The Ease And Benefits of DuPont Laminate Flooring

Introduction To DuPont Laminate Flooring

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DuPont has several features available in their flooring that cannot be found elsewhere. The latest innovation has been the Multi-Direction design that’s available in the Tuscan Stone product.

When you inspect the flooring pieces you will notice a distinctive pattern that continues across seams giving that seamless full “stone” floor look.

Although in convenient pieces that snap together, once the dust settles, you will have a fully “one-piece” looking floor that will definitely impress!

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If that’s not enough coolness, they also have an attachment of underlayment beneath their products.

When combined with a premium under-layer, you achieve better acoustics and thermal insulation in the room. The stability of the floor is also second to none!

With Duponts powerful technology, these flooring pieces have textures that closely resemble hardwood or ceramic surfaces that provide a great option if you’re on a budget and simply cannot afford the real thing. The difference in aesthetics is negligible really so go for it!  They actually use, in some cases, real stone, wood, and others as veneers, an outer layer that’s real but thin and harder because it’s protected by clear laminate.

Products are available in two collection types:

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• The Real Touch Classic

• Real Touch Elite

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Laminate flooring that has great looking (and realistic looking) wood grain, you want to check the Real Touch Classic collection. There are actually two sub categories to this one. One is the in-stock order designs that are generally found pretty easily at any store on or offline. The other is the custom order designs. These are more personalized and more expensive but for those that like it it’s well worth the price. Your flooring is often going to be unique and unusual to cater to your more discriminating style and taste.

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DuPonts success is also due to their willingness to voluntarily participate in the AC rating system. This system allows people and retailers to understand, at a glance, which floor covering is right for the individual needs of the consumers.

These AC ratings from 1 to 5 let you know immediately whether your choice in flooring is compatible with residential, low traffic areas, or the more industrial needs of a commercial, high volume traffic area.

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It's important to acclimate your flooring by allowing the pieces to sit undisturbed in the middle of the room you intend to use them in for 24 to 36 hours before beginning the installation process.This allows them (stacked) to acclimate to the room temperature but they will also acclimate to the humidity level in the home. If you install the pieces before acclimating them, they will likely not fit correctly or may buckle up later from the adjustment period.

Laminate flooring is very easy to maintain and just as easy to clean. This doesn't require any expensive machines to clean. Gently mopping with a nonabrasive cleanser or a liquid spray and cleaner will work the best.

Electric broom sweepers as well as gentle action vacuums are also effective tools for keeping your laminate or bamboo floor coverings clean. Best of all, laminate, shaw and kronotex type flooring require no sanding, polishing, or buffing to keep them shining and looking like new.

Learning how to lay these types of floor coverings is just as easy as keeping them clean, most have interlocking grooves along the sides and the pieces simply slide together with a clicking motion that helps them to remain securely in place.

DuPont laminate floor covering is perhaps one of the best known names in laminate floor type coverings. This is due to the great pride they take in assuring quality and preserving the reputation of their products.  

Dupont laminate flooring can easily be installed on top of any “sub” floors (foundation). It doesn’t matter if it’s wood, stone, concrete, or even pre-existing laminate flooring. What’s important is that the area is clean, dry, and level. 

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This type of floor covering can be professionally installed by most retailers throughout the country but DuPont laminate floor coverings can be just as easily installed by someone who wishes to save money doing the work themselves.

Most types of laminate flooring are glueless and are also considered a floating style of floor, meaning that the interlocking floor pieces do not require nails, tacks or anchors of any kind.

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Just as the temperature in your home is variable based on the weather, the internal air conditioning/heating system and a variety of things, your laminate flooring will react to these temperatures, often in the extremes or tapering into cold or hot weather. The flooring absorbs the moisture in the air, and evaporates it during hot days or exposure to direct sunlight (heat). This means it expands and contracts.

If you install your flooring without leaving spaces between the walls and it’s adjacent rows of laminate flooring it will buckle and pull away from the walls. When it grows it’s worse as it can damage the foundation. Make sure you leave an inch or so of space in these areas to allow for this growth/shrinking. DuPont also has some great moldings and accessories that help with this. Replacing damaged or worn tiles is incredibly easy with this type of interlocking flooring.

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It used to be you could only install laminate in select areas of your home. Although vinyl was a great selective use in bathrooms and kitchens due to it’s seamless wallpaper like consistency water couldn't pollute the underfloor areas.

Nowadays, however, it’s very possible to install this flooring ANYWHERE, including high humidity areas (kitchen and bathroom, garage, etc…). The Manufacturer recommends that you seal the tile and edges (by wall including the space you left for growth of the pieces i.e. on hot days) with silicone sealant.

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Conclusion...

So There you have it, laminate floors in a nutshell. DuPont is the leading company in laminate flooring and are way ahead of the rest in technological advancements and powerful features you NEED that others don't think to (or want to?) add.

Good luck in your journey to install some cool new flooring!

Jerrico