Laminates

Laminates can be up to 50% cheaper than real wood. It is available in thicknesses of 6mm-10mm and made of high density fibre board . It is however a wood ‘imitation’

And consequently it doesn’t last as long. A 6mm laminate would last around 2/3 years and 8mm surface perhaps 12-15 years and a 9.5mm laminate up to 20-25 years.

(as long as it is regularly cleaned with a damp mop and a suck and vac hoover used to keep off dust and grit which could grind away the surface of the laminate spoiling its appearance over time).