Well, that was a ugly trip to Home Depot. Not only did I get some nerd salesman that at first would not even let me ask a question, the price was MUCH higher than I expected.
This is what I found out about their 25 year "warranty". I have a small chip in my Pergo in my entry, it drives me nuts. I ask the man if it could be repaired when my floor is being layed. "Ah no", says he, you have to go through Pergo for that, and if it's not normal wear and tear they will not cover it. Normal wear and tear according to him is if the top of the Pergo discolors or comes off. Great!
No doubt if I give these guys (that might lay my new floor) a few extra bucks they will fix it. It is the second board in, so it's not a huge job, it's an entry way for pete's sake. And yes, Home Depot did the original job 4 years ago.
So, on with the story. Check this out, I need 320 sq feet of Pergo including the extra 10%, they quoted me between $8 to $9 per sq feet to lay, including materials. That's almost $3000.00 with tax to get rid of my 4 year old Berber wee-wee smelling carpet if I go with the higher quote.
That's a lot of money. My parents offered to pay for it when I told them but geez, doesn't that seem a bit high? I will start to check around for more quotes, and other alternatives. I don't want to re-carpet, and I really don't want tile in our bedroom. I will look at vinyl, but I will probably still go the laminate route...........Tiki is 100% potty trained, but Surfie, bless his little heart just has not mastered the whole concept yet. He's maybe 80% there, but he will not hesitate to go if we go away for a few hours.........