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   andybuildz | Jun 21, 2002 02:30am | #1

   I personally don't like Pergo. I've installed a bunch of them and find them to look plastic. Personally in all the houses I built for myself I used oak and "several" layers of "MOISTURE CURE" finish which is incredably strong against water. Theres nothing like real wood....maybe go with astro turf...lol.

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   AhneedHelp | Jun 21, 2002 04:35am | #2

   I've been in several homes that has Pergo at entrances and hallways and also at the kitchen door because they are fairly durable.

   Not sure what they would look like in 10 years compared to hardwood or other flooring.

   But the owners selected them for high traffic area.

   As for moisture resistance, the kitchen entries in these houses would fit that description as they are more heavily used.

   I'm assuming any snow, mud & rain that gets tracked onto the floor would be cleaned and mopped up as you would for any floor ?

   Tile and flagstone could be left messy wet I suppose.

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   KenFishe1 | Jun 21, 2002 05:24am | #3

   Have you considered looking at the Mannington Icore? I am by no means a proponent of laminate floors, but the ICore is made entirely of PVC and cannot recieve any water damage.

   Ken FisherView Image

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   AhneedHelp | Jun 21, 2002 06:18am | #4

   Ken -

   Thanks for mentioning the PVC flooring.

   This is not the first time I've come across the question of moisture resistance and I've asked that myself.

   Alan

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   LisaWL | Jun 21, 2002 06:45am | #5

   We have Armstrong's "Laminates for Life" (similar to Pergo Select) in our hall, kitchen and laundry room.  It doesn't look like wood; it looks like laminate.  But it's more durable than vinyl, which was our other option in this scenario.  We have a 5 month old puppy who overnights in the laundry room.  He's almost potty trained.  The floor has had urine sitting in puddles on it for hours at times when we were asleep or gone, and seems to have held up fine so far.  My kids often throw wet swimsuits and towels on the floor in there too, and sometimes I don't get to them for a day or two.  Again, there has been no damage.

   If you opt for the laminate, don't get a real dark one.  It shows everything, and if you ding it (like when I dropped a cast iron casserole pot in the kitchen) the ding is lighter than the finish and it's not easy to repair or conceal the ding.

   I still like worn wood floors better than new laminate floors, but compromises are part of life.

   "A completed home is a listed home."

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   djmarro | Jun 21, 2002 01:48pm | #6

   I put down a Pergo floor in a 3 season room used as an entry off the kitchen of my home. It's gone through 1 winter and seemed to hold up well. This room has an open deck next to a pool so we'll see how it holds up to water, wet towels, bathing suits, etc. I put this floor in in hopes it would be low maintenance. So far, so good. We'll see. Good luck.

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