Mirage Lock- anyone have this floating floor?

susanlynn2012

15 years ago

Due to the prices I have been getting for installing an engineered wood floor, I have been looking at the Mirage Lock since it is an easy installation without glue over a moisture pad on my concrete floor and the installation prices are much less. Does anyone have this floor that comes in Maple or Oak only? Does it feel like a floating floor even with a thick moisture pad?

Any pictures and if not, what species and stain if any and finish (cashmere or semi-gloss did you choose)?

I had made up my mind on my floor until I was told a floor made to float would be better for my needs. I have still not ruled out the BR-111 Brazilian Cherry Triangulo Floors.

I do love the Mirage Lock's 4-5/16th width plank that seem to be modern without being too wide for my townhouse. I like the sawn layer of wood on top that looks like a solid wood floor, I like the tight micro-bevels, and I like the Nanolinx finish on top that makes the floor more scratch resistant.

What I do not like is that the real wood on top is only 2mm instead of 3mm so it can't be re-sanded but the planks can be removed and replaced with a new plank since they lock in without glue but I am not sure how difficult that would be to do. I also wish the floor came in Brazilian Cherry. But I do like the Maple Auburn and amazingly their high quality sawn face natural red oak that is not grainy looking and really nice.

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annzgw
15 years ago
I think how you answer a few questions will determine what's best for you.
How much traffic and how many people live in the home? Do you have pets......how many and how large? How long do you think you'll be living in the home? If taken care of, wood floors can last many years before they need refinishing.

The difficulty in replacing a damaged board would be time and labor since you'd have to remove all boards from one wall up to the damaged board.
DS put in the glue down type of boards a few years ago and they still look new. Another DS put in the floating type floor and hated the sound when she walked on it. She ripped it out during a remodel.
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madeyna
15 years ago
We had the oak and really liked it . It never got scratched up but we don,t wear shoes in the house which probly helped. I would just buy a extra box and throw it in the attic just in case you need to do any repairs.
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susanlynn2012
Original Author
15 years ago
Madeyna, you "had" the oak... did you move since this Mirage Lock just came out in the year 2007 and I was told did not exist before 2007? I have here a sample from the store that is so easy to lock. I wish it would be in a 3 MM top layer so that is all that bothers me since I love the width of the board. Thanks for letting me know that you liked the floor. Their natural oak is so pretty which surprises me since I usually do not love oak in an engineered format but their sawn cut really is nice.

Annz, I was going to go with the Brazilian Cherry due to how hard the wood was and the fact I have a home office and 4 little dogs ranging in sizes from 4 lbs to a chubby 8.2 lbs. I also love the color variation in the Brazilian Cherry.

What I do not like about the Brazilian Cherry is the fact that I have about half of the 2 room home office covered with very heavy furniture that I will not be able to move after the floor is installed so there will be half of the floor with very light patches of the outline of where the furniture (desks, credenza, file cabinets, supply cabinets, etc. was) was and the fact that most of the installers I interviewed want to seal my floor before gluing the Triangulo Engineered wood down while two installers will glue the boards to each other and float the float at a high cost.

I wish the Maple would be a harder wood since I love the Auburn Color with my furniture and new tiles and the fact that the color will not be so different under my furniture. Unless Maple also changes color despite being stained?

I guess I would have to visit some homes with floating floors to see if I could get used to a floating floor.

I wish the Mirage Engineered glue down floor came in a 4-5/16th width plank since I love the size of the plank much more than a 5" wide or a 3.25" or 3-5/16th wide plank.

Did your DD's (I think you meant Darling Daughter since you then said "she"... so if you meant DS and meant he.. sorry.... ) floating floor consist of laminate or engineered wood and what type of floor moisture pad did she use? I appreciate your help Annz since they are the questions that I asked the led me to Brazilian Cherry Floors a few months ago.
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susanlynn2012
Original Author
15 years ago
Has anyone yet installed the Mirage Lock floor and have pictures to share?
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rudeeee
14 years ago
I installed Mirage Lock in Sapele. I put it in the basement and it looks quite nice. I installed it myself...which took about 2 full days.

I posted the video on YouTube if you want to see the full layout. I also have a previous video to shows the subfloor which is DriCore.

Here is a link that might be useful: Mirage Lock Installation
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rudeeee
14 years ago
Ooops ... I did not post the full URL. Here is the proper link to the installation video.

Here is a link that might be useful: Mirage Lock Installation PROPER
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Sundropsandsage
5 years ago
Ok, it's 9 years later, if rudeeee is still around, I'd love to know how your floors held up. :)
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