Our house is 15 years old. We have had it for 5. Laminate installed when new in kitchen, dining room and living room. There are two or three small places where there is swelling from the previous owner. We have not had any major spills and no new swelling. It is vulnerable to hard objects being dropped on it and has several little chips in it. We have two big dogs and they can be hard on floors but the laminate has held up OK from their damage anyway. From the look of it I don't think it was a very high end laminate. Would we install laminate again? Maybe, but a better grade. I would not put real wood flooring in my kitchen. Tile, laminate, maybe bamboo, maybe cork. We have oak in a couple of other rooms but they are dry rooms. I like tile but it can be cold on the feet in winter.
Last edited by FishyFishy; 06/20/15 08:36 PM.
