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meford4u,Aug 22 2007, 06:16 PM Wrote:Okay, here is what will happen come the spring.  Because you have jammed the wood up against the tile, wood tends to expand and contract.  Especially in the changing of seasons from Winter(dry) to Spring(wet).  Because the wood tends to expand along the radius, more than like it is going to buckle your laminates lengthwise.  There is a reason they tell you to keep the flooring atleast 3/8" away from any solid surface or a wall to allow for expansion.  If you knew what you were doing, or actaully read the instructions, you would know this.

Its not right against the tile, I know what Im doing, but thanks for the tips. :rolleyes:

I showed this to my father and he pointed to his floor. He's laughing, because like I said, 5+ years and no issues.

Quote:And I don't know what hillbilly of a real estate agent you talked to, but I have been in touch with many recently, as I am currently looking for an agent to sell my own house.  Laminates are a no-no.  The issue buyers have with them is they feel that homeowners have done a quick fix to brighten up the home to sell, and when they buy the house and move in, the laminates will become a cost to them as they will have to rip them out and put down another flooring.  And if you honestly had a real estate agent tell you point blank that laminates are better than carpet, thats hilarious.  Carpet can and does cost alot more than laminates.  I just put down new carpet in my house on the main level and the stairs.  I guarantee that my expense to do this with a quality carpet was double or more than what you or Adam have spent on your laminates.($2800)
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they come by once a week to provide free estimates if your interested in selling your house.

I told them it wasnt hardwood, I had to tell them, they thought it was...its not like I used $1.99 sq/ft crap here, this stuff was close to $5 sq/ft, 12mm, very nice quality(thicker than a lot of hardwood I was looking at). How long do you think it would take to rip this flooring out? 20 minutes, tops. Took me 1/2 hour to rip out the carpet, so its not like they have 'crazy' amount of work to do if the new owners wanted a different flooring.....but I dont think anybody is going to be moving this floor anytime soon anyways. Im very happy with it and thats all that matters.

Personally, I hate carpet, I'd rather have high quality laminate over stinky carpet anyday. When we washed the carpet before ripping it out, it was disgusting what was coming out of the cleaner. And that was when I wasn't even in the place for a year. Fawkin gross, and yes we cleaned on a regular basis. :rolleyes: