laminate flooring

My new laminate flooring

Laminate flooring

@Asylum (47893)

Manchester, England

April 11, 2016 1:24pm CST

It has been a long drawn out process, but I now have the laminate flooring laid in both rooms. It actually looks better now it is laid than it appeared as a sample, so I am extremely happy with the outcome. Now comes the long laboriuous process of gradually transferring each item from the living room and kitchen back into the bedrooms. I will be cleaning each item as they are transferred, which will al least result in an excellent level of spring cleaning. The fun part will be reattaching all the cables and leads to the rear of my desktop computer. My computer’s audio system alone had 6 cables to reconnect.

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@Tampa_girl7 (48929)

• United States

11 Apr 16

It does look really nice.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

11 Apr 16

It looks even better than the photograph shows because it is a richer tone.

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@ramapo17 (30441)

• Melbourne, Florida

13 Apr 16

@Asylum I always like the wood look instead of carpeting.

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@TiarasOceanView (70035)

• United States

11 Apr 16

Wow what a lovely look there now Koalemos. So clean and colorful.. I hope this serves you well now. Good you are satisfied.

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@TiarasOceanView (70035)

• United States

11 Apr 16

@Berniezeitler Wow Bernie..so clean and new looking even.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

11 Apr 16

I had new carpets fitted in the living room and stairs a couple of years ago, but the bedroom carpets were looking old. It looks even better than I expected.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

11 Apr 16

@Berniezeitler That is the real value of such flooring because it is easy to clean.

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@ElicBxn (63235)

• United States

11 Apr 16

The floor looks beautiful! I hear ya about connecting computers, I dread doing it myself. I wish I could have floors that look that good, but the cats would ruin them in short order.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

11 Apr 16

I would imagine cats may ruin them if they scratch a lot, but they are so easy to clean.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

11 Apr 16

@ElicBxn Oh of course, it is gets wet it may expand and therefore bulge it parts.

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@ElicBxn (63235)

• United States

11 Apr 16

@Asylum oh, its worse than scratching... much worse

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@rosekiss (30380)

• Eugene, Oregon

11 Apr 16

It really looks nice. I love my laminate flooring as well. It is in all the rooms but the bathrooms and kitchen. My son laid it for me, and he really worked hard at it too. The only room, he didnt have to do was the living room as it was already laid there. I had to make sure that i bought the same colorr, and I had to find out from the previous owner where they got it from, and then I would get it from the same place. I bought enough, and in fact, there are two boxes left over, but I have them for repairs in case I would have to have some replaced, which I do a few, as they got water under them, and it didn't get wiped up right away, and it cause the flooring to come up on one corner. As a whole though, it looks really good, and I love it.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

11 Apr 16

The effect of water is the only real problem, but it is an excellent flooring material.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

11 Apr 16

@rosekiss It would certainly make a difference when cleaning up dog hairs, which would stick to a carpet.

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@rosekiss (30380)

• Eugene, Oregon

11 Apr 16

@Asylum Yes, it certainly is. There was carpeting, and my decided that since the living room already had it, that laminate flooring was better, since I was planning on having dogs. I have been enjoying the laminate flooring, and glad that I have it and not carpeting.

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@LovingMyBabies (85127)

• Valdosta, Georgia

11 Apr 16

It looks beautiful! I love the color, so clean and fresh looking. =)

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

11 Apr 16

It is exactly what I was looking for and well worth every penny.

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@LovingMyBabies (85127)

• Valdosta, Georgia

11 Apr 16

@Asylum That's so awesome! I am so happy for you. =) One day if I ever own a home I want pergo flooring in it. My husband did a job for his customers with that and it also looked amazing! I will show you a picture of it.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

11 Apr 16

@LovingMyBabies The surface of the flooring is very reflective, as seen by the window reflected on the floor. I had the same problem and finally closed the curtains and took a lower shot to reduce the effect, which is why mine appears lighter than it really is.

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@jaboUK (64361)

• United Kingdom

11 Apr 16

I'm glad it's all done, and it does look good.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

11 Apr 16

Now I just need a few anti gravity pads so I get everything back upstairs.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

11 Apr 16

@jaboUK I will simply take my time and do it over a period of time.

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@jaboUK (64361)

• United Kingdom

11 Apr 16

@Asylum Have you got anybody to help you? That will be hard work.

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@marguicha (215389)

• Chile

11 Apr 16

The floor looks lovely! I am very happy with my over 10 year old laminated floor in my first floor. It is easy to clean and a lot more healthy than carpet.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

11 Apr 16

This is the real benefit because carpet does look old after a few years.

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@arthurchappell (45002)

• Preston, England

11 Apr 16

great job on the floor itself - well done

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

11 Apr 16

I did not fit it because I finally decided that too many things could have gone wrong, so I had the job done professionally.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

11 Apr 16

@arthurchappell I was really tempted to fit it myself, but it was risky.

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (45002)

• Preston, England

11 Apr 16

@Asylum I woul certainly have brought in the experts too

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@carebear29 (31961)

• Wausau, Wisconsin

11 Apr 16

Looks very nice

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

11 Apr 16

It looks even better in reality but it looks lighter in the picture.

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@Carmelanirel2 (8084)

• United States

11 Apr 16

Looks good, I really need new floors, in some rooms literally, and I love the wood look.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

11 Apr 16

It is certainly well worth having and should new years from now.

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@LeaPea2417 (36438)

• Toccoa, Georgia

11 Apr 16

That is very nice looking flooring. We have had wall to wall carpeting for many years and keep thinking we should do what you have done. We probably will one day.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

12 Apr 16

I considered this type of flooring a while ago, but have only just got around to it.

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@DWDavis (25812)

• Pikeville, North Carolina

11 Apr 16

The floor looks great. I don't envy you the job of getting all the furniture and computer equipment back in order.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

11 Apr 16

I have made a start, but it is going to have to be done in small sessions.

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@garymarsh6 (23393)

• United Kingdom

11 Apr 16

I love the colour. It is looking very nice indeed. I am sure that you will be ready for a holiday now!

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

11 Apr 16

I am struggling to remember what the word holiday means.

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@JudyEv (325717)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Apr 16

Your floor looks really lovely and very similar to ours although our planks may not be quite so wide. I can never understand where all these cords come from or where they all go!

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

12 Apr 16

Reconnecting all the computer cables is not difficult, just laborious.

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@JudyEv (325717)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Apr 16

@Asylum That's all good then.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

12 Apr 16

@JudyEv Oh yes, it will be just fine.

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@rebelann (111163)

• El Paso, Texas

12 Apr 16

Oh what fun that will be .... the floor looks fantastic. I'm glad you've finally got what you wanted.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

12 Apr 16

I am now considering tiling for the bathroom.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

12 Apr 16

@rebelann It will actually be a little better because I bought this house in 1999 when it was being built, which had basic carpeting.

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@rebelann (111163)

• El Paso, Texas

12 Apr 16

Kool @Asylum pretty soon you'll feel like you're in a brand new home.

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@LadyDuck (458006)

• Switzerland

12 Apr 16

Your new flooring looks great Barry. I know what it means to reattach all the cables. I usually take photos when I move something, because there are two computers, one scanner, one laser printer and a NAS storage in our room.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

12 Apr 16

I was tempted to buy a NAS drive some years ago, but they are quite superfluous these days.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

12 Apr 16

@LadyDuck My desktop has a vast hard drive capacity and is accessible by all devices, plus I have a 2tb storage drive.

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@LadyDuck (458006)

• Switzerland

12 Apr 16

@Asylum We bought the NAS a couple of years ago, we save all our data on the NAS, so they are available no matter which computer or tablet we are using.

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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)

• United States

12 Apr 16

Congrats!!! It looks good. You are good at electronics so no problem hooking things back up.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

12 Apr 16

This is true, even if the computer had been stripped down to its components it would not be a problem.

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

13 Apr 16

@AbbyGreenhill Routers are designed to be in constant use, so mine is also on permanent. It probably gets warm underneath, but should remain cold where air can circulate. Some routers have stands to keep them upright for this reason.

@AbbyGreenhill (45496)

• United States

13 Apr 16

@Asylum Question for you - I noticed my WIFI router gets very warm....it's on all the time...should I shut it off when I'm not using it?

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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)

• United States

12 Apr 16

it looks gorgeous! i don't envy ya reconnectin' all those cables, lol. 'n yer flyin' o'er to put me down some floorin' when? ;)

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

12 Apr 16

In about 10 years once I have finished sorting these cables out.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

12 Apr 16

@crazyhorseladycx So are not patient enough to wait.

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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)

• United States

12 Apr 16

i fear i'll be long gone 'fore then so that'll spare ya the travel :D

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@akalinus (40440)

• United States

11 Apr 16

It's beautiful. Congrats!

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

11 Apr 16

I am delighted with the result and the rich tone makes it look like real wood.

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@mypointsju (583)

• Westland, Michigan

11 Apr 16

It looks very nice.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

11 Apr 16

It is very rich in colour without the light reflecting, so I am delighted with it.

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