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Transitioning Between Different Laminate Floors
Q: I’ve just had my old Pergo oak floor removed due to warping from water damage. My house is on the market and I can’t afford to wait weeks to match the…
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Pergo Cherry Blocked Laminate
Q: About 10 years ago I had installed “Cherry Blocked” Pergo laminate in my kitchen. I am in the midst of redoing my kitchen and need to patch the floor…
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My New Laminate Floor is Noisy – Help!
Q: Our new laminate is only a week old and it goes from our entry way throughout our kitchen…..the entry way feels solid and has no noise, the kitchen…
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Installing Laminate Over Tile
Q: Have ceramic tile on my floor now thinking of replacing it with laminate do have to remove the tile or can I lay on top of it A: Assuming that your…
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Cleaning Laminate – Bissell Steam Mop
Q: I have installed laminate flooring. I own a Bissell steam hard flooring cleaner. It heats water until steam comes out and its special padding mops the…
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Pergo Over Tile
Q: I have an older home and when we first moved in back in 1991 we put a 6 x 6 ceramic tile in our kitchen for flooring. After removing all the carpeting…
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Laminate Floor Questions – Prep Work and a Piano
Q: I’m looking at using some of the floating laminate products and wondered if the 30 yr old vinyl should be removed? It’s got some cuts and scrapes, and…
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Laminate Flooring in a Basement
Q: Hi. I want to install laminate flooring in the basement of our house. Currently, there is carpet over concrete in the basement, but it looks old and…
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Solution to a Noisy Laminate Floor
Q: The owner of the condo above mine has installed laminate flooring. He did so because of the amount of noise (loud talking, TV, and especially…
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Animal Urine and Laminate
Q: I have been looking at laminate flooring to replace my carpeting in my home. My major concern is doggie urine. Can these floors resist the urine that…
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Quick Step Question
Q: I am getting ready to install laminate floors on the entire downstairs of my house – I want these to look as close to wood as possible, and I’ve found…
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Self-Adhesive Tiles Over Pergo
Q: I just put down my new Pergo flooring my house and it looks beautiful! I was wondering if I can stick 10 self adhesive vinyl tiles on top of Pergo…
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Flooring for a Cabin
Q: I want to put laminate or some kind of flooring up at our lake cabin.. The cabin is not heated during the winter time the cabin sits on a wood flood up…
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Decorating with Pergo
Q: I have a decorating question. In 1998 i put Pergo laminate in my kitchen and laundry room. Let me back up a minute. I live in a mobile home. I now want…
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Laminate Flooring in Kitchen with IKEA Cabinets
Q: I was reading your answers and came upon something discussing problems with cabinets or heavy objects resting on a floating floor. IKEA’s cabinetry…
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Laminate or Tile?
Q: Our contractor recommended we buy our flooring products from you. We are adding a large family room onto the back of our house with a master bedroom…
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Snap-together Laminate Flooring Question
Q: My husband and I recently installed the laminate hardwood look snap-together type flooring according to mfg instructions, in our kitchen. We didn’t lay…
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Laminate Flooring for a Condo
Q: I have a couple of questions, I would like to replace all my flooring (with the exception of the bathrooms) with durable, moisture resistant laminate…
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Underlayment for Alloc Laminate
Q: I’ve read through many of your answers regarding using cork as an underlayment for laminate for sound and even warmth. I notice though that some of the…
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Laminate with Attached Underlayment
Q: What is the best brand laminate with attached underlayment. This will be installed in a foyer and hallway. I notice there are different thicknesses…