I have the commercial grade, glue together pergo in 1/3 of my house and it has held up fine for 7 years so far with heavy traffic and a couple of large dogs that like to do the "Scooby Do" take offs on it . . . . . The stuff seams to be pretty bullet proof. .

I have also installed several "engineered wood" floors in clients houses over the years and while they look a bit better being "real wood" they have not held up nearly as well (mostly just sctatches from daily use, no catastrophic failures). Some better than others, you do get what you pay for.
Bamboo seems to be one of the most durable.


Edited by FishRanger (02/25/10 12:47 PM)
Edit Reason: Carpenter, not an Inglish majer
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