Eligna laminate is a flooring range from Quick Step, one of the most popular and trusted manufacturers of laminate flooring. This is a fantastic flooring option for your home, but especially for your kitchen. Read more about Quick Step Eligna, why it’s a great choice, and extra tips for choosing which Eligna floor you want in your home.

Kitchen Laminate

Laminate flooring has been a popular option for kitchens for years. While real wood flooring looks fantastic, it is unsuitable for the kitchen environment. The plank of solid wood is vulnerable to changes in temperature or moisture. Very small changes will have little noticeable effect, which is why it can be used in living rooms or bedrooms, for example. However, splashes of water will cause the wood to expand and can permanently alter the shape of it and the way it fits into the floor as a whole. It can shrink away from other boards or even crack.

Laminate flooring provides additional protection, while still allowing you to get the same beautiful look as with real wood flooring. However, laminate flooring itself, while less vulnerable, can still be damaged by heat and water.

This is where Quick Step Eligna comes in.

Waterproof

The ideal solution is a completely waterproof flooring that still looks like real wood.

Quick-Step Eligna laminate flooring is incorporated with the world famous HydroSeal. This makes it completely waterproof, so it can withstand the washing up splashes, spilled drinks and dripping raincoats that make up everyday family life in a kitchen.

Hydroseal is a coating that repels water. This is used as a finish on all Quick-Step Eligna floors. It is applied to the top layer of the laminate, but it also in the grooves, which means that the floors are one of the most moisture resistant flooring options. Water can’t enter into the floor from the surface or through the grooves between the planks.

Eligna floors are water resistant for up to one hour with water sitting on the joints and are backed up by a 5 year warranty.

Watch this video on how Eligna’s waterproof qualities compare to other waterproof laminate brands!

Scratch Resistant

The waterproof qualities of Quick Step Eligna is one of the primary reasons it’s an ideal floor for kitchens. However, it’s not the only one!

Laminate flooring itself is a good choice of floor for durability. However, like many flooring types, grit and dirt can scratch the floor and damage it. It’s not just dirt either. Many things can scratch a laminate floor including scraping chair legs, dropped cutlery and children’s toys. There are lots of things in a kitchen that could damage the floor.

Quick-Step Eligna is ten times more scratch resistant than any other laminate flooring. This means dropping a knife, walking in heels or the kids zooming around on toys need not be a worry!

It’s a great choice of floor if you have pets, especially dogs. From messy drinkers that spill water to hyper puppies that charge through the house with sharp claws, Eligna is a great way to protect your floor from damage due to pets.

Other Areas of the Home

Quick-Step Eligna Hydroseal laminate flooring is perfect for kitchens, but it is also a great choice for loads of different rooms in the house. Bath, toilet and laundry rooms are all areas in which a waterproof laminate floor is essential. Entryways are also areas that often experience a lot of water as people come inside from the rain, hang up umbrellas or raincoats and remove their shoes.

Many people also opt for a water resistant floor in their dining room, where there’s a risk of drinks being spilled at meal times.

Quick Step Eligna is the perfect waterproof laminate flooring for all areas of the home. You can clean up spills calmly, without panicking that they’ve already damaged the floor!