My first house was all hardwood floors, many years ago, and all I wanted to do was cover them with wall to wall carpeting, because they were so hard to keep up with kids and one dog (golden retriever). They seem more practical now, and my one daughter, after living with inlaid in her kitchen for two years, went to the expense of having white washed oak floors installed and loves it. My daughter-in-law and son, built a new house about 1.5 ago, and had oak floors installed in the kitchen, hallways, and foyer and seem happy with it. But all of these people have no pets and are very, very clean and neat. (Lord only wonders they think I'm crazy) I would not recommend hardwood floors for any of us on this list. Sharon Gamboni Taron Cavaliers New Jersey, USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Richards" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 9:11 AM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] flooring
> In a message dated 2/27/2002 11:08:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > You don't have to buy the brand name "Pergo", just a brand name laminate > > flooring. I don't know about the scratching, I think it is guaranteed, but > > I'm sure many on the list have this wonderful flooring and can tell you how > > it has been for them. > > Sharon Gamboni > > > > I went to *many* stores as well as asking people and doing research internet. > Everyone says that it does scratch, but not as bad as hardwood. The > Wilsonart (and most of the others) have a 15, 20 or 25 year warranty against > wear, stain, fade and water damage. I do think it's important to go to a > store that stands behind this as well, though, as I have heard it is very > difficult to get the companies to stand by their warranties. Many of the > stores told me that the manufacturer will always have a reason that you were > at fault and not them. Also, for the warranty to be good (in the > manufacturer's warranties that I read), a professional installer approved by > the company, has to do the installation. > > I also spoke with several people who have kids and dogs, and had the laminate > for quite a few years and were very happy with it. A friend has the original > Pergo (which is much improved now) and loves it. My sister has nice quality > hardwood floors and has lots of scratches. One thing that I was told, > though, was that even though they are warrantied for use in bathrooms now, > that there are still problems with it in the bathroom, no matter how they are > put down and sealed (caulked around edges, etc.). I ended up going with a > faux tile vinyl for the bathrooms. > > I still think there is nothing as pretty as "real" hardwood floors, but it > just isn't practical sometimes. At least, that's how I felt about it for me. > > > Carol Richards > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.geocities.com/carolscavaliers/ > <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/carolscavaliers/";>Carol's Cavaliers</A> > "My little dog, a heartbeat at my feet." > Edith Wharton > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
