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Wood Laminate Flooring
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I'm preparing to rip up my nasty old green carpeting in the house, and need some suggestions. I've decided to go with wood laminate, as I have two big labrador retrievers who have big sharp nails and like to chase each other around. I've narrowed it down to either Wilsonart or Mannington since I've heard good things about both. Would it be better to pick a 20 year warantee model over a 15 year? I understand the construction is better on the 20 year ones vs 15. I am looking at ordering through either fastfloors.com diyflooring.com ifloor.com or internetfloors.com. They all seem to have roughly the same ending price including shipping. Is there any way that I can save some money, like maybe by using some other brand's underlayment (I was told it didn't matter which brand you use, as long as you use the right type for the subfloor). Any suggestions overall? |
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Are the people who have said these things giving advice based on their
laminate floors, or are they just perpetuating these things? I have the cheapest laminate flooring you can buy in my kitchen (well, not the cheapest, but close to it - Ikea Tundra with a 15 year warranty) and my dogs (both with long nails when I don't get around to trimming them often enough) have never came close to scratching the floor. I've had the floor for a number of years now and it looks as good today as it did new. As for the water ruining the floor - yeah I'm sure it could if you use the non-glued together flooring *and* let a large amount of liquid sit and eventually seep in. So it is not true that laminate flooring does "not wear too well" and although I'm sure it would look bad if scratched, it's almost impossible to scratch it. Just last month I dragged a new refrigerator over it, and removed the old one. Not a scratch left behind. But I guess I'm just lucky? "Tim" wrote in message news I've been looking into replacing our kitchen ceramic tile with a laminate. However almost everyone I've talked to say this is a bad idea. Not only does it not wear too well and look bad when scratched, but if it gets wet it will swell and turn real ugly on you. Water (or dog pee) cannot be allowed to seep into the under layer of composite material. So I'm going with real wood. Once I get the tile up that is... On 29 Jun 2003 07:36:58 -0700, (Russ) wrote: Hi. I'm preparing to rip up my nasty old green carpeting in the house, and need some suggestions. I've decided to go with wood laminate, as I have two big labrador retrievers who have big sharp nails and like to chase each other around. I've narrowed it down to either Wilsonart or Mannington since I've heard good things about both. Would it be better to pick a 20 year warantee model over a 15 year? I understand the construction is better on the 20 year ones vs 15. I am looking at ordering through either fastfloors.com diyflooring.com ifloor.com or internetfloors.com. They all seem to have roughly the same ending price including shipping. Is there any way that I can save some money, like maybe by using some other brand's underlayment (I was told it didn't matter which brand you use, as long as you use the right type for the subfloor). Any suggestions overall? |
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"Tim" wrote in message news I've been looking into replacing our kitchen ceramic tile with a laminate. However almost everyone I've talked to say this is a bad idea. Not only does it not wear too well and look bad when scratched, but if it gets wet it will swell and turn real ugly on you. Water (or dog pee) cannot be allowed to seep into the under layer of composite material. So I'm going with real wood. Once I get the tile up that is... Real wood has the potential to swell, laminate is plastic and will not swell at all. Soak a piece or each in water as see the results and judge for yourself. Real wood is very nice. It will take more care than any laminate. It will, however, look better if properly cared for. As for laminates, I installed WilsonArt in my foyer, stairs, landing to the kitchen. This is the most heavily traveled section of the house. In five years of traffic, you cannot see any signs of wear, scratches, color changes, or anything else. It honestly looks as good as the day it was installed. FWIW, I'm going to install Mannington engineered wood in my family room. It is on a slab and needs just a vapor barrier. Wish they had this five years ago to use where I used the laminate. It is superior in appearance to the cheaper brands. I pick it up on Wednesday and hope to get it done over the weekend. Ed http://pages.cthome.net/edhome |
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"Phisherman" wrote in message ... : On 29 Jun 2003 07:36:58 -0700, (Russ) wrote: : : Get the cheapest you can find because whatever you get it will quickly : become damaged. ANYONE who is capable of *that* should stay with Dirt Floors and have the added benefit that they can bury their trash in-place and rake it over. I shudder to think of what a slob like that would do to an oak or Southern Yellow Pine floor! -- Steve www.ApacheTrail.com/ww/ Mesa, AZ Penury Is the Mother of Invention |
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