From: trader4@optonline.net
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house  alt.home.repair
Subject: Re: Pergo in the kitchen
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 14:26:47 -0800 (PST)
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On Dec 3, 4:51 pm, Heathcliff  wrote:
> On Dec 3, 2:25 pm, jenniferkist...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > My husband and I are ready to replace the nasty black and white
> > checkerboard vinyl floor in our kitchen, but we're having a hard time
> > getting a definitive answer:  *Is it safe to install Pergo in the
> > kitchen?*
>
> > We have a dark cherry colored Pergo in the living room and it would be
> > nice to carry that into the kitchen and dining room.  I'm hesitant,
> > because we're only going to be in this house a few more years, and I
> > don't want a stupid mistake to ruin our resell value in an already
> > unstable market.
>
> > Thanks for your input!
>
> We put Pergo in the kitchen a couple years ago and from a practical
> point of view it has been fine; no problems with warping or anything,
> it seems immune to spills and chairs scraping and it cleans up fine.
> I have to say, though, that both my wife and I came to regret it from
> an aesthetic standpoint.  The fakeness of it just started to grate on
> our nerves after a while. Just a personal reaction, I know lots of
> people love it.  -- H

And also from a resale standpoint, unlike a real wood floor, Pergo
isn't going to add much if anything to the value.   The smarter move
may be to use tile in the kitchen, which buyers are going to focus
on.    IMO, tile is better suited.  But wood can be fine, though it
does have increased risk from any water problems that aren't quickly
found and corrected.