[Lil'freeper]

So we're thinking about laminate in the little cabin in the woods. What has your experience with the stuff been like?

[TalonDJ]

Well the stuff we got was insane-o cheap on sale for like 65 cents a square foot. It is pretty flimsy but will serve this job. If I thought it was going to take hard use I would have use something that was not so lowend. Laying it down is EASY. Super megalo not hard. When we got the stuff we did not spring for the 6 dollar bar they recommended for putting the last piece in a row on. After the first row we went back to the the store and got the bar. Between that, and going to a later service on sunday, we did not get the whole room done. Otherwise we could have done it all in one day.

[JenB]

I love the stuff! I would recommend getting a good underlaying padding - we got the mid-grade stuff because it seemed the smoothest, and it works really well. We got the cheapest flooring they had, for various reasons. For the cabin you might want something a little sturdier.

It's going together really nicely. We spent about seven hours on it yesterday, and that includes a trip to the hardware store. Make sure to get the tools they sell to go along with - the tapping block, spacers, and pry bar. We didn't get quite enough spacers and thought we'd use supplies on hand for the others. After two rows we decided to get the real tools and it went much better.

Bottom line: very happy. The laminate is pretty flimsy and is likely to get scratched up, so we've got an area rug for high traffic spots and we're gonna put down pads in the exercise section.