I wouldn't go with anything less than 8mm. Furthermore, I would bet that particular laminate would fail the "key test". One shift of a chair is all it takes to scratch or gouge some laminates.

Lastly they are called lumber liquidators for a reason. I have found them to have off pieces as well as what you might call clearance or discontinued items. While that may be a good thing for cigars, it's not for flooring. Again these are all just my opinions. I would highly recommend getting the samples and/or go to a flooring store and feel the different types.
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I figured there was a reason it was so inexpensive. :-)

(sure is nice looking though) :-)
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What price range are you looking at? I would say here in FL, to get a good laminate you are looking at around $2.99/sf. Then you need to buy the underlayment which is usually $1/sf. If you need a moisture barrier, that's about another $.50/sf. You are in Cali, so things may be more expensive, but I would say around $3-$4/sf (including laminate) is going to get you quality flooring.
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Not really worried too much on pricing I guess. I guess 2K-3K maximum would be in my price range (500-550 sq ft)
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Doesn't have padding attached to plank. You will need to lay down padding on your own with this one so incorporate that price also into cost.

If you can, I strongly recommend the one with the padding already on it. My house didn't have it, my son's does. The latter is much easier to do.
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I love my Pergo and wasn't up for a huge project, so I had Lowes do it and got the 12 month no interest financing. The job was about 12k, which sucked, but I donated one year's tax return and am set for a long time. It looks great and they had to rip out some tile areas as well. The amount of dust was amazing when the rugs came up and the house looked so much better when the project was done.

I was amazed that they did the whole job in a day and a half and had to pay a little extra to have them move wall units and all kinds of heavy furniture.


A friend of my wife's says wood and laminate floors are like men; if you lay them right the first time, you can walk on them for life.:-)
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Hahaha! I just snorted beer! :-)
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speaking from experience make sure that you get an extra saw blade for your miter saw. laminate flooring has a tendency to dull the blades. This is after doing three rooms in laminate flooring. Had to change after each one.oh measure twice cut once. and the 10% rule does apply. because of the cuts you will have to redo and starter cuts also depending on the shape of the room. make sure that the floor is Very clean before you start or you will have problems.



stinkie:-)
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One carbide blade. :-) Less messing around, clean cuts.
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Do not buy 7mm flooring. Unless you want to replace it every few months. Also I find that along with a chop saw, a good jigsaw is a must. I have done whole houses with just a jigsaw and a few good blades, no chopsaw or skillsaw. If you set up a proper jig it is nearly as fast and uses less blades/less cost.
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