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How did you install your laminate flooring?
We are getting laminate in several rooms (living room, kitchen, hallway, etc.) because we have 7 fluffy housemates who are already allowed to move freely on the floor in the apartment, which we certainly won’t forbid them from doing in the house. Now, the thing is, I can’t guarantee that they won’t ever have an accident and that we humans will notice it right away. So, a hidden flood scenario...
We have already considered the type of flooring (carpet – not suitable for multiple guinea pigs, cork – no idea and we don’t like it, linoleum – also no idea and not our taste, vinyl – very suitable but definitely not for the living room, tiles or similar – also not to our taste, …). In the end, only parquet and laminate remained. From experience, I know that the finish on parquet floors suffers a lot when pets are not constantly supervised (the “wet spots” damage the finish).
So we decided on laminate. And as usual, you get as many expert opinions as questions you ask.
Question: How can laminate flooring (we always talked about the same model) be made moisture resistant?
Salesperson 1: The edges of this laminate are sealed and very precise. Nothing can happen. Just in case, there is a “click-seal” you can put between the joints.
Salesperson 2: You definitely need the “click-seal” on the edges.
Production company technician 1: Regular snapping together is enough. If you want, you can add a “click-seal.” But glue would be better.
Salesperson 3: Definitely no “click-seal,” it ruins the floor because it forces the joints apart… If anything, glue. But that’s not really good either.
Production company technician 2: Gluing is not necessary. Nothing can happen anyway since the edges are precise and sealed. We should not use the “click-seal” because it can push the edges apart.
We will start installing the flooring this weekend. Let’s see what we decide to do. Reports to follow...
How did you install your laminate flooring?
We are getting laminate in several rooms (living room, kitchen, hallway, etc.) because we have 7 fluffy housemates who are already allowed to move freely on the floor in the apartment, which we certainly won’t forbid them from doing in the house. Now, the thing is, I can’t guarantee that they won’t ever have an accident and that we humans will notice it right away. So, a hidden flood scenario...
We have already considered the type of flooring (carpet – not suitable for multiple guinea pigs, cork – no idea and we don’t like it, linoleum – also no idea and not our taste, vinyl – very suitable but definitely not for the living room, tiles or similar – also not to our taste, …). In the end, only parquet and laminate remained. From experience, I know that the finish on parquet floors suffers a lot when pets are not constantly supervised (the “wet spots” damage the finish).
So we decided on laminate. And as usual, you get as many expert opinions as questions you ask.
Question: How can laminate flooring (we always talked about the same model) be made moisture resistant?
Salesperson 1: The edges of this laminate are sealed and very precise. Nothing can happen. Just in case, there is a “click-seal” you can put between the joints.
Salesperson 2: You definitely need the “click-seal” on the edges.
Production company technician 1: Regular snapping together is enough. If you want, you can add a “click-seal.” But glue would be better.
Salesperson 3: Definitely no “click-seal,” it ruins the floor because it forces the joints apart… If anything, glue. But that’s not really good either.
Production company technician 2: Gluing is not necessary. Nothing can happen anyway since the edges are precise and sealed. We should not use the “click-seal” because it can push the edges apart.
We will start installing the flooring this weekend. Let’s see what we decide to do. Reports to follow...
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