Laminate Floor Review, Tips | Pros & Cons 

Thanks for this video. About to start renovation works on a house and will probably go with laminate flooring. I always assumed it was cheap looking until a friend of mine suggested it to me, I've been very impressed since.

I don't have a house but found this so interesting! I didn't know there were so many types!

Love the felt pad tip⭐️

Very informative video. We too installed laminate wood floors at our previous home and not only did they look fantastic but they turned out to be extremely durable, especially with a little toddler at home. It's a great alternative to consider when selecting new flooring. :)

Thank you for your post; it was informative.

THIS VIDEO WAS VERY, VERY HELPFUL. The information is the kind of information I need in order to know what will work BEST for me = the possible formaldehyde problem with China made material SAVED MY HEALTH!!!!!!!! Thanks again. Louise

Thank you so much for your video, very informative. I'd like to ask you if you could do a video on how to clean your laminate floors please. There are so many videos out their, some of the floor cleaners you have in America are not available in Australia. I love my laminate floor & I've never used anything but luke warm water in a spray bottle & a microfiber mop. I've had my laminate floors for two years now & they still look new. They are a high gloss spotted gum, it's really beautiful. All my visitors always say how beautiful the floors look. I'm really happy with my laminate floors & easy to take care of. Thank you 😁

I love the color of your walls!!!! What color do you have if I may asked? 😊

Love the floors. I would love that right throw out my house.

Great info 👍 right to the point. I've watched dozens and this was the most helpful

Great video with great info! It's so nice to see how the flooring actually looks once laid instead of wonder from a sample. Can you PLEASE share your gray paint color on walls - love it? Many thanks!

Older video but a good one :). I put down laminate in my house and find that it scratches easy if you're not careful. My vac had a little rock stuck on the plastic wheel and I just wanted to lightly vac the room and it scratched the hell out of a few planks. That isn't the first time either my shop vac did the same thing as I was installing. Also a rock in a shoe tread can also damage the floor so take off your shoes :P. I don't know of any fix for the clear coat being scratched. Maybe acetone or something strong can melt it out but I doubt it. Problem too is some of my planks are impossible to get to without tearing up like 60% of the floor. One day the whole house will get tiled I hope.

Good video...very informative...beautiful floors...most of the ones I have looked at are made in China...so thank you so much for your info...the color is absolutely stunning!!!

What is the brand of your laminate flooring?

what is the color and make manufacturer?

I love the color of your wall paint. Kind of a light brownish tan. Beautiful, good choice. Of course, the floors look nice too ;-)

They're now repairable with Piccolo Flooring Repair at Home Depot.

Thank you for your post. I'm in socal - where would you recommend? and what would be a good price for about 1200 sq feet - installation and all?

I like that you still have carpet to keep the house clean but that carpet is going to have to work twice as hard because all the hard floors. Nice look though you must of had a skilled installer to transition in the middle of your room like that!

Nice job..we have just had laminate vinyl installed...how do you think I should best clear it?

great video. we have wood now and are looking to install laminate. this will be on the bottom floor, on a concrete slab. my main concern is the sound. do you have any insights there? thanks!

Do the floors feel spongy when you walk on them? I want to replace some carpet on a second floor for a work shop. I like the laminate option, but I want the hard wood feel with the scratch resistance of laminate. I need the floor to be firm to support work benches, and tools; with a level working surface.

hi i am from Bangladesh. i know this work. And i everyday install laminated wood.

beautiful floors! Do you remember the brand or color name? I am just starting to look for laminate floors for our home. Thank you

Good info on Laminates, I have a quest on something else though. Is it possible to tell me what was exact color used on the wall you see at 38 secs. if you have a reference, Thanx

What is the safest and best way to clean Laminate flooring in my kitchen. Thanks, George

Would you please be so kind as to do a video on laminate flooring care and upkeep, yours look amazing 💕 thanks 😘

What is the brand, and which pattern?

most wood floors are almost always nailed down not glued. laminate is a great option for the price it has a great durable wear layer but it is always susceptible to water damage as it uses either a medium or high density fiber board between the layers which expands when water gets into it so you need to clean up spills quickly and never mop it. For areas that are prone to moisture/water it's better to use a vinyl plank flooring, these are newer to the market but the top surface of them is waterproof.

In one of your response comments below you stated that your floor may not have been very level when you put the laminate flooring down. Apparently it wasn’t a problem for you after the installation since you didn’t mention it in the video. This is a concern for me. How “off” would guess your floor was, 1/8” peaks and valleys, or would you say it was greater than that.

I heard Mohawk and evoke are good Laminate flooring.

hello... I am considering putting laminate throughout our condo? IS it a good diy? SHould we get the aqua laminate for the house? or is it as durable as a thickness of 12mm

How is it that you keep poppong up for my searches!?? Lol last month Christmas trees, now floors lol

I'm a flooring installer and i'm amazed noone mentions glue down luxury vinyl tile??? Not the click together like laminate stuff but the 2 to 3mm thick stuff that you glue down to a prepared flat and smooth floor surface. Check out Karndean and Amtico although there's many cheaper brands too!

Can you please tell me the name/brand/color of your floor selection?

wish you had mentioned something about the actual "cleaning" of wood laminate and compare to other flooring...

What brand and color did you install?

This was so interesting!!

Sadly, I've learned through experience that laminate, wood & even vinyl flooring is an awful flooring solution for our homes. No one talks about the water damage issue. There's really no repairing laminate or vinyl flooring. Here's what happened: - The mold issue; water in a warm, dark place without air circulation = mold growth - Product (regularly) discontinued, can't buy more to use for repairs - - not only product discontinued, but similar colors are different width & depth, & tongue/groove pattern, so they won't connect to your old flooring - There are no flooring people willing to struggle with successfully pulling out laminate carefully enough to repair your floor. Basically, if you have a sizeable water spill (say 6'x6') you have to buy a whole new floor Only 17 months ago I had Lowe's Pergo laminate flooring installed throughout my 'great room', which included the kitchen. It's lovely, really enjoy it. No personal spills that would cause buckling BUT there was a water leak that had water from pipes flooding my kitchen. My Pergo was so well made, sealed on the bottom too, & the foam backing cushion. My Pergo was very high quality. It's amazing to me that with all that water on it, yet I saw no signs of it buckling! But the water was definitely seeping down in spots to the neighbors ceiling, so obviously the water was getting under the Pergo. Yet, 24 hours later the Pergo showed no signs of trying to buckle! Wow! I thought it may survive the water. Unfortunately what I didn't think about was that water sitting under the Pergo would be growing mold! There is no way to send air down beneath the Pergo to dry it out. ALL the water soaked flooring had to be torn up to dry out the area to prevent mold. I instructed the professionals to remove the flooring as carefully as possible, so I could have it pieced back together. But the tongues & grooves are so fragile that barely any of them survived the ordeal. I now have to spend $2000 and go through the trouble of taking everything out of those rooms to have the 17 month old flooring torn-out and replaced with new (the style of Pergo I'd purchased has been discontinued and there is none, across North America, to create a fix for the current floor). I would give this same warning to wood & vinyl laminate buyers! When a water disaster happens, you to have the problem of mold growing under it in that dark, warm, wet area where the water is trapped. It seems to me that your vinyl laminate may not swell due to water & look bad, but I think you'd still want to remove it to prevent mold. Sadly, they won't be able to remove whole, reusable pieces (it will crack & break), so unless you have a huge stockpile of the same flooring, you're back to replacing the entire floor. Honestly, I suggest not buying either of these floor coverings.

Would be helpful if you knew the brand

I disagree, you don't have to buy 12mm thick, I have laminate that has been down since 2003, has some issues now, but 4 kids grew up on these, plus dogs etc, . I would say a minimum of 8mm. Don't go to the 7mm that everyone puts on sale all the time. Good idea to put area rugs out where you walk all the time

What is the model name on you laminate floor ?

What is the name of the laminate floor you have?

How much did the laminate flooring cost?

Is this luxury vinyl plank ?

How has the floor held up? Do you have kids?

You forgot to list "Wear Layer" 20Mils or higher is recommended..this is the layer that you actually walk on..very important

In all honesty you should stay away from any cheap Chinese made product. The more expensive laminates are an excellent flooring choice. As far as damage is concerned.... the things that would damage a laminate floor would damage a hardwood floor as well. Yes you can resurface hardwood .... laminate strip can also be replaced in some cases. Tile floors are another choice but make no mistake durability varies considerably. Grout issues can also be a consideration as regrouting is very labour intensive.

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Why don't you tell your manufacturer of your floor?

Laminate flooring is junk!!!!!

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