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Floating Floor, What it is!

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Floating Floor Introduction In 1994 Pergo laminate introduced plank style floating floor to North America, having marketed it in Europe ten years earlier. Far from a new product, invented in Sweden in 1977.  The introduction of floating floors brought new concerns. Some of these laminate floors were failing. flooring experts were commissioned to investigate … [Read more...] about Floating Floor, What it is!

Laminate Flooring Concerns Identified

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Laminate Flooring Concerns are an aggravation that you want to avoid. And in most situations laminate flooring concerns can be avoided with a little extra time spent on the part of you, the salesperson and the installer. In this article we discuss the most common laminate flooring concerns. With a short read you will be better informed when purchasing or caring for your … [Read more...] about Laminate Flooring Concerns Identified

Laminate Floor Peaking Cupping Buckling

by Terry and Kevin Weinheimer 6 Comments

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Peaking Laminate floor peaking is a condition where the board edges are pushing together and peaking upward.   End joint peaking, the plank ends are raised up forming a high spot at the joint. This condition is most visible in areas where lighting flows across the floor. End joint peaking can be a product, installation or site related issue. Floor Peaking … [Read more...] about Laminate Floor Peaking Cupping Buckling

Squeaky Laminate Flooring Problems

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Squeaky Laminate Flooring Problems Cause and Prevention Squeaky laminate flooring problems are a major laminate flooring problem. The flooring may look absolutely beautiful until you walk on it. As you walk, squeaking sounds like a rubber duck. Or the "snap, crackle and pop" sounds like an amplified bowl of Kellogg's Rice Krispies. One lady told me she didn't mind the … [Read more...] about Squeaky Laminate Flooring Problems

Staggering Laminate Floor

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Staggering laminate floor is it really necessary? Not staggering laminate floor such as running the boards wall-to-wall in a hall often results in problems. It is not unusual to check out a problem laminated installation where the boards are moving and separating. A common problem is the installer failed to leave the proper stagger or chose not to stagger areas of boards. The … [Read more...] about Staggering Laminate Floor

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