From: Lowell Lamb <lamb@macs.oandm.uiuc.edu>
To: <airstream@airstream.net>
Subject: Re: [a/s] Wood Flooring vs. Carpet etc.
Date: Friday, June 11, 1999 11:01 AM

> Thank you all for the response to my original post. I see this got
> quite "in-depth". Jim and I are pretty "set" on putting the stuff in, I
> just wondered what experience any of you had (if any) and I see that
> some of you have. The New Limiteds have the hardwood in them, so they
> MUST work for beauty or for whatever reason. We are just contemplating
> WHICH one to put in as far as durability and "ease of installation". I
> THINK we are going to go with the Congoleum "laminate" and I say
> laminate, as it is a "type" of vinyl flooring (plastic type) with no
> tongue and groove to work with. I also talked to the "professionals" at
> Home Depot, what they told us was that the Pergo brand and other of that
> type with the tongue and groove is a "floating floor" and the "problem"
> would be the edges and putting on some type of corner round because that
> stuff does not butt up to the walls, etc. It seems like the Congoleum
> would be easier to lay down, etc with the glue but who knows??

Dovetailing with the always popular floor-removal thread, you might
think about factoring in how hard it might be to take back up someday.

Or, you might not. :)

Lowell