Comments on: How to Lay Laminate Floating Floors

By: Gail Wilson

Gail Wilson — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 01:15:56 +0000

I did not wait at all for furniture. But mine is floating…. not glued

Sorry for the delayed response. Major computer issues. Working on an older computer that I don’t normally use while mine is being worked on.
gail

By: Paula Reeves-Anders

Paula Reeves-Anders — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 11:22:08 +0000

Hi! Live the dark color too and I’m in the process of redoing my floors right now so hoping you answer fast lol! No pressure! When were you able to move your furniture pieces on top of the the laminate after laying it? We have everything shoved to one half the room and we’re going to just move everything over to finish the other half but read online you have to let the floor settle anywhere from 24 hrs to FOUR days! Did you put your furniture on it right away and if so have you noticed any squeaking or issues due to this? Thanks in advance for any reply or advice.
Paula

By: Gail Wilson

Gail Wilson — Mon, 27 Nov 2017 20:53:10 +0000

In reply to Jennie.

Jennie,

I’m sure these floors will outlast me. You are right, the best thing about using laminate floating floors is they don’t harm the original floor in any way should someone want to patch and refinish my old flooring down the road. I love everything about the floor so far-except how much I have to sweep! lol

gail

By: Gail Wilson

Gail Wilson — Mon, 27 Nov 2017 20:45:16 +0000

In reply to Brette.

Brette,

My floors were in need of repair and refinishing. There were stains, bad patch jobs and missing planks. Plus as I mentioned I don’t like narrow planks. 🙂

The laminate seems to be the perfect solution for my home and my budget.

gail

By: Brette

Brette — Sat, 25 Nov 2017 05:47:12 +0000

I would consider engineered wood to cover a ruined oak floor, but I would not put laminate over hardwood floors that are in good shape.

By: Jennie

Jennie — Thu, 23 Nov 2017 02:53:51 +0000

Gail,
They do look beautiful. My concern is the durability. My daughter has it in her home. It’s 3 years old, and the wear lines are getting very obvious. Where the dining room chair are, there are definite wear a few places down to the press board under the photo on top. My daughter has lovely taste and I know it was the most expensive laminate she could find. On the other hand we put in engineered wood in our old home 10 years ago. When we moved it still looked brand new. Neither laminated or engineered wood can be refinished, but it floats if you hate it, if it doesn’t hold up, if it goes out of style and the oak underneath is still there

By: Gail Wilson

Gail Wilson — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 13:29:30 +0000

In reply to Fonda.

Fonda,

I can appreciate your feelings. Here’s how I fee about original oak flooring. It’s too narrow and too orange. I prefer dark, wide planks that are dull. The laminate flooring checked all of those boxes for me. 🙂
I refinished original floors once and said “never again”. It’s too much work and not what I wanted. In addition, this old house has been changed up so much there would have been a lot of patching to do to undo the horrible patch job others did when they tore out closets and walls. 🙂
I suppose I should have mentioned all of this in the above post, eh?
I wish you lots of luck with your concrete floors don the road. 😉

take care!!
gail

By: Fonda

Fonda — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 20:03:40 +0000

I really hate that you covered up your “old” flooring to put on laminate. I would give just about anything to have the oak flooring from our previous house and what I grew up with. We have vinyl laminate, and it isn’t worth a doo-hickie. We didn’t put it in; the previous owner did. Yuck! We’re hoping to make all the floors concrete, because our house is situated on a slab. So, hopefully a skim coat ought to do it. But, that’s a few years down the line.

By: Jen

Jen — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 13:33:53 +0000

Your floor looks beautiful!

ps. Will you share Rodney? 🙂