Should I choose waterproof laminate flooring for my entire house?
Ali
2 years ago
I’m try to decide what type of flooring to choose. I want affordable wood-style floors but i don’t like how thing vinyl feels and I prefer the weight of laminate, however I hear laminate in the worst with water. Any suggestions on best floor choice?
these are the General colour that I am going for.
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Comments (30)This is a really old thread, but for anyone that finds this (like me), let me share my recent experience. We had an unfinished basement for 10 years. Over those years, we had seepage through the walls due to improper drainage outside (this was a brand new house). I agree with the poster above that suggests you fix your landscaping. We had spots where water was pooling, and water just...finds a way. It's what it does. Anyway, also during that time, I worked down in the basement on top of some old carpet and pad that we tore out of a room we put hardwood floors in. Never had any issue with that just sitting on the floor. We recently had our third child, and decided it was time to finish the basement. We decided that we would waterproof the north side of the house that had most of the water seepage in the past. For the flooring, we put down linoleum in the bathroom, laminate in my office, and carpet in the main part of the basement where the kids would play. Lowe's sold us on the VERY BEST (their words) carpet pad for basements. It's this newfangled crap that has a "breathable" vapor barrier. So water can escape from underneath but not penetrate through it from above. That's the claim. Well, fast forward LESS THAN ONE YEAR... The whole area where that carpet is smells musty and gross. If you are going to use a pad, DO NOT, PLEASE, GOD, DO NOT buy anything with a vapor barrier on it, even if they swear it is breathable. It may be breathable, but not enough. The crappy 6 pound rebond stuff I had sitting down there for probably 7 years never did this. The moisture from your floor needs to be able to escape, not get trapped underneath there. Lowe's is now sending out somebody to look at it, and they will decide how to handle this problem. It is going to be a huge nightmare. Even if they are super cooperative, and offer to replace everything, I still have to move all of our stuff out of there, have it all tore up, clean up whatever mess is there properly (somehow I don't think Lowe's will do this part for me), and then get it reinstalled again. From other things I have read, if you are going to put anything over top of the concrete, you shouldn't try to seal it. Walls are one thing, especially if you have functioning drain tiles that will drain the water that has nowhere to go. I'd be interested to know if anyone has opinions on the laminate I put down in my office. Underneath that is the foil covered pad, which is...a vapor barrier.. Every video you watch on the internet says this is how it's done in basements. I get stopping the vapor from hitting the laminate, but worry now that it's just trapped and will try to creep up the walls. Home ownership is so much fun!...See MoreLAMINATE FLOORING IS NOT WATERPROOF
Comments (3)M flooring and S J Mccarthy, iI am looking for flooring for our entire downstairs to replace our open floor plan worth of engineered hardwoods) only 3 years old) due to a water "leak" with no vidiblevisible water anywhere from the fishwasherdishwasher which created tons of mold on the backs of the neighboring cabinets. Anyway, we visited a local flooring company (Irefuse to shop at big box stores) and the sales guy showed us Mohawks revwood plus. I had already nixxed laminatwlaminate from our search and wasn't even considering it for the reasons you both mentioned above. I looked at LVP first but greatly dislike the extreme variegated looks the companies are doing. So we looked at revwood plus ansand my husband fell in love with one color. He would have purchased it right there but I'm the reviewer between us and need to make sure we are picking the proper product for us. We took the sample home and it grew on me. But it still has the plasticy look, and definitely the feel that a lot of laminates and LVP wood look alike flooring has. So iI dontdon't know if iI can get over that. But the part that iI do appreciate is that the top layer is totally waterproof. No, one plank cannot be submerged in a bucket of water and not have damage but once it's installed due to their locking technology, moisture cannot penetrate below. So it remains on our list. For the plastic feeling I may have to nix it, But we are going to compare it to all the other brands and types we are researching. I do not want T strip transitions and this is also the other reason I may need to nix revwood plus. Which is why iI may be swayed again bakcback to engineered hardwoods. But at least I've done tons of learning in the process. As the local flooring company told us that even though LVP touts being "waterproof" which it is - even if there is a home water leak that needs repair then the LVP would still have to be taken up to dry out the sub floor. So either with this revwood plus laminate or an all embodied "waterproof" LVP, there'd still be work to be done to dry everything out. As the local flooring company told us that even though LVP touts being "waterproof" which it is - even if there is a home water leak that needs repair then the LVP would still have to be taken up to dry out the sub floor. So either with this revwood plus laminate or a full all embodied "waterproof" LVP, there'd still be work to be done to dry everything out. This video was helpful to me to hear morwmore about the product and that the top later and jlintsjoints are indeed 100% waterpeoof. As a consumer I am desperate for any reviews of homeowners for any flooring iI am researching. This is from the company, but it still was informative. https://youtu.be/cLSUS19YGaA...See MoreReplacing wood flooring. Should I choose laminate or hard wood?
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Comments (13)I have been living with the acorn color for two weeks now on my second floor. I am more traditional, like you are. The floor installer said he liked working with this product and the quality was excellent. It looks very nice and it is comfortable underfoot, easy to clean and doesn’t show dirt. The only thing that surprised me was that the actual product out of the box looks darker than the sample, but I do still like it....See MoreAli
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6 months agolast modified: 6 months agoRachel Odumu……I absolutely love love my floors. So many complements especially with the beveled (not painted) edge. Have it throughout entire home. Pictures might make look darker, but it is light like the picture in the office.
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