Here is our bedroom floor right after we installed Pergo's American Cottage line in "Liberty Oak."

Since taking these photos we've replaced the window trim, baseboards and closet door, and added crown molding and new outlets. We're in the process of picking drapes and new furniture.

I will probably put a large rug on the floor, one that will fit under the bed and extend 30 inches out on each side and at the foot so we'll have warm toes on these North Dakota nights.

The floor is holding up well. It does not have the dull "thump" you hear with some laminate floors, and it's easy to clean.

The other two bedrooms, hall, living room, and breakfast nook have the original early-1950s narrow white oak floors. Our bedroom is in the back addition and had old indoor-outdoor carpet over vinyl tile when we first moved in. We had to do something, fast, to have a decent floor. This was our choice.

GREAT! That "sound" is a concern of mine as well. What sort of underlayment did you use?

We didn't use any underlayment. The Pergo came with a foam backing/underlayment on each piece. The floor has a good, solid "feel" and "sound" when you walk on it.

We had seen/heard several noisy/clattery laminate floors while we were house shopping. Our flooring-and-tile lady said this would not clatter; and she was correct.

Could someone please explain to me what laminate floors are? We have hardwood and the laminates look just like hardwood to me. So what's the deal?

Judy Del, laminates are not "real wood" but they do serve a purpose and are working great for me in this room. Here's some info I found...

"Laminate floors combine a realistic impression of real hardwood, stone, or tile with an extremely durable finish. These floors have become a popular alternative to real hardwood and vinyl floors.

Laminate floors are not real wood floors. They are extremely impact, scratch, sunlight fade, and stain resistant. Although laminate floors are extremely tough, they can be scratched by big dogs or dragging heavy objects across the floor."

I have two big dogs, both sleep in my bedroom, and a rough-and-tough hubby. It's been two years and the floor is still like the day we put it in. My floor is a "floating laminate"; there's no glue or nails in it. It uses a specially designed tongue-and-groove interlocking systems to secure planks together.

Laminate floors rest on top of the subfloor. They're not secured or fastened to the substrate below. You can float an entire floor over a variety of sub floor materials, such as plywood, OSB, existing vinyl flooring, concrete slabs, etc.

Even though these floors are floated the sub-floor still must be level for locking planks together.

Most laminate floors can be used anywhere within the home.

They do not need a wax or polish. I use a "Bruce" laminate floor spray to clean mine with, or a very well wrung-out, almost dry damp mop.
Laminates are mostly used for family rooms, living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms and dens.

Here is a link that might be useful: Perog Laminate Floors site

We have laminate thru out our home with ceramic also in certain area. Ours is Uniclick Select Cherry....it is almost identical in color to Gunstock in real wood flooring. It is very easy to keep clean. Good luck finding exactly what you love...........Bonnie

Thanks Bonnie!

We used harmonics antique hickory, it has a hand scraped finish on it and is installed in individual planks. It has the foam underlayment attached and we used a 6mm rolled cork underlayment as well.

Everyone who sees it swears it looks and sounds just like hardwood

Here is a link that might be useful: this is the floor

We have laminate flooring in our living/dining area and also through most of our basement. We have radiant heat in both levels of our home, and hardwoods are not considered dimensionally stable enough for radiant heat.

Lots of people have commented on our "hardwood" and are surprised it isn't really. We went with a wide plank look with a textured top and beveled edge - it looks much nicer than the glossy, plastic-y look of older laminates. We have two kids and a dog, and it is holding up nicely.

Living room:

Close up:

Carrie

These pics are wonderful. I had laminate it when it first came out but wow they look so much better now. We are getting a new house and I really wanted hardwood floors until I got to pricing it. These pictures have sold me on it.

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Ugh! I'm trying to ignore that last post.

nthemedl - Do you have a picture of your house that shows the floor? I really like how it looks on the flooring website, but I'd love to see a "real" picture.

Laurie

Here's Pergo Accolade Bleached Pine (attached underlayment).
I was looking for laminate that looked like a white painted wood floor and this is the closest I found.

I would not recommend laminate in baths or kitchens as they do warp from getting wet. Ours look good except near the tub and in parts of the kitchen near the water dish for the dogs where the edges are raised from getting wet. We got them as a temporary fix for those spots, but will probably redo with either hardwood (kitchen/family room) or tile (bath and/or kit./fm rm)

Here are my darker laminate floors. They are handscraped individual planks with the beveled edge and look very realistic. I got them as seconds at a surplus building supply place very inexpensively, but they have held up quite well. The only trouble I have is sharp objects will "dent" them so I have to be careful not to drop anything pointy. They aren't fazed a bit by large dog nails, though, which is great. I have them in the kitchen, laundry room, and bath and have not had any warping or moisture damage.

I laid the green Floor Muffler underlayment first, and I haven't had any problem with the loud or fake sound I've noticed on other laminate.

Here's a close-up while I was in the process of installing them:

View through the laundry and bath:

We put laminate in our living, dining and master bedroom about 6 months ago. We ordered from Lumber Liquidators and got Dream Home St James 12mm in Rosewood.

I am happy with it, I just wish laminate was easier to keep clean - every once in awhile I get foot and paw prints (I've had this issue with 3 different brands of laminate flooring including Pergo).

You can see the flooring in these pictures:

We did a laminate floor that looks like tile in our laundry/half bath. I love how it turned out.

I'm only half done with installing our laminate, but I really like it so far (the dining room floor has been in about 8 months). It's individual planks that are beveled and embossed. Please excuse the lack of trim etc - it's a sloooow build in progress.

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dmwbcc, we had cherry laminate in our last house and our brand new bosch dishwasher over flowed and ruined the floor in front, so get extra pieces for spares. We just moved into our new home so I'll see if I can find a photo on my cards otherwise I only have some in my old computer in the packing and not on this laptop.

We just ripped out our carpet in the home we just moved into and plan on putting in laminate and I am so glad you posted this as I am learning a lot about the new types of laminates and the various underlayments to make is less noisy and easier on the feet. Our previous laminate was Harmonics from Costco. It did have a clicking noise when the cats toe nails got too long which actually reminded me to cut them. HA. really appreciate all the photos. Would love to see nthemdl actual floor. I bought some of that stuff you can put on the bottom of furniture legs and put it on and it made moving furniture very easy. We did drop something sharp and it landed straight down and poked a hole, so that was the only wear we had. We had it for five years and it looked the same as new.

bumping this up for nthemedl. I'd really like to see your floors if you have any pics.

Laurie

dawn_t - I'd also like to know what your floors are. thanks!

Laurie

Laurie, the laminate is by Kronotex (website link below). I saw it at a flooring company where it had been installed in the main showroom for 4 years, and it still looked new despite lots of foot traffic (including seasonal wet, snowy, muddy boots).
It's pretty realistic looking also, not many have guessed that it's laminate. Mine is the Cambridge Oak.
Dawn

Here is a link that might be useful: Kronotex website

I'm glad these photos keep coming up. We're putting pergo in our basement and I'm curious..does anyone here have animals that have had hair ball or other accident on the floor? The grooves should be tight together but I don't know if it would get weird or not. Sorry to be blunt/gross but the occasional hair ball is something we have to deal with here. lol

4 cats and a chesapeake retriever here. No incontinence messes, but plenty of wet hair ball hurls over the seams. I panicked at the first few, but not a speck of damage (yet).

Dawn

I have oak floors throughout, but we recently finished the basement and used laminate. We have no pets, but 4 gkids 8 and under. I wouldn't hesitate to use it in a dry basement..It doesn't have the sound of the wood upstairs,it does make noise, but for our purposes it is fine..We did use the under layment too.

shans - Love the paint color in your laundry room. Can you tell me what it is? thanks

Laurie

msrose- The paint is Wood Smoke by Glidden.