N8N wrote:
On Mar 2, 7:43 am, "HeyBub" wrote:

aemeijers wrote:


My brother has real wood in his kitchen and family room. One time
the refrigerator leaked, and what a mess. They hired someone to
come in and sand/repair the floor. He said he would never have real
wood again, at least in the kitchen.

Quite agree on that- kitchen, like the front hallway, should be
stone/slate/vinyl, or something equally liquid-proof.

Engineered laminate IS liquid proof.

I tooks some strips and miked 'em.

Then I left them in a glass of water for a MONTH. They had swelled less than
0.002 inch.


Not all of it. I saw the aftermath of a blowed up dishwasher in a
friend's place where (at his landlady's request) he had installed
Pergo in the kitchen. It was all buckled and had to be R&R'd.

nate

depends on the brand. I had some laminate when I lived in Houston that I
had in a bucket of water for months with no problem. The Laminate I have
now in my current house is awful. edges swell and curl up if it gets
wet....


paul

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