On 12/19/2015 11:36 AM, dpb wrote:
On 12/19/2015 12:26 PM, trader_4 wrote:
On Saturday, December 19, 2015 at 1:03:18 PM UTC-5, Ralph Mowery wrote:
After the first of the year we are thinking about having some of the Pergo
Max from Lowes installed in a living room that is about 280 sqft.

Anything good or bad about this brand or other recommendations around the
same price of about $ 2.50 per sq.ft..

This is in a small town so not a lot of choices in the flooring to choose
from. I did have some flooringinstalled a few years back by a local
flooring company and was ot very impressed with the installers.

On the same thing, what would be a good mat or material to put over the
flooring for a computer chair with rollers for wheels. I think after a
short while the wheels would cut through the wood.

Just for the record, AFAIK, Pergo is a laminate material where they essentially
print an image of wood on a plastic surface. Tt's not real wood, nor does it
have a wood top layer, like engineer wood products do. Not saying I wouldn't
use it, depending on the application, but it is what it is.

"Pergo" is the brand name and while they were laminate-only (and I presume it's
_probably_ one of those products OP's talking about) for a long time a couple
years ago or so (not sure exactly when) they started producing wood flooring as
well. So, it's possibly one of those products, too...

To OP, in front of a desk I'd put down one of the desk floor mats over the
flooring, whatever it is...

You have to consider carefully the mat that you purchase! Many
have "tits" on the underside to dig into carpet. You'd want one
that is smooth, top and bottom.

Personally, I'd go for a small piece of indoor/outdoor (very thin)
carpet. A plastic mat will end up sliding. And, scuffing the
flooring beneath. Not so with a rubber-backed indoor/outdoor
carpet.

You could try a (solid) plastic mat with a "no slip" rubber sheet
beneath it. Not sure if they make them large enough for a typical
~4ftx4ft desk chair mat!