Quality Laminate Flooring is actually very realistic and is very difficult to tell the difference between this and a real solid timber floor. This is due to the superior photograph of real timber that gives a truer image of the grains, shade and colour of real timber. Thicker Laminate floors actually sound like a Hardwood Floor when you walk on them. Laminate Wood Floors are generally much more water, stain and scratch resistant and will not fade or dent when compared to solid timber floors.