Don't Buy Laminate Flooring Until You Read This

I installed my first laminate floor in 1995. Each edge of each piece had to have glue applied. Once the pieces were joined the glue would have to be wiped off of the surface before it dried. What a job that was. I believe Swiffers were invented mainly for laminate floors for one main reason, they cleaned the laminate floor with a minimal amount of moisture.

When Laminate flooring (Pergo) first came out we were told it was perfect for every room in the house, including kitchens & bathrooms. I knew that would turn out to be a disaster after holding a piece in my hands for the first time. Most home owners insisted it be installed in bathrooms & kitchens since the manufacturer boasted how well it held up. The earliest version of laminate flooring (Pergo brand) was made of the lowest density particle board with a thin melamine finish. The surface was hard but the material behind it was soft and porous. It was not able to withstand any impacts. If you mopped it, the soft porous particleboard would soak up the water and delaminate in no time.

Over the years the manufacturers have improved the density of the backing material and recently they have solved the moisture absorbing, swelling & delamination problem.

Pergo has found a new solution. It’s called “Outlast+” With “Spill Protect24”.

I hope in a few years we won’t be getting callbacks to replace it like we have using the standard laminate flooring.

Standard laminate flooring is relatively cheap and easy to install therefore it gets installed 4 times more than traditional kitchen & bath flooring like tile, and vinyl products.

Time will tell.

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