New floating floor: shouldn't it feel solid??
Our trials and travails with our dealership continue. We bought the coach in September, reported issues in October and we still don't have our coach back. We had a leaky dishwasher that caused t...
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erniee wrote:
So much wrong information is given to consumers. Allure flooring is junk. Period. Don't buy it. The reason it is so cheap- well- its junk. Your call.
Every floor I install, and that is engineered wood adhered with urethane adhesive will NEVER come up- unless you wreck the coach. After 44+ years in the flooring business I have almost heard all the myths that these dealers try and pull the wool over consumers eyes.
Floating floors were introduced for the do it yourself crowd that has no clue how to prep a floor for a glue down application. Glue down makes everything rock solid- no give, no hollow noise.
Some folks may like this method. I will never install any floating floor.
I'd tend to agree with this - a lot.
Years ago we went the Pergo route in one hallway in our house. Even with the pad under it you could still hear the cat walk on it.
About 10 years later the carpet came out and real hardwood went down, real, solid, 3/4", nail down hardwood. The Pergo was also replaced. It did all come up as one sheet though. :B
My knees hated me for a few weeks but it has been well worth it. 2 more rooms to go and the whole house will be hardwood - real hardwood, not paper covered pressboard.
