Laminate Kitchen Flooring - Comments
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I just read your article on laminate flooring, and you have us CONVINCED!! Laminate..for us..would be the way to go. With the RA, it would also mean "easy care"...no waxing, easy clean-up ( we have five house cats, but no dogs in the main house as they stay in the new basement and the garage area..Cats are easy on floors. :-))) It's also easy to lay as my hubby has had LOTS of experience with it. I don't feel water will be a problem IF it is wiped up immediately. Too bad we can't be "winners" of a new "dream kitchen"...LOL, but those "winners" are always the rich! Anyway, I'm happy with a kitchen that is EASY TO KEEP CLEAN AND NEAT as even with RA, I do ALL our cooking from scratch and do NOT buy convenience foods. Thanks so much for setting up this great website!!
Cat
Cat at June 1, 2008 06:12 PM
Posted by: Cat at June 1, 2008 06:12 PMThank you Cat, I'm glad you found this site to be helpful! That's always been my goal and it gives me a great deal of satisfaction to know that I've helped somebody!
Take care and hope you love your new floor when you get it down!
The Flooring Lady at June 1, 2008 09:31 PM
Posted by: The Flooring Lady at June 1, 2008 09:31 PMLaminate in the kitchen - some say no, others(such as you) yes. I think yes but what about under the cabinets, dishwasher, stove and frig? We are taking out and replacing all the cabinets and appliances, including the ugly floor. My question is - should I lay the laminate before/under the cabinets? What about under the dishwasher and stove? If not under the cabinets should I put down equal thickness plywood in those places to keep the floor even? Any advice would be welcome - thanks.
Jim at August 8, 2008 06:28 PM
Posted by: Jim at August 8, 2008 06:28 PMHi Jim,
Good questions! I'd go ahead and put it under the appliances, of course, always hoping that nothing springs a leak. I've always thought that putting it under the sink is optional, but if you're talking about laying the whole floor before even putting in cabinets, then go for it. Leaking pipes can be a scary concern, but developing a leak is always possible over time, there's just no help for it. Face it, it probably wouldn't matter what kind of flooring you have if a bad leak developed, there'd be some water damage somewhere.
The Flooring Lady at August 8, 2008 10:51 PM
Posted by: The Flooring Lady at August 8, 2008 10:51 PMIn my new house the builder recommended not putting our flooring under the cabinets because it would cause problems if we ever refloored. But he did indeed put them the appliances.
Mike at August 9, 2008 06:26 AM
Posted by: Mike at August 9, 2008 06:26 AMThanks Flooring Lady and Mike. After your responses we have decided to have the cabinets installed then lay the laminate floor around them and under the applicance holes. This will keep the 'floating floor' concept alive without hurting the look. Once the floor is down then the appliances will be installed and if - at some point - we get a nasty leak that ruins the laminate it will be that much easier to replace. Thanks again.
Jim at August 9, 2008 09:59 AM
Posted by: Jim at August 9, 2008 09:59 AMHi Jim & Mike,
Thanks for popping back in to give an update, Jim. Thanks to you too Mike for chiming in. ;~)
The Flooring Lady at August 9, 2008 11:22 AM
Posted by: The Flooring Lady at August 9, 2008 11:22 AMHow about installing it over ceramic tile in the kitchen? Nick
Nick at September 3, 2008 10:39 PM
Posted by: Nick at September 3, 2008 10:39 PMHi Nick, It can be done if you use a self-leveling agent, or grout over the tile so that the laminate has a smooth clean surface to adhere to. Make sure your joists can handle the extra weight. If you just use grout to level things out and there's still tile that's exposed, you do run the risk that the adhesive for the laminate may not bond properly on the tile. I'd really recommend just removing the tile - once you get started it usually comes off pretty easy.
The Flooring Lady at September 4, 2008 10:18 PM
Posted by: The Flooring Lady at September 4, 2008 10:18 PM
We just installed a tile laminate floor. People come in an think it is stone. I love it. I have boys,husband german shepard. Cleans so easy. I clean it with ammonia and water in a spray bottle, even windex for spot cleaning. We are so glad we opted to do this instead of tile or wood. It is beautiful. We found it to be comprable to having tile installed. It did take 5 days for installation, that was a profesional. We have a big kitchen though. I love it!
susan at September 15, 2008 09:04 AM
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