Originally Posted By: philipp10
Originally Posted By: Mr Nice
Anybody watch the 60 Minutes segment on very high levels of formaldehyde in hardwood flooring from China that sold at Lumber Liquidators ?
Some were tested and had 13 times the acceptable level of formaldehyde.
I have a pretty strong opinion on this laminate flooring. It's [censored]. If your going to put in hardwood floors, put in the real thing. I have a home built in 1914 (101 years) and the original flooring. Laminate will end up in the landfill in 20 years, gauranted.
I tend to agree with you. It's a price thing. Everyone these days wants the warm, rich look of hardwood floors. But no one wants to pay for it. So, they will live for today, and hope tomorrow will take car of itself.
China has different moral standards. None of the three shops had any problem relabeling inferior product, as meeting the California standard. Not to say that a North American manufacturer wouldn't do the same, but it seems much less likely.