Is laminate floor out of date ?

Laminate is not as good as wood but not all our finances stretch to this . Laminate is is ok, tiles are good but also expensive.
We have a mixture of tiles and laminate all through the house and would never go back to carpet now.

Can I just say that not everybody can 'run' to wooden flooring and as I've previously said my laminate looks good after 9 yrs of pretty heavy wear, there isn't one chip or mark on it and I think that's good going for something that didn't cost me the earth and certainly better value than the carpets that were down before.

Laminate flooring is not something I would ever consider, we had Amtico fitted.

Just another thought, what is underneath the carpet? Is it floor boards which could be professional sanded and sealed?

We once lifted carpets in a new house to find beautiful parquet flooring underneath.

Engineered wooden flooring is hard wearing and looks nicer than laminate. Cheap laminate chips easily. Something like Karndean or Amtico looks like real wood and is probably as expensive . You get what you pay for really. We have Amtico in our hall, kitchen diner and real wood everywhere else. We used to have laminate in the kitchen but it didn't wear well.

Have you considered Karndean?

A wooden floor is a good idea in a hall, it's easy to clean. I would always go for real wood, either engineered ( manufactured into easy lay strips on a composite base) or solid boards. To look really good they would require the skirting boards to be removed and then put back over the wood.
Real wood is warm under foot and is repairable if there is damage.

Laminate is a printed plastic layer, with a repeat pattern. After time the surface can lift, it is not easily repairable and susceptible to water damage.

The flooring in my hall and downstairs loo is ceramic tiled as is the bathroom. The kitchen has vinyl flooring but everywhere else has laminate flooring.It is very easy to keep clean, the downside is that if there is a mini flood it will be ruined.

Wooden flooring I would think is the "in" thing but it is very expensive to buy and fit- it was beyond my purse.

Out of date or not I love my laminate flooring. It's been down now for more than 9 yrs and it still looks as good as new, I am so glad we got rid of our carpets downstairs we have the whole ground floor and one bedroom done in it including the kitchen it comes up beautifully with a quick whizz over with a mop and Flash it's just so easy.
I'd go for it.