Hello all, I'm considering putting down an armstrong laminate floor. Many reviews caution that they are noisy. Since I've not found another laminate that looks this realistic, I was wondering if there's anything that can be done during installation to prevent any and all noise.
armstrong laminate and noise
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FloorMaven
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I just figured the click-seal costs for 400 sf would run $180 bucks. Not cheap but this is for dogs who have a potty problem, not squeaking. Click-Seal does claim it reduces noise like Ken says. Have not tried it for that yet.
You could probably use T&G Floating floor adhesive as well but could also very well void the warranty. And that would make plank replacement I bear I'd bet.
Also with the Armstrong, I feel their end joint locking mechanism is inferior to the UNICLIC system. I would have a look at QuickStep laminate before you decide. Theirs is just as real looking as any.
FloorMaven
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In this case since your concern isn't sealing the joins you might want to experiment with the quantity and placement application of the product.
Polestretch
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I have Armstrong laminate in my kitchen and dining room. It is the most realistic laminate out there! Now for the noise, never ever ever have heard a sound out of my laminate in 7 years. I wonder where you're getting your information from. If the laminate is NOT installed over a flat floor, it will make noise! I am thrilled with my Armstrong, get a pro to come in and look at your floor, or if you are doing it, make sure the existing floor is flat.Floor prep is everything. Good luck.
I have never had any issue with noise on a UNICLIC/Quickstep floor. Here is a couple pics of the Quickseal squeezing out of the joints on a darker Brazilian Cherry Quickstep floor. At first I was afraid it would look like a white line syndrome, heehee. It left a very small white line which was indisguishable from a standing position.
Out here is the desert this stuff dries in like 3 minutes, roll the residue off with a towel and now the small dogs can pee all they want. I was getting roughly 60sf per tube.This might change depending on the dimension of the T&G.
Ken turned me onto my first tube I used in a small bathroom, works great, just gotta be careful about squeezing to hard. If you do lots of glued T&G engineered or used to the original glued laminates you should pick it up easy.
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