Comments on: Laminate Floor Problems and Concerns

By: Terry Weinheimer | Kevin Weinheimer

Terry Weinheimer | Kevin Weinheimer — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:40:16 +0000

Sara
Water likely got under the laminate floor where it was absorbed into the core and the printed paper that makes up the design. Unless the bubbles go down on their own and they rarely do, your best bet is to replace the tiles in the damaged area with matching tile.
Terry

By: sara

sara — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:45:48 +0000

I have a laminate floor pergo type. Not the wood one, the fake kind that looks like tiles.
I had an under sink leak and water made it sort of come up at the edges.
Is there a way to make sure it does not come up?
so it would lay flat again instead of sort of having edges that look bubbly?
please help/thank you

By: Terry Weinheimer | Kevin Weinheimer

Terry Weinheimer | Kevin Weinheimer — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 17:33:10 +0000

Linda
You mention that the reason your customer called you is that they were having difficulty cleaning the floor. The description of the problem with the floor drying with a gray film it sounds like the customer was not using the correct product to clean the floor or they may have been over using the correct product. Since not all laminate floors are identical my suggestion to you would be to call the customer service or technical department of the manufacturer that made this specific floor. When you describe the problem they should be able to tell you what you will need to do to clean them. Click on the Manufacturer Help link at this website and you may find your answer. http://laminatefloorproblems.com/category/install-laminate-flooring-manufacturers-installation-instructions/ If you don’t find a contact number here contact us back and we will see that one is added.
Terry

By: Linda Frankson

Linda Frankson — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 02:58:10 +0000

Hi.
I work as a house keeper and one of my clients has very lovely laminated floors in there new home, They have a matt finish which I had never seen before, there very well installed you can see that a glance. I was called in to work at there home because my client was having problems cleaning them. Cleaning Laminated floors are very easy to do, it usually only takes clean water and a light cleaning solution only to remove scuff marks and dirt brought into the home from the out side and they are as good as new. The problem hear is that these floors do not clean the way there suppose too. You wash them and there seems to be a gray film that covers the floor and when dry they look streaky and the gray film is still there. what to do?

By: Terry Weinheimer | Kevin Weinheimer

Terry Weinheimer | Kevin Weinheimer — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:31:02 +0000

M.
Is this a floating floor, glued floor, nail down? Is the floor installed over wood, particleboard, concrete or other? Did you have wall to wall carpet over the engineered wood or was it a rug you removed? Or are you saying that you removed the carpet and then installed the engineered floor and now have popping sounds? You mention voids. Are these voids between boards or under the boards? You really need to give a lot more information and if you do so I am sure that either a reader of this forum or one of us at the Weinheimer Group will have a suggestion for you. Please comment back with your expanded information.
Terry W.

By: M. Wells

M. Wells — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:33:38 +0000

± year ago installed Jatoba (Thomasville Engrd.Wood) on condo slab (removed carpet) and now have “popping” noises (when walked on) in several areas. How can these “voids” be eliminated?

By: Terry Weinheimer | Kevin Weinheimer

Terry Weinheimer | Kevin Weinheimer — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:17:45 +0000

Kathy
Rubber casters are generally approved for laminate floor as they will usually not create the type of damage you see caused by plastic and metal casters. Since the warranty of all laminate manufacturers and on all laminate floors is not the same you will need to read the warranty information that covers your floor. If you don’t have that information but have the name of the manufacturer and the product you should be able to get a copy of the warranty by performing a Google search or by contacting your dealer.
Terry

By: Kathy Sturtevant

Kathy Sturtevant — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:55:43 +0000

I would like to purchase a dinette set with chairs that have casters. Will it damage the laminate flooring if I replace the wheels with rubber casters?

By: Terry Weinheimer | Kevin Weinheimer

Terry Weinheimer | Kevin Weinheimer — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 20:37:11 +0000

Carole
The planks that have bubbled along the edges from pet urine are permanently damaged. These planks are not correctable and the only thing you can do is have the damaged planks replaced.
Terry

By: Carole Wilk

Carole Wilk — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 20:07:55 +0000

Can anything be done when edges of laminate is bubbled when a pet urine has not been seen and had dried on the floor and bubbling has occurred?