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Posted: June 23 2007 at 4:34pm |
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We are looking at installing laminate flooring. My 90 gal would sit on it. Has anyone had any problems with the height being too much for the flooring? Has it cracked it? pressed into it? anything like that? I am not sure how strong that stuff is. Thanks
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Posted: June 23 2007 at 4:36pm |
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Mine is doing fine.
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Posted: June 23 2007 at 5:14pm |
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just use tile or marble much nicer and will not come loose if you get it wet
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out with the large and in with the nano
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Posted: June 23 2007 at 5:17pm |
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it is in the living room and my wife wants the wooden floors. it is not linoleum it is the laminate wood flooring.
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Posted: June 23 2007 at 5:33pm |
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oh sorry
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out with the large and in with the nano
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Posted: June 23 2007 at 5:34pm |
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Posted: June 23 2007 at 6:22pm |
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I think you would be fine ... just make sure that you seal the seems really good .... laminate flooring is pretty tuff stuff
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Posted: June 23 2007 at 6:24pm |
that is another concern if I have a flood it would probably warp the heck out of the stuff. is there some sort of sealent I could use to protect it? Well I assume there is since bulter just told me so :) but what do I use??
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Posted: June 23 2007 at 6:29pm |
I am not sure what the best sealent would be .... I know they seal it when they put it into bathrooms and kitchens ...
ya know the best person to ask is Adam .. he is putting hardwoof floors in his lab at his house ....
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Posted: June 23 2007 at 6:41pm |
DO NOT PUT YOUR AQUARIUM on a laminate "pre engineered" floor. These floors are designed to free float. THEY ARE NOT TIED DOWN TO THE FLOOR. If you tie it down to the floor by putting that much weight on it IT WILL separate at the seams as it expands and contracts. If you look at the warranty of the flooring you will find that it is not warrantied against WATER DAMAGE or SEAM SEPARATION from extreme weight being applied. Your tank well qualifies for EXTREME WEIGHT.
All laminate flooring being produced now, is a compressed mdf core. When wet for any length of time it will swell and come apart. Light mopping fine....fishtank flood bad. Any questions?
THEY DO NOT SEAL LAMINATE FLOORS IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. The floor is Laminate= phenolic resin and paper. No sealer will stick to it. Old laminate floors were glued together so you had some protection with the glue. All new flooring is either snap together or press fit. (Thank you home centers)
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Posted: June 23 2007 at 9:27pm |
I'm not worried about putting my tanks on laminate floors. I've been very pleased with them in the past.
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Posted: June 23 2007 at 9:29pm |
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What about bamboo flooring? I know it can be installed just like tongue and groove pergo type stuff, and it's not MDF based (the stuff I have seen is all bamboo)
I think it's a bit more pricey, but should be a lot more water resistant.
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Posted: June 23 2007 at 11:27pm |
Bamboo hardwood (or grass) is like any other hard wood. It is not installed like pergo. It is nailed down. Pre finished has a few issues when wet due to the seams not being finished but it will be much better than laminate.
I only say all of this because as a company I have installed just about every kind of pre engineered flooring out there. Ive also installed hard wood.(we are going to install 3500sqft of unfinished bamboo flooring in august). I have seen many damaged floors due to flooding as well as separated floors due to parts of it being pinned down with excessive weight.
Just my 2 cents.
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Posted: June 24 2007 at 12:36am |
My husband is a tile setter! LOL. 
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Posted: June 24 2007 at 2:45am |
My 120 is on laminate flooring. I specifically used it so I could easily re-carpet. I've not had any problems in about 8 years.
At the time, the seams were glued. I;ve had plenty of water on it, but I do try and get it up right away. I think Dion is right on - standing water over a long period will be a problem. It would be a problem with hardwood as well. Tile is the best option, although not necessarily the most attractive in some settings.
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Posted: June 24 2007 at 3:26am |
Dion is right on the money.....I sell hardwood floors and pre made floors......the problem is that you may have a some what water resistant layer on the floor, but as soon as the water passes....for example in a flood......it gets though the cracks and down to the subfloor.....once it reaches the subfloor the game is over.....I don't know any company that takes the time to seal or even treat the bottom of the hardwood before they install it.....all of your water protection is on the surface....you know the polyurethane finish you walk on...there is no protection on the sides of the wood or on the back....
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Posted: June 24 2007 at 10:38am |
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this is good. i want to leave carpet in the living room and wood everywhere else on the main level, my wife wants it all wood ( It's a Scandinvian thing!:)) now maybe i can convince her to leave carpet in that room. Thanks all
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Posted: June 24 2007 at 11:20am |
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TI'm not a big fan of placing your aquarium on a carpeted floor. At least not an aquarium that is of any volume. The problems you have with laminate and hardwood are just compounded with carpet. The problems that Jerry mentioned with the subfloor are even worse in this case. There is absolutely no chance of catching flooded water with carpet. At least with laminate or real wood floor covering, you might stand a chance! I'm not a big fan of placing your aquarium on a carpeted floor.
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Posted: June 24 2007 at 11:45am |
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well in that case the only place to put an aquarium in most houses in our region is the bathroom. pretty much any floor you put it on is going to be a problem if it foods unless it is tile, which i am not puting in a family room. my question was more about the weight on the laminate flooring and crushing it. I have come to the conclusion that it really doesn't matter what floor I put in. all have pros and cons that i will just have to deal with......IF it becomes a problem.
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