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Laminate Problem

17 years ago

Greetings - I"m in the process of a major remodeling job and I've run into an unexpected problem w/my flooring and hope you experts can lend a hand!

I have Bruce and Armstrong laminate wood flooring in my whole house. The kitchen/dining room is one part, then a sunken living room, then back up a step to the hall to the bedrooms. The pattern/style is from the early 2000's and I can't seem to find a match.

I have 2 spots in my kitchen that need flooring (they were previously covered by something and will not be now) and I ripped out a closet in my hall and will have a larger space needing flooring there.

My question is this: Do I just rip out all the laminate in the hall and use it for the kitchen, and if I do that, what would I use for the hall? Other laminate, tile, what? I'm anti-carpet (too many hairy pets) so that's out!

If I rip out the kitchen/dining room (which seems smarter since it's a straighter area to redo), then what in the world would I put there that would go w/the laminate in the sunken living room? I could use the extra kitchen/dining room stuff to repair the hall I think, so that might work.

Any thoughts?

This needs to be pretty easy and inexpensive as this is already costing me a fortune with all of the creeping expenses and unexpected stuff popping up that was WAY over my 'surprise' portion of my budget!

Thanks in advance - lauren

PS Pictures would be great, if you have any to share!

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Comments (2)

floorguy
17 years ago
If it is gluedown, good luck getting any wood up, to reuse it.

Tough call, but anything is possible.
floorman67
17 years ago
if the existing laiminate was glued to each other then it most likely wont be re-usable.

if it was a click or snap together then yes if carefully deconstructed.

Your entire plan hinges on those unknowns.

As to your flooring choices, buy what you think looks good and what you can afford.

I do not recommend hardwood or carpet for wet areas.

For kitchens and baths I recommend resilent sheet/tile products or ceramic tile/stone.

Other than that, you have a ton of choices.

No on knows your likes and dislikes better than you do.
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