Re: Laminate floor installation
Posted by:
Pergo
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Date: March 06, 2008 08:59PM
do you mean purgo? Wrote:
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> Laminate floor is nice, but it does not by any
> means last as long as engineered hardwood and is
> in the same price range. Engineered hardwood,
> installed with glue is a heck of a lot easier to
> install than the laminate flooring and looks nicer
> as it looks like real hardwood. Ever spill water
> on lamiate? I did, all the seams started to
> raise, started puffing up. Laminate hates water,
> don't ever mix them. My advice for whatever its
> worth get the engineered hardwood, you can spill
> water and clean it up. Laminiate is done once you
> spill the water on it.
I once rented a townhouse that had Pergo flooring..very nice kind of laminate, easy to clean up, but like you said, once water sits on the Pergo, the laminate would rise and create little puffs around. So while the Pergo is attractive, just be careful with spilled water on the laminate. The puffed stains were already on the floor when I first moved in and I talked to the owner about it. She said just don't let any more water "sit" on the floor!