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Well, it took two guys two days, and they still had to come back for an hour this morning to finish up. And the furniture is still in massive disarray, with construction dust everywhere. But we now have new laminate flooring in the kitchen, the home office, and the downstairs bathroom. Also, they fixed the floor in the downstairs bathroom, so now people can use that bathroom again.
It looks great. It's entirely plastic but if it wasn't so smooth you would think it was a real oak floor. It's supposed to wear like iron; I guess we will see how true that is, living with it over time. I bought a floor mat to put under my office chair, since that's probably the spot that would wear out first. My chair rolls really easily on this, compared to the carpet it was rolling on before.
The construction is interesting. It comes in planks about four feet long, which have tongue-and-groove edging. They snap together with a bit of pounding. Nothing is glued or nailed down - they call it a floating floor. Underneath there is a sort of flocked plastic tarp. It ends 1/4" from the wall, and some trim goes over the top. This allows it to expand and contract as the temperatures change. It fits together so tightly that you can barely see the seams.
It was exhausting having the installers here. I had to work in the basement for two days, and overhead they were hammering and running their air compressor so I could barely hear my phone. The dust in the basement ceiling fell on me. But it's nice now!
It looks great. It's entirely plastic but if it wasn't so smooth you would think it was a real oak floor. It's supposed to wear like iron; I guess we will see how true that is, living with it over time. I bought a floor mat to put under my office chair, since that's probably the spot that would wear out first. My chair rolls really easily on this, compared to the carpet it was rolling on before.
The construction is interesting. It comes in planks about four feet long, which have tongue-and-groove edging. They snap together with a bit of pounding. Nothing is glued or nailed down - they call it a floating floor. Underneath there is a sort of flocked plastic tarp. It ends 1/4" from the wall, and some trim goes over the top. This allows it to expand and contract as the temperatures change. It fits together so tightly that you can barely see the seams.
It was exhausting having the installers here. I had to work in the basement for two days, and overhead they were hammering and running their air compressor so I could barely hear my phone. The dust in the basement ceiling fell on me. But it's nice now!
