Beautiful and Innovative Laminate Flooring Laminate flooring offers a wide selection of designs that offer the look and feel of beautiful hardwood, ceramic tile, and slate. Laminate is a composite designed to endure more-than-average wear and tear. A direct-pressure manufacturing process fuses four layers into one extremely hard surface. Laminate is constructed of four layers: The back is reinforced with melamine for structural stability and moisture resistance OptiCore® - Shaw's laminate coreboard that's strong, stable, and moisture-resistant. Providing the floor's beauty, the decorative layer is actually a highly detailed photograph that gives the laminate the appearance of wood or tile Melamine wear top layer is a tough, clear finish reinforced with aluminum oxide, one of the hardest mineral compounds known to man, to resist staining, fading, surface moisture, and wear. Laminate Construction Diagram The resulting floor is a technological breakthrough. There's no staining, no fading, and no wear through. Shaw's VersaLock AG and LockNPlace glueless installation methods both make installing your new floor fast and easy.