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   joeh | Jun 11, 2002 02:56am | #1

   Easier to get rid of when she's sick of it?  Joe H

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   Piffin | Jun 11, 2002 05:17am | #2

   Was this installed right with pad or padded back and spacing at edges?

   Excellence is its own reward!
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   RichCor1 | Jun 14, 2002 08:56pm | #3

   The situation I heard about was installed correctly.

   1/4" spacing at sides and thin foam pad.Rich

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   bikerXski | Jun 27, 2002 04:48pm | #4

   I will install snap lock for the first time this weekend. Read a good article about the development of this flooring. The snap lock is in responce to DIY,s that don't get the glue right on the glue and strap  style. Article said the leader in snap lock is now developing a snap lock with a water activated glue factory installed on the snap mechanism. I wonder if I should use a small amount of glue plus the snap lock. Will try to find more info and post. In general, laminate floor has proven very durable in farm house applications in this area. Farm houses with the grit, moisture, lack of time these busy people have to maintain houses, is a good test.

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   BillHartmann | Jun 27, 2002 06:24pm | #5

   I would be a little skeptical of thatthe snap and lock was developed because ofprobvlems with gluing.

   This orginated in Europe. And it is my understanding that most housing is rental and they like to take there flooring with them.

   There is a forum just on Laminte flooring at http://www.iswonline.com

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   outside | Jun 27, 2002 09:10pm | #6

   FWIW,

   I installed the Pergo from HD in a small kitchen. The planks were not cut at exactly 90 degrees and a small gap opened up on some of the short sides. I will NOT use this product again.

   Scott Owen

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   bikerXski | Jun 27, 2002 11:30pm | #7

   Was developed in Europe as glue style. Snap lock came later in US. I think article could be correct about snap lock and DIY,s. The new water activated glue strip would look to be aimed at DIY,s that over/under glued joints in the original glue style.

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   KenFishe1 | Jun 28, 2002 08:17am | #8

   "A client wants it but I told Her I heard that it starts to squeak, snap and pop shortly after it is installed."  Conditions like that description lead me to believe the subfloor was very irregular and not prepped prior to the installation causing the problems.  The jury  is still out on the longevity of these floors.

   I've dealt with a few.  Some have a tendancy to open up at the end joints and others not.  Although I am a hardwood flooring bigot at heart, if one were to consider any laminate click floor I'd have to recommend Uniclic Steps.

   Ken Fisher 

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   wysedav | Jun 28, 2002 07:59pm | #9

   I've used Armstrong and cliclock.  Both seem to work well.  The clicklock has been in for over a year with no problems.  The only thing I didn't like with the clicklock is if you tap it together a little to hard, a edge is raised at the seam.  This can be seen in certain lighting conditions.  Armstrong goes together much easier,  no tapping involved.

   David

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   geoffhazel | Jun 29, 2002 01:48am | #10

   Somewhat off topic: Regarding "floating floors" in general:

   I used Pergo exactly once in a kitchen and will never put in a floating floor again. Whether glued or snapped together, the floor becomes one giant soundboard that acts like a drum. I could hear my dog walking on that floor anywhere in the house.

   If you gotta have floating floor, well then you gotta, but not for me if there is any other option.

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   chiefclancy | Jun 30, 2002 08:45am | #11

   I second that... put it in a kitchen in the rental unit upstairs last year. The rest of the apartment is carpeted but I can hear spit drop on that pergo from downstairs. Looks damn nice though, and helped justify $50 more per month in rent.

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   geoffhazel | Jun 30, 2002 07:14pm | #12

   I wonder if it would make as much noise if it were glued down with some resiliant flooring glue?  We have Tarkett strip flooring in our kitchen and it COULD have been installed as a floating floor, but after our experience with the Pergo, we glued it down and I don't notice any sound problems at all.  Now, this stuff is real wood on 1/2" plywood vs. plastic laminate surface, which would help the sound somewhat, but I'd imagine glueing the Pergo (or whatever) down would help quite a bit. 

   Might not be an option on concrete, and defeats the purpose of the floating floor (what was that again?).