[VAC] Re: Pergo vs Wilsonart and Formica

["Carol and Oliver Filippi" <ofilippi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Suggest you look at Wilsonart and Formica brands of "laminate style"
floating floors.

As a cabinetmaker, I can tell you that the substrate under the laminate
surface is important.  The Wilsonart and Formica products have a superior
substrate to Pergo.

Pergo uses a particleboard material with a so so glue (binder).

Formica and Wilsonart use a finer grain, higher density material with a more
water resistant glue.  Pergo will wick water and swell up more readily than
the Formica or Wilsonart.  Obviously, you aren't going to flood the floor
with water, but a trailer might have greater exposure to dampness than a
normal fixed dwelling.

It goes without saying that it is very important to get a good glue joint
between the panels so that water cannot seep in from the top when washing or
mopping the floor.

Oliver Filippi