South room #2 floor ...Floor

Started last Friday, This laminate is Not Pergo, it was displayed in store with the Pergo but was actually Home Depots brand, "Home Decorator". It does not go together smoothly like Pergo, or Lowes store brand "Project Source". This laminate does not slide and lock smoothly, in fact we bent an installing tool and damaged quite a few board trying to drive these pieces to lock. It is designed to lift over a ridge and drop lock in place, more often than not it would drive through the lock ridge and the surface finish would lift while tapping the boards in place. We finally finished the floor last night around 9pm, except for the half round molding which needs to go around the wall areas, and a couple tiny fill in pieces because of closet cuts.

South room, 2nd floor

Laminate floor - number two floor

If anyone tells you these just flip, hook- tap - drop and lock....Ask them if they are sure.

It appears that the thin flooring does just that, angle it up, hook it on, tap to drop, tap to lock. The real thick planks, which you would think you be easier...no. The corners ride up instead of locking. the tightening bar, with plastic hammer slides the board along but then lifts small ridges on the end the plank which if you don't trim them off, foul the next piece going on. I am not sure if it a manufacturer issue or just because the panels are thicker. We are using Home Depots Home Decorators laminates, we started last night at 5:15pm,

the last photo below was taken at 9:15pm

Four hours, seven rows.  We should have been drinking a coffee with our feet up two hours earlier

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Hot water heater decided 7 years was enough

Now am out looking for an affordable replacement