Nicole
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« on: March 22, 2005, 01:37:21 PM » |
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I am about to put in a Laminate wood flooring and my question is what happens if there is a flood in one of my rooms, what would happen to the wood and finish?
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R Scott
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« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2005, 04:05:09 PM » |
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Nicole,
I suspect a flood would ruin your flooring, but if it's a broken pipe your homeowner's insurance would most likely cover the loss, same as it would for ruined carpetting. However, be aware that if moisture gets under the laminate thru your subfloor, whether it's wood, concrete (concrete can absorb significant amounts of moisture and ruin a laminate floor) or whatever, the flooring can also be ruined. Your homeowner's insurance won't cover it and neither will the installer or the manufacturer. I know from experience. Ask for a one year guarantee from moisture damage, barring obvious causes beyond the installer's control like broken water pipes, earthquake damage to the subfloor after installation, etc.
R. Scott
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Timothy Chavey
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« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2005, 10:11:29 PM » |
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Other than tile I cant think of too many floor coverings that would not become affected if a floor ocurred, laminates like wood are hydroscopic: they have the ability to gain/loose when exposed to moisture/humidity/changes in temperature. Fully glued laminates, silicone sealed in the expansion areas would fare best as the class three adhesives used are rated for exterior use. Today's click-fit laminates however would fail immediately, (almost immediately)
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cifreud
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« Reply #3 on: May 09, 2005, 01:12:36 PM » |
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Our floor was installed in our family room/kitchen area in the fall of 1997. Since that time it has developed unsightly separations between sections, progressive warping, and a disappointing appearance. The only cleaner used on this floor has been Windex, on a cloth pad. Water has never been used to clean it.
The household consists of my husband and myself - hardly a wear-and-tear home!
I've reached the stage of dissatisfaction with this product that I have repeatedly asked the original installer to contact Pergo, with no success.
I want this product removed from our floor, and want reimbursement for a failed system. I will strongly recommend that Pergo never be installed in anyone's home.
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flooringnut
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« Reply #4 on: December 24, 2005, 06:48:40 PM » |
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Hi
I have been in the wwod flooring trade for more years than i want to remember ,99.99% of problems with any type of laminate or wood flooring can be directly linked to moisture in one way or another . Next is the installation of the flooring and after that is general abues and wear and tear .
Buckling , warping , twisting and anything else is a combination of moisture and lack of room around the floor for it to exspand . Laminate is a wood based product and therefore behaves the same as wood . because it is sealed top and bottom and the moisture is only able to get in through the unsealed edges and places where it was cut i takes longer to reach its equilbrium with its enviroment .
I have had planks out in the weather for more than a year in bright sun and pouring rain and they only show what you would exspect for what they have had to go through .
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R Scott
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« Reply #5 on: December 28, 2005, 10:22:56 AM » |
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To cifreud. I couldn't agree with you more. I wish I could say your installer or Pergo would love to help you with your problem but I suspect they couldn't care less. Our installer recommended a wood laminate after we originally requested carpet (which, by the way, allows the subfloor to breathe, so moisture is not a factor). The flooring failed and neither the installer nor the manufacturer gave a damn about it. These people are supposed to be flooring experts and they couldn't even recognize a moisture problem already present. I don't recommend any wood laminate product in any situation. If neither the installer nor the manufacturer are willing to accept responsibity, why buy their pathetic product?
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flooringnut
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« Reply #6 on: December 28, 2005, 07:14:03 PM » |
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OOOOPS
I will agree whole heartedly people selling wood flooring of anysort and laminate flooring want to be taken on a one way trip to the unknown for some of the things they do and say , the almighty dollar and making a sale is all they interested in.
Installers are some times not much better . My philosophy is to tell it as it is ,if it not right say so and be truthfull as to why it is not suited to the situation .
I work as a independant installer and lay any type or wood flooring that comes along . If someone has bought the wrong product for the place they want to put it i will say so and tell them why . If i can see it is not going to work and will be a problem some time in the future and the customer insists that thats what they want and i disagree i will just say "find some one else thank you and done call me when it craps out , sorry"
Does that make you feel better? .
I have trained a few installers that are in buisness for themselves and that is one of the important things they get drummed into them from day one dont make mistakes and tell the truth .
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