| A wood is valued for its hardness. The Janka | | | | flooring material? Obviously, both are not logical |
| hardness scale is the common way to measure the | | | | options. Fortunately, Brazilian laminate flooring is |
| toughness of a wood. And one of the hardest wood | | | | widely available these days as an alternative material |
| s in the world is the Jatoba, also known as the | | | | for homeowners that want an affordable yet elegant |
| Brazilian cherry. With a hardness of 2350 on the | | | | flooring material. |
| Janka scale, the Brazilian cherry is much harder than | | | | Advantages of laminate Brazilian cherry flooring: |
| cedar, teak, and sycamore. So it is not surprising that | | | | Manufacturers have perfected the art of laminate |
| it is used to make quality furniture and flooring. | | | | making since the industry began during the 1970s. |
| Brazilian cherry flooring is popular among homeowners | | | | Using state-of-the-art material and machines, |
| who prefer to give their interior a more exotic look. | | | | manufacturers now produce high quality cherry |
| With its usual tan/salmon color with black accent | | | | laminate flooring that mimics the exotic and elegant |
| stripes, This cherry wood is indeed unique from other | | | | look of real Brazilian cherry. And the best thing is that |
| hardwood flooring. Aside from being exotically | | | | it is really affordable. For about $2.79 per square |
| elegant, Brazilian cherry flooring is also durable and | | | | foot, you can get high quality Brazilian cherry laminate |
| would last for a long time. | | | | flooring online. What about installation cost for the |
| But the downside is that Brazilian cherry flooring will | | | | floor installer? Well, you can forget that because you |
| cost you some bucks. With a standard cost of about | | | | can install laminate cherry flooring by yourself. Even if |
| $4 per square foot, Brazilian cherry flooring is indeed | | | | you do not have that DIY instinct, you can still |
| expensive. To add more to that, self-installation is not | | | | Google for easy-to-follow laminate flooring installation |
| an option if you are planning to get Brazilian cherry | | | | articles online. If you want a more visual |
| flooring. You need to hire the services of a wood | | | | demonstration, then you can also search YouTube |
| floor installer so that your flooring can be properly | | | | for video demonstrations of laminate flooring |
| installed. The standard cost that a wood floor installer | | | | installation. |
| would charge you would be around $8 per square | | | | And that is not all. With laminate flooring, you can be |
| foot. | | | | sure that your flooring would not fade. The problem |
| When it comes to flooring for your house, cost is the | | | | with hardwood flooring is that they are nice to look |
| top priority. Of course, you will consider the aesthetic | | | | at when they are new, but they start to fade over |
| qualities of the flooring material, but that will rank | | | | time and look bad. Laminate flooring, though, is |
| behind cost. So, would you get elegant yet | | | | fade-free and would look amazingly elegant and |
| expensive hardwood flooring like cherry wood and | | | | exotic all the time. What is more, laminate flooring |
| add more cumbersome load to your already | | | | does not suffer from abrasions or dents. And |
| burdensome credit card debt? Or would you rather | | | | another great thing with laminate flooring is that it is |
| settle for an inexpensive yet aesthetically inferior | | | | slip-resistant. |