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SavannahLion:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on September 17, 2007, 03:55:50 pm ---That's the big question, and probably what tips one product over the other. I don't know that I want laminated flooring with cabs/pins on it.
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I'm in the middle of installing some laminate. We've already moved couches and stuff onto the areas already completed and the floor is already getting noticeable scratches. This is just from us moving some boxes around.
So yeah, unless you're prepared to install felt underneath every cabinet once a year, go with carpet.
shardian:
--- Quote from: SavannahLion on September 17, 2007, 10:00:59 pm ---
--- Quote from: ChadTower on September 17, 2007, 03:55:50 pm ---That's the big question, and probably what tips one product over the other. I don't know that I want laminated flooring with cabs/pins on it.
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I'm in the middle of installing some laminate. We've already moved couches and stuff onto the areas already completed and the floor is already getting noticeable scratches. This is just from us moving some boxes around.
So yeah, unless you're prepared to install felt underneath every cabinet once a year, go with carpet.
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With hard wood or laminate, it is almost a requirement to use those mover pads.
Anyways, I looked at laminate and the underlayments this evening and I'm not even sure this Delta stuff is even necessary The 3 in 1 blue stuff is also rated for concrete installations. The flooring specialist suggested that laying down heavy mil plastic before the underlay padding would be quite thorough protection for " peace of mind".
Don't know if you guys have a Value City near you, but the one here has a substantial wood laminate flooring section. Apparently they bought out a HUGE quantity of flooring, as they've kept their store stocked well for some time. The stuff is on sale for $19.99 a box/20sq ft. Seemed like pretty decent stuff as far as the laminates go - IOW, none of it is as good as real wood, so no point in buying the expensive stuff.
Zero_Hour:
Recently did approx 1200 sq ft of our house with laminate wood flooring (Bamboo and Brazilian Cherry)
I knew that furniture and anything else that would be sitting directly on the floor would need to have some sort of felt padding applied, and that really did the trick as far as preventing scratching. Home Depot and the like have precut adhesive backed material in just about any size you would need. Makes moving the furniture around a breeze as well.
My other concern was the Pin and Juke I have. The Juke weighs as much or more than the pin and has a smaller footprint, and I was concerned as to how likely longterm placement would affect the flooring (indentations). It's only been 6 months, but so far so good.
I didn't have to deal with installing a sub floor, just a vapor barrier / pad, so I have no advice on that route, but the Dri-Core looks sweet from an installation point of view. Good luck with the project whichever route you go.
ChadTower:
My issue isn't moisture, we have pretty much zero of that (by some miracle). What we have is cold. The floor is frigid during the winter and the basement as is hovers in the 50 degree range. I'm working on all of the ways of sealing in heat before I start enclosing walls and floors. I'm not entirely sure of the square footage of the basement yet but it won't be that big. The whole house is 1100sqft over two floors above.
So, really, I don't have evidence to be concerned about moisture... I need to insulate, and heavy mil plastic has no R rating that I know of.
ChadTower:
Reading more DIY forums about Delta-FL vs Dricore... people seem to be universally happy with Dricore, especially with ease of install. They're usually happy with Delta-FL and OSB, though some people have said they get some "bounce" to the floor that way because of unevenness of the slab.
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