Quick Step in Brand Wars II: A Laminate Showdown

Q: I just read the article on Laminates that gives stars to each brand. I am looking to purchase Quickstep but when I went to your list by brand I can find which names match the ones on the article. I am interested in the ones the article mentions: “Quick Step Perspective 4 sided bevel,” “Quick Step Perspective Bevel Long Plank,” or “Quick Step Uniclic Long Plank.” Can you tell me which ones under the Quick Step Brand correspond to the ones I mentioned?
Thanks,
Gabby
A: This is actually a fairly common question many of the folks here at iFLOOR.com get. Laminate in general is redesigned rather regularly. The more common cycle for laminate is to redesign about once per year or year and a half. These design changes can be very small, such as changing out a few colors or even renaming colors, but they can be major changes such as dimensions, bevel changes or changing the locking mechanism.
This being said, some of the best performing products from Steve’s article Brand Wars II: A Laminate showdown have seen some slight changes, but no worries because many of the best lines are still available.
Quick Step’s Perspective series is still one of the best laminates made. Now you can get the 4-sided bevel version, so look into this as a great flooring option.
Perspective 4-sided bevel edge long plank
Quick Step’s Uniclic Long Plank was recently renamed to “Eligna” and saw some minor changes, but it is still one of my top laminate suggestions. This product still performs very well and I have had a good deal of feedback from many customers who were very pleased with this collection of flooring.
Quick Step Eligna Uniclic – 8mm
Always keep in mind, laminate does see changes fairly often, so if you purchase a new floor it is usually a good idea to buy and extra box or two just in case you need to replace a plank here and there over its lifetime in your home.