Laminate or hybrid — how do I choose?
Think rooms and water. Dry areas on a budget: laminate is excellent value with a very tough surface. Kitchens, wet areas or whole-home runs: hybrid's waterproof core wins. We'll show you both side by side at your free measure.
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