I want to put laminate flooring in my room and its in a walk-out basement and it has the concrete showing! so I want to know if its going to be hot/cold in winter or in the summer? Thanks
Is it the wood laminate, like Pergo? I have it in my hall in a single story house. It's warmer than tile, but a little cooler than carpet. I think it feels great barefoot, actually! They put down some stuff underneath that kind of insulates it. Just don't do tile. I lived in a house with a walk-out basement that had tile, and it was freezing in the winter!!!
I have a pergo floor in my kitchen. I absolutely love it! Im thinking it might be alittle cold in the winter due to it being over concrete but they do put some type of insulation under it. But for durability and quality you cant go wrong. I have ceramic tile floors in bathrooms and its extremely cold and a pain to clean. If I could I would pergo my whole house. And lastly, you could always get a throw rug or an area size rug to avoid the cold floor.
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As stated earlier the Laminate floor will be colder than carpet however it might not be as cold as you think. The foam underlayment installed under most laminate floors not only deadens sound but acts as a thermal break between the cold concrete and the laminate. It's science -Cold goes to hot. Sit on a concrete slab and sense how cold your bottom gets and this is what in essence will happen with your flooring choice. In the summer your flooring choice will likely feel good under foot. Keeping in mind that cold goes to hot the concrete floor's chill will cool the laminate floor to a level below the ambient temperature of the room. Good luck!
