Laminate Flooring

[M-2]

Pm sent M2.

Thank you! And returned....

Good info above.

Be sure to have the floor checked and corrected for any low or high spots. You'll hate walking on it if you don't.

True. I replaced parquet flooring in our kitchen some years back with tile, and found a couple of distinct low spots after the old stuff was all ripped out. And I knew it was there because, as you say, I hated walking on that particular spot. It was easy to level it out and (if I do say so myself) the travertine tile looks great. I would imagine this is MUCH more important to check for with wood flooring, though.

[Buckshot4900]

I'm in the business also and a I have to say is, if they're charging $1.00 per ft. For labor, they're making their money on something else. I refuse to crawl around on the floor for $1.00 per ft.
Also, if the laminate has pad attached to the back, you don't need the other pad.
That is where some of their labor is being made up.

[MorganA.]

Just had this installed at 4.33$ a square foot installed , the laminate was $2.00 a ft/2 and labor , pad , material to float the floor , them moving furniture , them removing carpet , I did have to buy the 1/4 round and paint it but they installed it

[nck]

i like the handscraped look and feel

[BrandonH]

I'm in the business also and a I have to say is, if they're charging $1.00 per ft. For labor, they're making their money on something else. I refuse to crawl around on the floor for $1.00 per ft.
Also, if the laminate has pad attached to the back, you don't need the other pad.
That is where some of their labor is being made up.

The normal price for install is $1.99 but they are running a special for Pergo & Armstrong install at $.99. You're saying with the pad, moisture barrier is not needed?

[Texas Stalker]

A moisture barrier is needed just not more padding.

[ATControlFreak]

Don't buy the quarter round. Have the crew undercut your baseboards. It makes the finished job look 1000x better.

[Floor Man]

The normal price for install is $1.99 but they are running a special for Pergo & Armstrong install at $.99. You're saying with the pad, moisture barrier is not needed?

With some products you still need a moisture/vapor barrier even win a pad as the pad attached has no moisture stopping properties.

[Texasredneck]

Ok I have a question for you guys.....we live in an old double wide that from time to time still settles...there are sevral spots where you can see the trim coming off the walls and is bending in spots what would you use on the floors???? Sorry for hi-jackin your thread. Thank!!

[Texas Stalker]

Ok I have a question for you guys.....we live in an old double wide that from time to time still settles...there are sevral spots where you can see the trim coming off the walls and is bending in spots what would you use on the floors???? Sorry for hi-jackin your thread. Thank!!

Laminate. Floating.

[Floor Man]

Laminate. Floating.

What he said.

[Texasredneck]

Laminate. Floating.

Not to sound dumb but,huh????

[Texas Stalker]

Laminate flooring that lays down on roll out very thin padding/moisture barrier. Doesn't glue down. Floats.

[Buckshot4900]

Like as in "magic carpet"