Advantages: Easy to lay, long lasting, looks good, easy to maintain Disadvantages: Not Water proof
...You can buy them from Ikea and they are ONLY delivered in packs. Each pack weighs 15 kgs and contains 9 planks. You can cover 2.39 sq. mts (25.8 sq.ft) with one pack. Each plank measures 138 cm x 19.3 cm; now you can make an approximate calculation of many planks or packs you would need to cover you floor. You will also get a guide sheet of how to lay the floor.
Cost:
When we bought the Tundra flooring there was a discount on all laminate flooring ... ...floor laying kit available from Ikea and is pretty simple to use. You will also need plastic sheeting (also available at Ikea and is called Sparra sheeting) to be laid on concrete floors as a moisture barrier. Over the plastic sheeting, we will also need floor lining (available as Niva at Ikea) to be laid which is useful for levelling the floor, sound absorption and also insulation. Once these two things are put in place, we should lay the Tundra ...
Advantages: Clean., cost effective, simple Disadvantages: Still costly
...once wrote a review about Ikea Tundra laminate flooring, although she stuck it under my name on Ciao. In those days, she was getting me a name as a bit of a churner, and blow is the depth of opinion which she offered (PS this article also got the most reads I ever received on Ciao!): **************************************************
All Mrs D’s knowledge
I have had my Tundra Laminate Floor from Ikea for 2 years now and I have to say that it is ... ...existant! I would certainly recommend Ikea Tundra to anyone considering it. Before I checked the prices at Ikea I had a quotation from Courts who wanted to charge me in excess of £2000, I contacted Ikea, purchased the flooring and materials for less than £500 and had their contractors fit the floor, all for less than £800! ****************************************************
Now, tonight, I intend to move the world of laminate flooring forward just ...
Advantages: Looks very nice Disadvantages: Ripples at seams, chips where chars set.
...but the installer recommended the Quick Step. He told her it was better flooring.
When he finished it was absolutly beautiful. It looked much more natural than the Pergo" my brother put in his place. She realy like the ease of care and she keeps her home spotless. After about 10-11 months it started to chip under her chair at the kitchen table. Then it stated to ripple at the seams. So we called the installer and he looked at it. He said he had ... ...his supplier look at it. It was tough to get him out there but he finaly came.
First he said that she must have gotten the floor wet.
Next he said that the house was improperly built and that the floor flexed to much.
then he said that it was improperly installed.
Then he said that her cat had caused it.
Ok , She used the recommended cleaner, she NEVER wet mopped the floor.
as for floor flex, no it's no more than any other floor, Oh yeah this ...
Advantages: Cheap, nice appearance. Disadvantages: Some boards not cut perfectly straight so tricky to fit.
Easi-loc by name but not easi-loc by nature! The first two rows went down easily but trouble started on row 3. The problem was that not all the boards are cut entirely straight, which meant it was very difficult for adjacent rows to fit properly (some were very slightly convex and some very slightly concave). Over the whole floor, this caused slight gaps in either the middle or one of the ends to occur, and made it very difficult to get the boards ... ...whose facing edge would match the previous one (judging by eye). Also a lot of brute force to shove them together!
Fortunately, we had bought more boards than needed so we were able to select the best fit for each row.
If you buy this product, make sure you buy at least one or two spare packs.
All in all, a small room (8 x 11 ft) took two people nearly a whole weekend, but now it's down, it looks and feels fine. ...
Silverbirch007 30.05.2009 ·Read full review
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