Comments on: My Wilsonart Experience: Selecting Eco-Friendly Laminate Wood Flooring

By: Andy Banks

Andy Banks — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:41:49 +0000

Thanks for posting. A very informative and interesting read.
We all need to use as much eco-friendly materials in our homes as possible.
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By: Anela

Anela — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 21:18:05 +0000

Hey Jennae,

We’ve just installed Wilsonart in our living room a couple months ago and so far we love it! I’m in the process of trying to find a good floor cleaner that’s safe and eco-friendly to use on our floor. Are you still using the “simply floored” by Better life? Has it been ok to use on the wilsonart? Thanks!

By: Leah

Leah — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:05:45 +0000

I wanted to find out more about Wilsonart laminate flooring, but when I went to their website I learned that they have gone out of business as of December 3, 2010. They are still honoring warranties.

By: jennae

jennae — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:57:52 +0000

@Adrian You make a good point. Hopefully, we won’t face any of those problems. A real wood floor is certainly desirable, but for me, it would have to be made of reclaimed and/or FSC-certified wood and installed with no adhesives. With all these criteria, a real hardwood floor might be out of reach, price wise, for a lot of people. What I like about Wilsonart is that it is an affordable hard surface option that still offers many green features.

The beauty of the fact that green is becoming such a mainstream concept is that products are becoming available in a wide variety of price points and levels of greenness, which makes them more accessible to the masses. Thanks for your input!

By: Adrian

Adrian — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:49:11 +0000

Hi jennae,
Please bear in mind that although a laminate floor may suffer less from nicks and scratches, if you do happen to damage the surface in some way e.g. drop a hot pan, leave hot hair tongs on the floor (yes one of our customers did do this!!!), with a real floor, you can just sand out the damage and reapply a finish whereas with laminate, you’ll have to replace the affected area.
Great site by the way – I’ll be subscribing to your feed!
Adrian

By: jennae

jennae — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:46:18 +0000

@Kimberly That’s awesome to hear! We’re definitely thinking about installing it in the kitchen next, but we wanted to see how it would perform in a high-traffic area like the living room first. I’m glad to hear that it has done so well for you, even with kids and pets!

By: Kimberly Smith

Kimberly Smith — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:47:19 +0000

We have Wilsonart flooring, Nouveau Walnut, throughout most of our home. First we installed it in our study and dining room – Wow what a difference it made from carpet. It looked beautiful. After being pleased with it we decided to take the leap and install in our living room and hallway and partial bath area. We have two dogs, an 18 pound and 35 pound, which stay pretty much indoors. We were told not to get hard wood because pets would destroy the flooring and that Wilsonart would hold up to the pet traffic. They were not kidding. We’ve had our floor for over a year now and the dogs run throughout the house and guess what – no scratches and no marks. The partial in the bathroom is also wonderful. We had it glued because of the possible water that could come from the sink. The girls have dropped toothpaste on it and it just wipes up clean with a damp cloth. Overall the floor is easy to clean. Just invest in a Swiffer Vac to get up pet hair and dust. Good as the day it was installed. We’ve been so happy with Wilsonart flooring that we are now adding it to the girl’s bedrooms. Oh, by the way my daughter found her old tap shoes and was banging them on the floor in the hallway – no damage. Wilsonart flooring is truly a great product.