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Laminate Flooring in Bathroom?
Asked by L.C. from Duluth
on March 30, 2010
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Hi all!
We are ripping out our carpet and installing laminate flooring, it looks awesome! Is it possible to use it in the bathroom? Or, will the water ruin the flo...
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- No, not in the bathroom, and make sure to wipe up any spills on your laminate ASAP. Mild warping will usually recover after it has a chance to dry out, though. The ...
- I have laminate flooring in a couple of rooms and absolutely love it. I do not have it in the bathrooms because they say not to get it wet so we have ceramic in the ba...
- No laminate flooring near water, no way no how, it is very vulnerable and if it floods it is ruined!
Laminate/Hard Wood Flooring Question
Asked by D.R. from Dallas
on May 3, 2008
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We purchased our home a little over a year ago. It was a speck home so we couldn't make any changes. Well, we are wanting to take up the carpet in the family room and ...
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- When we got our house 2 1/2 years ago we took up the carpet and put the laminate in the entire house except for the kitchen & bathroom. We purchased it at Home Depot ...
- Since we have 2 big dogs and 2 kiddos, we chose to go with hand-scrapped hardwood floors and love them...this way the scratches from dog claws or kids' toys doesn't ma...
- I had this same debate with myself for several months before deciding on laminate. I shopped everywhere. We decided on a laminate from Floor and Decor in Arlington. Ye...
Need Opinions--wood Flooring or Carpet for a Small Kids Bedroom
Asked by M.C. from Detroit
on February 27, 2011
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Hi Moms,
I'm remodeling my little boy's 10X11 bedroom and can't decide on the color or if I should go with carpet or wood floors? I'm doing a Mickey Mouse theme. ...
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- I love having wood floors in my 2 year olds room. I do have an area rug by her bed though. It's so easy to clean. =) If your doing a mickey mouse theme why not go wi...
- M., I would go with hardwood floors because they appeal to more people when you go to sell your house. Also, carpeting off gasses formaldehyde for a really long ...
- Personally I do not like wood floors in bedrooms period. Its not cozy at all. I'd only do wood if your family has lots of allergies. Pick a variegated color pattern...
Laminate Floor Questions
Asked by T.G. from Los Angeles
on October 8, 2008
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Our dishwasher just leaked all over our laminate flooring and we need to get new flooring in our downstairs area. I am trying to look on the bright side, knowing that ...
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- Hello T.! On the terms of color and plank size..Having a lighter color will not make your room appear larger contrary to popular belief. That is basically an old w...
- Do not go with laminate again!!! I currently have laminate and have had to replace it at the fish tank and in the kitchen twice. (We had extras) Laminate does not h...
- The "Pergo" laminate floor planks seems to have good reviews. My friend has these and she has no complaints about it. But ask around. But it also depends on your budg...
Prefinished Hardwood Floors
Asked by B.W. from Chicago
on December 17, 2006
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Does anyone have any good/bad experience with the prefinished hardwood floors? I am not talking about the laminate or "engineered" stuff but real wood that is prestai...
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- My Uncle lays floors, You can call him and he would know. Robert at custom craft flooring, ###-###-####
- Hi, I own a GC company, and here's my experience. Mirage is incredibly expensive. If this is a house that you're staying in for the rest of your life and this is the...
- We've put in hardwood floors ourselves, twice. We've done laminate ("Pergo-type")in my Mom's house for her, also. We used the Bruce Hardwood 3/4" plank pre-finished ...
Hardwood Floor opinions...should We Do Handscraped?
Asked by K.F. from Dallas
on October 3, 2008
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Our home is 2 years old and it was a spec so we did not get to pick the type of flooring we wanted. We have tile in our kitchen, hall, and wet areas and carpet everywh...
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- We have handscraped hardwoods downstairs with tile in hallway and kitchen. I didn't want wood in the kitchen as I was concerned about spilling water etc on floor and ...
- Hi K. , I myself have hardwood floors in our house everywhere but the kitchen my husband works doing hardwood floor for living so are type is the hardwood you sand an...
- Out of curiosity, did you have your floor sealed after it was laid? 2 little boys + 1 big GSD (and we DO wear our shoes in the house) - my beige tile stayed beige and...
How to Fix Dried Play-Doh Damage to Floor
Asked by J.R. from Grand Rapids
on May 27, 2011
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Hello,
We are big play-doh fans and unfortunately, a small piece dried on the bottom of a chair leg. Every time we moved the chair it gouged the floor, which I rea...
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- My SIL scratched her laminate floors. She replaced the plank like you are talking about. As long as they are the snap together kind and not the adhesive, it should w...
- I would have a professional do it, not yourself. Because you are renters. Laminate flooring is interlocking. Thus, you cannot just pull out that one single plank. ...
- I missed that the floor is a laminate. My advice was for wood. Sorry.
Carpet or Hardwood
Asked by A.Z. from Denver
on February 1, 2008
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We are getting ready to remodle our kitchen and livingroom. We don't know if we want carpet or hardwood floors. We have a 3 year old and 10 month boys and a lab. Wh...
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- A., we had parkay wood floor in the kitchen and front entry hall in a house we lived in for 20 years. We raised our family, had pets (cat & black lab) and it was stil...
- My family has hardwood floows and carpet. They are both nice. I have a two year old son. When he was learning to walk it made it hard because he slipped easier unti...
- Hi A., we have recently remodeled also and put in wood in most of the house (including the kitchen). We have a 3 1/2 year old, a 2 year old and a 2 mo along with two...
Hardwood Floor or Carpet
Asked by D.D. from Pittsburgh
on September 8, 2011
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When we purchased our home I was not happy with the carpet. It seemed really worn down. We had to battle with the sellerabout paying for a new air conditioner or carpe...
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- We have been getting rid of all the carpet in our house and I LOVE having hardwood floors. I have no complaints. It's soooo much better than yucky stained carpet. It's...
- I had carpet, and now have hardwood floors. They are easier to clean, and you don't have to worry about stains. In the winter/summer months especially. Dust,mold,crumb...
- I'm going to probably be the minority here, but I hate hardwood floors with a passion. I'll take carpet (and vacuuming) any day over dust bunnies, sweeping, and mopping!
Should We Cover Hardwood Floors with Carpet?
Asked by A.F. from Columbus
on August 4, 2010
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We have hardwood floors throughout our whole house (tile in the kitchen and bathrooms) and we are thinking about putting carpet in the living room. We have three young...
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- You might think you can't keep the hardwood looking good but with three young children you will never keep the carpet looking good. Unless you get extremely dark carp...
- It will help your home value to keep the hardwood and not put wall to wall carpet over it. It is perfectly feasible to put a pad underneath your large rug in the livi...
- Haha! I will be the one that will give the opposite opinion! We bought our house 2 years ago. It has gorgeous original hardwood floors from 1920! Bedrooms and living r...
