Re: any one knows good laminated flooring brand????

famous brand is HORNITEX

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I've used Hornitex, good, economical brand.

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what is the difference of wooden laminated and wood parquet?
and what is the best of this two for bedroom flooring? tnx

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Laminate is high density fiberboard with a tough melamine coating for scratch resistance. The planks are around 8 inches wide and 3 feet long and are made to interlock with each other. They are easy to install, even for amateurs, and are laid over foam. They are meant to float on the floor, so they are not glued to the floor.

Wood parquet is made of smaller pieces of natural wood and laid on a checkerboard or herringbone pattern. Parquet is best laid by professionals. The parquet is glued to the subfloor, and since the wood is irregular in thickness, the parquet is sanded to a uniform finish. After sanding, the parquet is given either a wax finish or polyurethane finish.

If the wood used for the parquet is not well seasoned, as the wood dries out, gaps will appear between the parquet pieces, which will attract dust and make cleaning difficult. On the other hand, the laminate flooring has tight joints and movement will only be on the edges, which is covered by the baseboard.

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What about Pergo? Has anyone installed one on their homes?

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Pergo is one of the pioneers of laminate flooring systems. They are the best IMHO. However the price is very unfriendly.

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Is laminate OK for an office? How would it look in say 5, 10, 20 years? Would it still look fairly decent, or would there be dents, dimples, delaminations, discolorations, and whatnot all over the place so as to look crappy enough that you would regret ever using it and would feel compelled to replace it?

I assume that tile would the best in terms of durability, but it looks cold and hard, so was thinking maybe laminate.

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The joining is the weakest part - you need a very proficient installer - not these guys who charge 80 peso/m2.
Proper professionals.

We have used Eurotex bought in Binondo - about 800/box - well under 400 per m2.
If fitted tightly and pegged properly on the edge to stop slippage/drift - it will last. You also need a good water repelling glue for the joining - this will help to stop water (spills, etc.) from getting under the veneer and causing discolouration on the edges.

Even Pergo installed badly will be vulnerable to damage.

Re: any one knows good laminated flooring brand????

Is laminate OK for an office? How would it look in say 5, 10, 20 years? Would it still look fairly decent, or would there be dents, dimples, delaminations, discolorations, and whatnot all over the place so as to look crappy enough that you would regret ever using it and would feel compelled to replace it?

I assume that tile would the best in terms of durability, but it looks cold and hard, so was thinking maybe laminate.

Laminate wood flooring are the great thing to select even for office. Laminate wood flooring is eco-friendly as it makes utilize of more fiber substance than wood. Laminate wood flooring is a multipurpose flooring product and can be mounted anywhere. It is very easy to clean the laminate wood flooring. Merely dust with a dry swab, wipe with a clammy cloth or mop, and/or vacuum with a soft brush attachment.

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PERGO is a good brand I have used this for my house wooden flooring it is economical too.
You can search online because many new brands are coming in market.

hornitex or pergo?

i want to revive this thread. which is better, hornitex or pergo? we were about to decide on pergo then we saw hornitex at wilcon alabang. hornitex is cheaper and looks almost like pergo. we will be using laminates in the kitchen, dining, and living rooms.

pergo offers 15 years warranty. the hornitex salesman said wala silang warranty, guaranty lang daw (is there a difference?). 15 years ang guaranty nila.

do you know of better/reliable brands (but not as expensive)?

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IMHO Pergo is the best brand because they are the pioneer in this gamut of laminated flooring...and they have specific type for specific application...there are planks designed for the wet busy areas like the kitchen and there are also planks for the living room and the bedroom..they are true to the test of 15 years guarantee because of my personal experience..there have been many innovations for this flooring material.they initially needed glue to join one plank to the other but nowadays they simply lock without the need for the glue.

Pergo has many designs...but not all available locally...lI especially like the Walnut Intarsia but it was not available 17 years ago..My Pergo were still made in Sweden and i dont know now if they already outsourced their manufacturing plants elsewhere.

till recently i have used other brands like Kronos, Hornitex and Eurotex...tried them all..all made in china (with german technology as they claimed)...yes they are cheaper than Pergo but if i will have to choose between the three, id choose Kronos.

but if am going to choose a flooring material for kitchen then it will be ceramic tiles..

id use laminated flooring for the bedroom...and engineered wood for the living room...

btw has anyone installed engineered wood here? i especially like the designs of APO but yes they are soooooooooo expensive...4x than laminate flooring.

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the pergo that was offered to us is made in malaysia. they still have planks made in sweden. the latter, if i'm not mistaken, has a 50-year warranty and a lot more expensive than the ones made in malaysia. one of the things that worried me about pergo is the fact that they change designs every 5 years (according to the salesperson). you have to buy extra boxes just in case you have to replace some of your pergo laminates in the future.

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@anski,

Pergo is even offering a limited lifetime warranty on their lines called Pergo Extreme Performance!
See link below
http://na.pergo.com/HowTo_Warranty.aspx

btw, where in the house are you going to install these laminate floors?

V