Posted by L. Schermer on May 03, 19101 at 18:58:49:
In Reply to: Re: Flooring choices posted by Chad Gambacort on September 08, 19100 at 11:06:00:
My Mom has the Ikor Mannington Floor and we get holes in our socks after only one day walking without our shoes. We have all worn out a dozen or more socks. What is the problem?
: : A floor showroom is pushing the Bruce 3/8" engineered Kensington Series (15 yr finish warranty) over the Mannington engineered floor with the 25 year warranty. I realize the Mannington will cost more. Is the Mannington quality better? This showroom had some problems with Mannington glue permanently staining the floor surface and was disatisfied with the Mannington response to the problem. The Mannington floor looks better to me. Also, this showroom is in favor of engineered wood over solid 3/4" wood in our Mid Atlantic coastal climate. Is engineered flooring the better choice for a humid climate?
: : Thanks
: Hi there,
: Engineered wood floors are designed to work better in areas that have humidity (bathrooms are an exception where excessive and rapid humidity levels are not friendly towards any wood products).
: The feature that makes engineered floors better in higher humidty climates is that they are made using a "cross-grain construction". Each ply is laid cross grain to those above and beneath it. This appllication ensures that each layer reinforces the other and will ensure that you don't get warpping or buckling. The problem MOST specialty retailers will have with 3/4" wood is that in high humidity climates there is TOO much moisture present in the spring and summer months. This humidity, we are finding even in climate controlled homes, is still making its way into the wood creating excessive expanding. Vice dustry. They have the lowest amount of consumer complaints to day.
: In the early '90s they did have a problem with some of their vinyl floors, but they spent over 10 million dollars to fix their problems. They