Laminate Flooring Reviews

City/State: Fairfield, CA
Type of User: Consumer / Homeowner

BEAUTIFUL!!! 

July 27, 2012

We have had this flooring in our whole downstairs for over 4 years and they still look like they did the day we had them installed. We have dogs and teenage boys and they still look AMAZING! Everyone that comes in the house, the first thing they ask is, "What kind of flooring is this and where did you get it?" We highly recommend this product to anyone.

City/State: Carson City, NV
Type of User: Consumer / Homeowner

This floor is gorgeous!

July 24, 2012

Prior to this installation, I have never installed any type of flooring ever. I had berber carpeting in the guest room (beige) and it was dingy and getting old. One day I just up and pulled it out as I could no longer stand to look at it. I installed the Armstrong Italian Walnut in its place. For the most part it was relatively easy to install (I am female and have never had any previous flooring installation experience). I installed this all by myself with no assistance. It looks fantastic. When I am able to afford it I am actually planning to install this in the living/dining room as well. It is beautiful. Very easy maintenance. I am very pleased!

City/State: North Myrtle Beach, SC
Type of User: Consumer / Homeowner

This floor is beautiful, highly durable, and easy to clean.

July 6, 2012

We replaced yucky carpet in 3 bedrooms in our beach rental condo. What a great choice. Looks terrific with the scraped wood finish and adds to the ambiance of life lived oceanfront. Does well with sand and is low maintenance. Feels great walking barefoot, especially on chilly mornings. I am thinking about taking all the ceramic tile out except for the kitchen and continuing the look throughout rest of condo. Ours is a floating floor installation so if someone left a wet towel for weeks or dropped nail polish or something stupid we can just make a repair. Hasn't happened but best to be prepared, as it is such a great looking floor you forget it is laminate -- has a wavy, textured appearance and looks like real wood. Love it!

City/State: Spring, TX
Type of User: Consumer / Homeowner

Great Choice 

July 2, 2012

We just installed Puesta Del Sol in our front room/library room. It looks amazing and feels great. It took about 5 hours from start to finish for my husband and his father to install. It adds a warm, inviting feeling right when you walk in the door and matches my fireplace wonderfully. The tile looks real, especially when looking from our second floor down.

City/State: St. Louis, MO
Type of User: Consumer / Homeowner

Durable and with a great look!

July 1, 2012

We've had these floors for 3 years now and they still look great - even with two young boys and two dogs. When people visit our house for the first time they always comment how much they like our floors too.

City/State: N. Charleston, SC
Type of User: Consumer / Homeowner

I love my floors!

June 26, 2012

I had my floors installed in my 3 bedrooms and hallway. It looks great and is so easy to clean. I am having a little problem with the squeaking. I have been told by installers that I know that this is a floating floor and this will stop as the floor settles. Hoping that this is true. Otherwise a great investment. I highly recomend this flooring.

City/State: Bakersfield, CA
Type of User: Consumer / Homeowner

Great item at a fair price

June 8, 2012

Went down easy and looks great. Did it all in four hours.

City/State: Columbus, OH
Type of User: Consumer / Homeowner

Beautiful but requires constant cleaning

June 2, 2012

We've had this floor for over a year and it still looks beautiful. We have two kids and the floor has held up to them very well. We have it installed in our living room, kitchen and foyer.

Definitely be aware of what you are getting into though with the high gloss as it does show everything. It is easy to clean but we are constantly wiping the floors as it shows every footprint - especially in the spring/summer when the humidity is higher.

Again, a beautiful product but just know that you are in for a lot of streaking with the high gloss.

City/State: Visalia, CA
Type of User: Consumer / Homeowner

This was a wonderful choice...

May 26, 2012

We had this flooring installed nearly five years ago. It has remained problem free and is as beautiful today as it was when first installed.

City/State: Virgina
Type of User: Consumer / Homeowner

Great Look 

April 21, 2012

Looks great. Installed myself. It was fairly easy to install. The glossy look does mean you have to clean it or it can show smudges. I get compliments all day long. Not many people have this unique look. It is what it is.

City/State: Kelso, WA
Type of User: Consumer / Homeowner

Our installed floor looks amazing and many people think it's real hardwood when they first see it!

April 14, 2012

We installed this product in our living room, dining room, main hallway and entry way in one project - approximately 900 sq. ft. It was our first DIY floor project and it was extremely straight forward. The flooring completely changed the look and feel of our home's interior. We have had it installed for about 3 years and it still looks as good as when the installation was finished. Easy to clean. Due to it being a little on the darker side it will show dust if an area is missed during cleaning. We would use this product again without reservation.

City/State: Whitehouse, TX
Type of User: Consumer / Homeowner

Great Looking Floor

April 2, 2012

We were told this was a 'no scratch' floor. but...we have found out otherwise. We love our floor but it does scratch so be careful on it. Otherwise we love the flooring! And we get wonderful complements on it all the time!

City/State: Defiance, Ohio
Type of User: Consumer / Homeowner

Easy care

March 21, 2012

This floor is the easiest floor I have had in my life to clean. Just swiffer daily and use laminate floor cleaner for anything else. Quick to clean and looks great. It is in our kitchen/dining area so it has a lot of traffic.

City/State: Baltimore,MD
Type of User: Consumer / Homeowner

After 18 Months, No Regrets

March 9, 2012

I've waited to review this to give it at least a year. In fact, it's going on 18 months, and the floor still looks like new. I was against getting this floor because I thought the maintenance would be tough; trying to keep the floor clean because of the shine. Well, it's actually quite easy if you simply use a broom and a cordless vac like the Hoover Linx. Just sweep into small piles and let the vac suck the piles up. The floor looks amazing.

Our experience validates Consumer Reports testing of this product. It is super scratch resistant (you'll have a hard time trying to cut a mark into this flooring). According to CR, this was the best product for scratch resistance. However, as CR reported, it doesn't do so well against dent resistance (meaning, you need to be careful of items that are dropped from relatively tall heights).

We did our entire main level and it looks great and has worn just as well. Armstrong did a good job with this product and based on my extensive research, this is the one to get. I had a professional floor installer put our stuff in. He had over 20 years of experience and as much as he tried to talk us out of using a laminate, after installing our floor, it's now what he tries to talk his customers into using. It was obviously his first Armstrong laminate installation.

I highly recommend the Grand Illusions line. They have some very good looking floors. If I had more flooring to cover, I wouldn't hesitate using this again. By the way, I am the type of person that goes quite overboard with researching products. In case you're wondering, I ordered our stuff from 1A Flooring.com. We did receive a few damaged boxes, but, they did replace them with some haggling. There are other on-line retailers as well and that seems to be the way to go.

City/State: Hanover, PA
Type of User: Consumer / Homeowner

Best flooring we've ever owned

February 25, 2012

We have this installed for 2 years and have nothing but good to say about it. We actually took a leftover piece and scratched over it with the side of a quarter until the burrs wore off the quarter. It did not scratch even then.

Maintenance is a breeze and with 4 boys and 2 dogs in the house I wouldn't buy anything else. Very easy to install with all the good service and installation tips I got from my local flooring store.

City/State: Naperville, IL
Type of User: Consumer / Homeowner

Looks awesome...doesn't stay that way.

February 14, 2012

Flooring is beautiful. I've received a lot of compliments that it looks like hardwood, or engineered hardwood (from a professional home designer). Installation was fairly easy - some boards went "in" smoother than others. The main draw back is that this stuff isn't that durable. It super delicate and scratches/chips very easily. This has been extremely disappointing for my wife and I as we bought laminate thinking it would hold up better than hardwood with a young family...

City/State: Boise, ID
Type of User: Consumer / Homeowner

Very sharp-looking floor!

February 13, 2012

I'm a first-time homeowner and I installed the floor myself. The installation is somewhat time consuming but fairly easy, especially with all the correct tools. The pieces lock in place very well, but sometimes it's a bit difficult to actually get them to lock. The size of the pieces cover a lot of ground, so the process goes by much faster than with thinner planks. The edges and corners are delicate and can chip easily if not extremely careful.

A more elaborate installation guide would be helpful for some. Overall, I am very happy with the product. I like the look of my new floors; they're sturdy, solid and easy to maintain, and I hope they last a long time.

City/State: Santa Maria, CA
Type of User: Consumer / Homeowner

After 5 years of installing this flooring

February 11, 2012

We installed this flooring in our house 5 years ago, and it still looks brand new. Often times, guests think that it's real hardward! It is very durable (I have a crazy toddler and 3 dogs), and easy to maintain and clean. I totally recommend this product.

City/State: Naples, FL
Type of User: Consumer / Homeowner

Changed locking system

February 8, 2012

I bought this floor a couple years ago and I loved it. Now we bought it again for our new place. When it arrived we realized that we could not combine both floors because of the changed locking system. So I have to dump the leftovers from my first buy. When we started to install the floor we immediately noticed that the new locking system on the short ends is by far not as good as it has been with the old version. If I would have known this before, I would have thought twice buying this floor again. Nevertheless the appearance of the floor is still very nice (but I have to mention that within the 2100 sqf I bought there are some pieces that look blurry.

City/State: Lincoln, NE
Type of User: Consumer / Homeowner

This floor is great

January 31, 2012

I put this floor in my townhouse and love it...looks very rich and yet very affordable. Much better than my carpet and people comment every time they see it. A great value and am sure it will raise the value of the house many times over.

City/State: Indianapolis, IN
Type of User: Consumer / Homeowner

Looks amazing, very happy

January 9, 2012

Have had this floor installed for a few months now. Cannot speak to easy of installation since I had a pro install 1500 sq ft of it, but it looked fairly easy. Floors look amazing, I have no complaints there. As I knew going into it, these dark floors are very hard to keep clean, but i dont feel they are any more difficuly than other dark woods. Although dirt shows easily, clean up is a breeze. We have two small dogs and they have had some accidents on these floors. Urine wiped right up and did not leave any stains/discoloring.