Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering 1 Nov 14, 2008 9:06 am Has anyone had any experience with these? I have found the perfect shade of grey floorboard of theirs - Smoke Cedar and I love it but was hoping someone had used their product?
This particular board is claimed as heavy duty residential/light retail use and has a 20year warranty. Thanks! Re: Formica Laminate Floorboards 2Nov 30, 2008 1:08 am Hey I work for bunnings with formica laminate flooring what were you wanting to know about the product? Re: Formica Laminate Floorboards 3Nov 30, 2008 7:25 am Just in general about the quality and durability. The one we want is the thickest - 12mm - and apparently the most expensive of the range. I've even seen it in a shop near me so I guess it must be pretty durable??? Re: Formica Laminate Floorboards 4Nov 30, 2008 7:44 am Stormy0375 Hey I work for bunnings with formica laminate flooring what were you wanting to know about the product? Hi I have a question about your laminate flooring too. We are going to be putting a new floor down over xmas using your Tile look laminate in the creama colour. Do you know much about this stuff? Will we need to use a sealer after it is laid? thanks in advance MM If you choke a smurf... what colour do they turn? Re: Formica Laminate Floorboards 5Nov 30, 2008 9:42 am Quote: buildingadreamhome- Just in general about the quality and durability. The one we want is the thickest - 12mm - and apparently the most expensive of the range. I've even seen it in a shop near me so I guess it must be pretty durable??? Ok well in relation to the one that you are looking at with the thickness it doesn't reflect on the durability as much the reason for it being that thick is that it is designed to be for commercial use for very high traffic areas thus the cost of the pack. If you want a durable floating floor look for ones with a thicker armored surface best way to do this is referring to the warranty that gauges the general thickness of the armored surface. In relation to quality that can come down to a range of things first one being the quality and location of manufacture of the mdf the main board is made of.. to gauge this you can match it against the amount of fibre within the mdf itself to another board of similarity and for the manufacture they are all made in germany by one of three companies, one of those companies supplies for the majority of them so a little research and you can find this out otherwise formica I believe do buy from that company then it comes down to the laminate surface as this is formed to the floating floor by the companies themselves "formica" the quality can refer to how repetitive the pattern is of the laminate and the laminate's armored surface. Being a thickness of 12mm which means commercial grade quality it is safe to say you are in the best boat possible another thing as well formica is produced by the laminex group who supply to builders and manufacturers alike their laminex for benchtops and so on. In otherwords fantastic quality Do it right the first time and please dont shortcut the job Re: Formica Laminate Floorboards 6Nov 30, 2008 9:50 am Quote: MissMuffitt: Hi I have a question about your laminate flooring too. We are going to be putting a new floor down over xmas using your Tile look laminate in the creama colour. Do you know much about this stuff? Will we need to use a sealer after it is laid? thanks in advance MM Hey MissMuffitt I believe that is the eurohome product. That one is a fantastic product you cant go wrong with it. I know alot about this product. In relation to a sealer never thow a sealer ontop of the laminate due to its armored surface it could most possibly eat away at it leaving the floor prone to easy scratching and so forth. If you are laying the floating floor near a wet area "never place in an area such as a bathroom" the technique that you use is with pva wood glue and you place this glue on the sides of your board as you install it what happens is that the pva glue will meld the two boards together and ooze out of the joint when it does that you leave it to dry then come back and wipe your finger along removing the excess in relation to wet areas if you have a dishwasher you apply the pva glue according to the manufacturers upto 3 panels away from the unit. You can do the whole room but that is what the manufacturer recommends. Any other queries let me know. Do it right the first time and please dont shortcut the job Re: Formica Laminate Floorboards 7Nov 30, 2008 9:53 am the reason for the pva glue as well is so that it blocks any moisture entering through the top and attacking the mdf causing it to swell.
also you will find that no matter the thickness of the floating floorboard they are stronger than the real wood floors and less prone to scratch and buffer marks. Do it right the first time and please dont shortcut the job Hi All New to the forum and looking for some advice, has anyone else renovated an old miners cottage in or around Ballarat and been able to identify the flooring? We… 0 8777 Hi there, looking to have a gym in a new build. Planning to install some sort of rubber mat flooring (on concrete) i.e. Asking the builder to not do floorboards in the gym… 0 1415 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair At a bit of a loss on this one - we're thinking the original owners never removed the protective laminate covers from their kitchen cabinets after installation and in the… 0 6337 |