clickboard VS hardwoods - GoFuckYourself.com

SleazyDream · 09-28-2004, 11:00 PM

deciding now on new flooring for the house.

clickboard is WAY cheaper - MUCH better warrenty - looks great - and is way moire durable and stronger and will move with an older house when it moves.

hardwood is hardwood - much more expensive but it IS hardwood......

which would you do? functional or the more expensive hardwood option?

(hardwood is cheaper in new construction then putting it into an older house like this I'm told for underlay reasons)

.:St Ides:. · 09-28-2004, 11:01 PM

half and half

Ross · 09-28-2004, 11:02 PM

Click board.

reynold · 09-28-2004, 11:03 PM

what if you try to use both kind of boards. and thien decideide which both of the boards can satisfy you.

Honeyslut · 09-28-2004, 11:03 PM

A dog's claws will mess up the hardwood floor . You should research that first .

Kel · 09-28-2004, 11:04 PM

Pergo. It's in my house.

http://www.pergo.com/SplashDefault.asp

The stuff is indestructible.

GiantGnome · 09-28-2004, 11:05 PM

isnt hardwood a good marketing tool when selling if that time ever comes?

SleazyDream · 09-28-2004, 11:06 PM

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Originally posted by Kel
Pergo. It's in my house.

http://www.pergo.com/SplashDefault.asp

The stuff is indestructible.

yeah there are a few types of clickboard - i'm really warming up to it

Kel · 09-28-2004, 11:09 PM

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Originally posted by GiantGnome
isnt hardwood a good marketing tool when selling if that time ever comes?

Hardwood
Instant Hot Water
CAT 5 wiring
Large tubs

..all of those are market favorites ATM.

JP Paradise · 09-28-2004, 11:16 PM

Hardwoods but it depends on the price of your house. If it is under 200k I guess clickboards would fly. But who wants to buy a house for more and not have hardwood. Keep in mind hardwoods can be redone resanded and you are set. With clickboards you cannot do anything and warranty will just cover the piece that got fucked up.

Nuf Said

SleazyDream · 09-28-2004, 11:18 PM

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Originally posted by tangog
Hardwoods but it depends on the price of your house. If it is under 200k I guess clickboards would fly. But who wants to buy a house for more and not have hardwood. Keep in mind hardwoods can be redone resanded and you are set. With clickboards you cannot do anything and warranty will just cover the piece that got fucked up.

Nuf Said

i hear you - but sales of clickboard are upwards of 500 to 1 now over hardwood.....

Kimmykim · 09-28-2004, 11:20 PM

Clickboard must be a Canadian term for laminate flooring I take it?

SleazyDream · 09-28-2004, 11:23 PM

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Originally posted by Kimmykim
Clickboard must be a Canadian term for laminate flooring I take it?

yep

TheSaint · 09-28-2004, 11:24 PM

Hardwood is way better - increases value of the house. I do it myself and use the traditional 3/4" red oak, UNFINISHED. You then have to have an expert sand and poly it but its absolutely beautiful and will last hundreds of years.

The other floors are all just pictures of wood, crap, crap, crap.

Prefinished hardwook is ok, but just not the same. There are grooves between the boards and crap falls in and lives there.

Kimmykim · 09-28-2004, 11:30 PM

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Originally posted by SleazyDream
yep

Then I'd say it depends on what you want to achieve in the process. If you're looking for something very traditional that will last for awhile but have associated maintenance costs and time, then hardwood probably would work well.

If you want to do something different in looks and are looking for something effortless to maintain, then the laminate is great.

Another factor should be the humidity in the area where you are doing the install. Solid woods do not handle humidity in the same way as cored or composite woods do.

A common misconception in both building products and other related areas like furniture is that solid wood is always the best material for every job. Not so. It's possible to shape and construct non-linear pieces with composites that you simply cannot do easily if at all with solid woods, and in many cases the structural integrity of composites is better than with solids.

But anyway, I'm rambling.

SleazyDream · 09-28-2004, 11:32 PM

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Originally posted by Kimmykim
Then I'd say it depends on what you want to achieve in the process. If you're looking for something very traditional that will last for awhile but have associated maintenance costs and time, then hardwood probably would work well.

If you want to do something different in looks and are looking for something effortless to maintain, then the laminate is great.

Another factor should be the humidity in the area where you are doing the install. Solid woods do not handle humidity in the same way as cored or composite woods do.

A common misconception in both building products and other related areas like furniture is that solid wood is always the best material for every job. Not so. It's possible to shape and construct non-linear pieces with composites that you simply cannot do easily if at all with solid woods, and in many cases the structural integrity of composites is better than with solids.

But anyway, I'm rambling.

ok, i'm taking bets now that you copied and pasted that from somewhere and it isn't your own words. (not that it wasn't good info)

any takers?

Kimmykim · 09-28-2004, 11:34 PM

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Originally posted by SleazyDream
ok, i'm taking bets now that you copied and pasted that from somewhere and it isn't your own words. (not that it wasn't good info)

any takers?

Do a Google search

Remember that I grew up in a furniture state with a father in the business. I also spent 6+ years decorating houses and selling furniture before adult

BrainDead · 09-28-2004, 11:37 PM

for me i go for the hardwood since it is more durable .

Kel · 09-28-2004, 11:43 PM

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Originally posted by BrainDead
for me i go for the hardwood since it is more durable .

You'd be suprised. I've dropped some heavy items on my Pergo without any nicks.

AlienQ - BANNED FOR LIFE · 09-28-2004, 11:44 PM

Functional of course.

Your a pornmaster Sleazy what other choice is there?

SpikeHeel · 09-28-2004, 11:50 PM

clickboard!

OzMan · 09-28-2004, 11:53 PM

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Originally posted by SleazyDream
ok, i'm taking bets now that you copied and pasted that from somewhere and it isn't your own words. (not that it wasn't good info)

any takers?

Actually I sold the shit for five years and she is right on the mark

Composites are a great idea and a good compromise between a true hardwood and a laminate. A composite floor has several layers of wood with the top being prob 1/4 inch of your finished wood and they will move much better, as opposed to laminates which basically have a picture of real wood on top.

SleazyDream · 09-28-2004, 11:57 PM

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Originally posted by OzMan
Actually I sold the shit for five years and she is right on the mark

Composites are a great idea and a good compromise between a true hardwood and a laminate. A composite floor has several layers of wood with the top being prob 1/4 inch of your finished wood and they will move much better, as opposed to laminates which basically have a picture of real wood on top.

occosionally kimmy actually does know what she's talking about....

Kimmykim · 09-29-2004, 12:21 AM

And don't forget you can put a cigarette out on Pergo and you can get the mark right out ;)

beemk · 09-29-2004, 12:25 AM

what is clickboard?

Kel · 09-29-2004, 12:31 AM

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Originally posted by Kimmykim
And don't forget you can put a cigarette out on Pergo and you can get the mark right out ;)

I'll remember that.

OzMan · 09-29-2004, 12:39 AM

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Originally posted by Kimmykim
And don't forget you can put a cigarette out on Pergo and you can get the mark right out ;)

This is true. I made a good living selling Pergo amongst others and like was said earlier, it continues to be extremely popular because of its functionality, price and warranties.

However there are some really good pre-finished real wood products out there. I had a manufacturers rep from Award scratch his keys for 30 seconds on a board to show me how tough the finish was. Not a mark. Pretty impressive.

Nathan · 09-29-2004, 12:41 AM

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Originally posted by Kimmykim
Clickboard must be a Canadian term for laminate flooring I take it?

Actually, there are 3 types of laminate flooring:

1) The good old stuff you put glue in and stick together and it dries and then holds.
2) laminate that does not need glue, you stick them together and they snap in place and hold. Its hard to get them split up again
3) clickboard, which is laminate with a special way of putting together, it clicks when it snaps in place, good thing is you can easily take it appart again too, for example if you need to exchange one peice.

OzMan · 09-29-2004, 12:52 AM

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Originally posted by Nathan
Actually, there are 3 types of laminate flooring:

1) The good old stuff you put glue in and stick together and it dries and then holds.
2) laminate that does not need glue, you stick them together and they snap in place and hold. Its hard to get them split up again
3) clickboard, which is laminate with a special way of putting together, it clicks when it snaps in place, good thing is you can easily take it appart again too, for example if you need to exchange one peice.

Don't forget about Pergo and others disastrous attempt at combining 1 and 2 with a pre-glued board that you activate with a wet sponge

datatank · 09-29-2004, 01:00 AM

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Originally posted by SleazyDream
deciding now on new flooring for the house.

clickboard is WAY cheaper - MUCH better warrenty - looks great - and is way moire durable and stronger and will move with an older house when it moves.

hardwood is hardwood - much more expensive but it IS hardwood......

which would you do? functional or the more expensive hardwood option?

(hardwood is cheaper in new construction then putting it into an older house like this I'm told for underlay reasons)

Get that super gloss wood looking stuff.. Looks alot better than normal wood. If you dont know what i am talking about post and I will dig up a link or a pic..

its some kinda fake or real wood that looks likes it has 20 coats of clear

beemk · 09-29-2004, 01:03 AM

how long does clickboard last?

datatank · 09-29-2004, 01:04 AM

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Originally posted by Kimmykim
And don't forget you can put a cigarette out on Pergo and you can get the mark right out ;)

The plastic top table in my trailer works the same way.

Really comes in handy when my babies momma's come over

SleazyDream · 09-29-2004, 10:46 AM

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Originally posted by beemk
how long does clickboard last?

25 year warrenty on the good stuff

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