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Banty

In article ,
says...

My husband and I are ready to replace the nasty black and white
checkerboard vinyl floor in our kitchen, but we're having a hard time
getting a definitive answer: *Is it safe to install Pergo in the
kitchen?*

We have a dark cherry colored Pergo in the living room and it would be
nice to carry that into the kitchen and dining room. I'm hesitant,
because we're only going to be in this house a few more years, and I
don't want a stupid mistake to ruin our resell value in an already
unstable market.

Thanks for your input!

If you like it, and you're going to sell soon, do it. I know several people who
did it, love it, and the wood-look is in style for kitchens so it should be fine
for resell.

If you wait too long to sell, though, the wood floor look for kitchens will be
out of style again (because there are practical issues) and you'll have
prospective buyers figuring in what it takes to put something considered the
fashion at that time. And IME it doesn't take much for people to change plans;
you might be there longer than you think.

So all in all, I think the best thing to do is to do what you *want* and take
whatever the applicable percautions are. If it's Pergo, put in the Pergo, and
be careful about the Pergo, and enjoy the Pergo.

Banty (hates Pergo. Hates it in the kitchen, hates it in the living room.
Hates it on a plate, hates it with a steak.)