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Pergo laminate floors: Lowe's vs. Home Depot Ray K 05-24-2008
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Posted by Ray K on May 24, 2008, 8:08 pm
Lowe's sells a line called American Cottage. HD sells a line called
Prestige. A carton of either contains 7 planks, covering 17.59 sq ft.
Each plank is identical in all three dimensions, and the planks
interlock with each other. The only visible difference is than the
American Cottage comes with a blue attached foam underlayment; the
Prestige's foam is white. Lowe's charges $59.27 per carton ($3.37 per sq
ft), vs. HD's $52.24 per carton ($2.97 per sq ft).

Using a key, I tried to scratch the surfaces of samples I've bought;
both are equally resistant.

Ignoring any special promotions or discounts for opening a credit card,
can anyone see a reason (related to the quality of the product) to buy
the more expensive Lowe's product?

Thanks,

Ray

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Posted by Frank Robinette on May 24, 2008, 10:20 pm
wrote:

>Lowe's sells a line called American Cottage. HD sells a line called
>Prestige. A carton of either contains 7 planks, covering 17.59 sq ft.
>Each plank is identical in all three dimensions, and the planks
>interlock with each other. The only visible difference is than the
>American Cottage comes with a blue attached foam underlayment; the
>Prestige's foam is white. Lowe's charges $59.27 per carton ($3.37 per sq
>ft), vs. HD's $52.24 per carton ($2.97 per sq ft).
>
>Using a key, I tried to scratch the surfaces of samples I've bought;
>both are equally resistant.
>
>Ignoring any special promotions or discounts for opening a credit card,
>can anyone see a reason (related to the quality of the product) to buy
>the more expensive Lowe's product?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Ray
No difference in composition lowes sells the same product as home
depot, but the box is different, and the color selection is different.
Same locking system and wear layer... My suggestion is go home depot

Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on May 24, 2008, 10:42 pm

>
> Ignoring any special promotions or discounts for opening a credit card,
> can anyone see a reason (related to the quality of the product) to buy the
> more expensive Lowe's product?
>
>

Why not try a floor covering dealer to see what they have? I bought some
engineered hardwood at a great price from a local dealer less than a mile
from my house. They can beat HD or Lowes any day. And have a better
selection.



Posted by Ray K on May 24, 2008, 10:55 pm
Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
>
>> Ignoring any special promotions or discounts for opening a credit card,
>> can anyone see a reason (related to the quality of the product) to buy the
>> more expensive Lowe's product?
>>
>>
>>
>
> Why not try a floor covering dealer to see what they have? I bought some
> engineered hardwood at a great price from a local dealer less than a mile
> from my house. They can beat HD or Lowes any day. And have a better
> selection.
>
>
My original plan was to go with engineered hardwood, but Consumer's
Report's tests showed that laminates are superior to regular and
engineered hardwood with regard to dents and scratches.

A HD salesman made a very vivid impression on me. He took his car key
and scraped across an engineered hardwood sample. The finish was
damaged. He did the same with a Pergo sample - not a hint of damage. The
difference was very dramatic.

I did try a local store; no bargains. What did impress me was a Bruce
laminate that was about 1/2" thick. Very quiet when you walk on it, even
without a foam underlayment. But I didn't care for some aspects of the
appearance. So I'll go with the Pergo Prestige. It has the nice higher
gloss I prefer, and it comes in the oak appearances I like.

Posted by Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov on May 25, 2008, 3:18 pm

>My original plan was to go with engineered hardwood, but Consumer's
>Report's tests showed that laminates are superior to regular and
>engineered hardwood with regard to dents and scratches.
True it's tougher, but we put down a laminate similar to Pergo and hated it.
Biggest complaunt was the noise reflection and the noise from the dogs walking
on it. It was also very hard to clean, to our satisfaction. We tried numerous
products but it always had a dull lustre is spots. A clean wet towel (water
0nly) was the onlt thing that would leave a good look to the floor.

On the next house we did a hardowwd and found it to be much better. Both quiter
and easier to clean. IMO, the Pergo must be so dammed hard it's a perfect sound
reflector. The hardwood is apparently a bit softer and attenuates the
reflections. I compare it to running on concrete versus running on asphalt. Both
would hurt lke hell if you smacked you noggin on them, but the asphalt has just
enough give to be easier on the feet.

If I was installing in prep for a sale, I'd use the laminate. If I was staying
and wanted beauty, I'd use the hardwood.

YMMV

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