[Rockford35]

Excellent work, guys.

Dave, I remember your floors well. Hence my turning to the laminate. But I agree, real wood rules.

Davebud, our house is easily in the bottom 1/3 of the city, but that doesn't mean that well finished hardwood won't help you bring as much as 15% more on your house value. Alot - ALOT - of people around here don't want to be put out putting hardwoon in, so if it's done, they'll pay a premium for it.

The trouble with tile is that it's cold, damn cold. Especially here in cold land. I won't put in radiant heating, as it's freaking expensive and expensive to run. A nice laminate and underlay insulation works just fine.

I'm not so worried about the wear and tear as I am about water. I would hate to have a floor in and then have something like the dishawasher die and pump water all over the floor and feck it up.

My dad has old school laminate in his place and it looks brand new. Durability seems to be good, even for middle of the road.

Has anyone ever installed laminate down some stairs? I'm sure it's pretty easy, but just curious if anyone had some tips. I have 3 stairs to do.

Thanks again, everyone.

R35