Kyle wrote:

: STAY AWAY FROM LAMINATE! Laminate floors, including the Trafficmaster
: Allure recommended by /benick/,
Traffimaster Allure is a peel-and-stick vinyl strip flooring, not a laminate.


are simply a paper or vinyl image of
: wood over particle board or some such

True.


, and will NOT handle being
: scuffed, scratched or dinged.

Absolutely false. Laminate flooring is harder and GREATLY more
scratch- and dent-resistant than hardwood is.

: "Hardwood" flooring is your best option because it will withstand
: abuse better and light wear or damages can be dealt with easier. I put
: hardwood in quotes because, in my experience, dollar-for-dollar bamboo
: is a better investment than oak flooring, simply because it is harder
: (20-100% harder than red oak on the Janka scale - http://www.buildinggreentv.com/4861)
: and therefore wear better.

You're wrong on that. Try a simple experiment: take a car key and try
scratching a sample of bamboo; hardwood; engineered hardwood; and laminate.

They'll all suffer visible damage except the laminate.


-- Andy Barss