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Customers most agreed on the following attributes:
from Green Bay, Wisco on 8/27/2008
I really liked the finished product. At times it was tough to pound the pulling bar along the edges. I would recommend making it longer and the beefier. Although I'm just a novice!
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from Woodhaven, NY on 8/26/2008
Easy to install, even for dummies lol
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from Franklin, IN on 8/22/2008
THe kit was very helpful in installing the wooden flooring we purchased from your store. The spacers really weren't necessary or useful but the kit was well worth the money spent!
from STONE MOUNTAIN, GEORGIA on 8/14/2008
THE INSTALLATION KIT I PURCHASED ALONG WITH THE LAMINATE MADE MY JOB SO MUCH EASIER. ONCE THE FIRST ROW WAS DOWN, EVERY OTHER ROW MOVED SWIFTLY WITH THE ADD OF THE INSTALLATION KIT. AND THE KIT PREVENTED DAMAGE TO THE LAMINATE FLOORING. A MUST PURCHASE FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO MAKE THIS SORT OF JOB EASIER
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from Philadelphia, PA on 8/13/2008
Being 86 years old, my wife was reluctant to allow me to lay the floor. I insisted that the job would be an interesting challenge for our pre-teen grand children since they were both skilled at LEGO and there was nothing more to installing the laminant than just adding one strip to the another and snapping the added piece in place. The job certainly took me longer than a professional would have taken and one part of the job I was forced to turn over to my son. That was carrying each of the 13 packages of ROSEWOOD laminant up 3 flights of stairs to the efficency apartment where it was to be installed. One item that I needed that was not included in the package was a flexable quarter round strip to fit around the 5" radius end on the bottom stair step. Once located I was proud of the installation and it appearance. An installer at LUMBER LIQUIDATORS was available to give me guidance over the phone when a question arose during installation.
from Philadelphia, PA on 8/6/2008
This was my first time ever doing laminate or any flooring. The kit was easy to use. I highly recommend anyone with apprehension of doing laminate to use this kit!
from Louisville, KY on 8/5/2008
I needed everything this kit provided. The floor installation would have been so much more difficult without it. The spacers are essential for the floating aspect of the floor, and I would have wound up destroying the locking joints of the planks without the tap board (which has grooves that fit perfectly to them). I highly recommend this kit to anyone installing a floor. It's a small price to pay for what it provides.
from south hill va. on 8/5/2008
very helpful
from oklahoma on 8/4/2008
Tapping blocks were small and had a useless side that would only work for laminate installs. Don't buy for any other type of installs.
from Pontiac, IL on 7/31/2008
It was very easy to install and it looks like real wood.
from Maryland on 7/30/2008
This kit was really necessary to get a good tight fit with our laminate flooring. It was easy to use. THe only real downsides is pretty much what everyone else says...after a while the tapping block breaks down and once it does, it starts scraping up the edges of your wood and ruining them. We had to go buy another kit from our local store 3/4 of the way through our job.
from nc on 7/29/2008
The kit is something that you absolutely need to install laminate flooring. Do not try installing without it.
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from Houston on 7/26/2008
I am installing 1000 sq ft of French Oak for my first project and in the first 100 ft I had bent the pull bar with a hammer. Save your money and go obtain better tools. Get a professional pull bar and a bag of spacers and a tapping block. You will have a durable set of tools. This will enhance your installation speed and reduce your frustration!
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from New Trenton, In on 7/25/2008
It worked great for the installation we were doing
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from Pataskala, OH on 7/24/2008
It was a great idea to package the necessary tools for installation together. I ended up purchasing more spaces and borrowing better quality of the same to work on the job. It would be worth spending a bit more to get better tools to work with. It did get us started on our first successful DYI flooring venture - and we love the cork floor!!
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from evansville wi on 7/23/2008
i would say to you to go for it. this stuff is great! i love it
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from Brideport WV on 7/11/2008
easy to install, must have the kit, makde it much easier
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from West Des Moines, IA on 7/11/2008
Instructions are easy to follow! A project I was dreading & it turned out wonderful. We laid just over 400 ft in 8 hrs (included leveling the floor beforehand).
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from highlandville mo. on 7/9/2008
Replaced all three bedroom floors in my mobile home. old carpet original in home were worn stained ect. and Now they look like new rooms. I will repace kitchen floor. in the future. And will buy flooring from lumber liquidaters.Also family meber is thinking about redoing her house,she loves my floores.
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from Boston, MA on 7/3/2008
I would have been nice if the kit included the mallet that I had to go out and get at the hardware store after I was ready to begin. As to the spacers, I still don't know whether you put 2 together (they look like mini plastic shims)to make a perfect rectangle or if you use them as wedges and I don't know if I was suppose to use them in one direction or another but I managed to improvise and do it both ways! Solid products overall. Bar will last a lifetime, so will wedges although my little ones did think they were dominos and they ended up in the the toy box for a day. You couldn't lay your flooring down without it though.
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from Bush, Louisiana on 6/29/2008
We are a company that installs flooring, however this kit makes installation that much quicker and easier! This is the first time we've used it! We recommend it to anyone that buys flooring!
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from Ball Ground, GA on 6/27/2008
This was worth the money. It really helped my husband.
from Port St Lucie FL on 6/25/2008
Flooring excelent to lay, and looks good when laid, good value for the money.Instalation kit was poor and the pulling bar kept bending, had to purchase another type from another store.
from Gray Court, South Carolina on 6/24/2008
Just check-out the results.
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from West Islip, Ny on 6/22/2008
My son installed his floor without the installation kit, then he helped me but I purchased the kit.He said it was much easier and faster!
from Jackson, MI on 6/19/2008
You will need this product for the pounding block made for that type of flooring, but the bar it comes with bends very easily, you will have to buy a better one at a home improvement store to save you fustration.
from Vienna, IL on 6/18/2008
This kit was hlepful for me to get a nice, tight fit when laying our new laminate.
from Bardstown Ky 40004 on 6/11/2008
The Polo Oak floor is great! [...]
from Las Vegas, NV on 6/9/2008
I appreciated the easy installation for a "do-it-yourself" guy. The transformation in the home from concrete (under original carpet) to the laminate flooring was amazing! Use it anywhere that you do not want ceramic tile. No more carpet for me, ever!
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from Rotterdam, NY on 6/5/2008
Without the installation kit, the job would have increased two-fold and the damage to sides and ends would have been alot more
from Seattle Washington on 5/29/2008
The price and the small project size this was good. I had to add some extra felt to the bar so it would not scrach the floor again or damage the end of the laminate. If you are doing a larger project more then an hour of work then go to a home improvment store and spend [$] on a soild kit with a stronger bar and it is felted enough to not scrach the floor.
from Webster City, IA on 5/24/2008
My husband and I had no idea on how to install our product. It was very simple, once we read up,ask a friend and use the installation kit. ANYONE can do this.
from Conway, South Carolina on 5/22/2008
I will buy more floor in the future from you and it was so easy to put down. It took us 31/2 hours to put down a 14' x15' room with no knowledge on how to do it. Cheaper to do it yourself.
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from Cary, NC on 5/18/2008
You need this tool to accomplish a trouble free installation. The tapping block alone is worth the cost and most people will not own a tool like the pry bar
from Jax, Fl on 5/17/2008
This has everything you need in one box, definatley a good thing to purchase with your laminate.
from Blacklick, OH on 5/16/2008
The install kit was not as helpful as I was hoping it would be. The tapping block was the only thing I found to be useful. The pull bar bent everytime I'd tap it trying to pull the pieces together. The bar actually scratched a couple pieces because it was bent. I would buy the block but not the bar if they were sold separately.
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from Cleveland on 5/9/2008
The kit was great. Made installation much easier and protected the edges from damage.
The pull bar flange was bent by the time my project was complete (only 150 sq.ft), but I made it work. I preferred this tool to the tapping block, but you have to be sure not to "over tap".
On a larger job, a second pull bar and more spacers would be nice. Maybe the manufacturer would consider a "supersize" offering. I'd buy two for a larger project.
The staff at Lumber Liquidators was extremely helpful and knowledable. I only wish I had more unfinished floors!
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from Cool Ridge, WV on 5/9/2008
The puller bar needs to be thicker or have the strike plate "ribbed" diring the die stamping to prevent it from bending.
The spacers were useless. The wouldn't stay put so I used scrap laminent as spacers.
The tapping block worked well.
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from Pittsburgh, Pa. on 5/5/2008
I found the floor relatively easy to install once I got started. It is important to have the first row securely braced with spacers so the floor installation maintains straight and true lines. I found that by the time I was completed with the floor it took 1/2 the time to get started and then it went very quickly as the process became routine.
from Fort Myers, FL on 5/3/2008
Strong, easy to install and easy to trim when/where necessary.
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from Philadelphia, PA on 4/21/2008
The hammering block was helpful as was the bar that allowed you to pull the planks together at the edges. However, the bar bent easily after I hit it a few times with the hammer. I ended up screwing a piece of 2x3 on it to hit my hammer against…this helped a lot. And some duct tape on the bottom kept it from marring the floor. Even though I had to make a few of my own modifications to the pieces, I wouldn’t have been able to install my cork floor without this kit. I wish it came with spacers for the edge…
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from Sterling Heights, Michigan on 4/19/2008
Color match was great. Easy to install. This was my first floor install and it went without a hitch. Thanks to you and your staff.
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from 01608 on 4/11/2008
it was very good
thank you
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from LYONS FALLS on 4/8/2008
THE FLOORING WAS EASY TO PUT DOWN IT ALSO LOOK GOOD AND EASY TO CLEAN
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from St Louis, Mo on 3/25/2008
The whole kit worked like it was supposed to. It may need more spacers but well worth the money.
from Virginia on 3/21/2008
The kit was nice to have ready-packaged. However, the pulling bar broke within the first few placed sections! If you are not careful, it also will break/crack the finish on the ends of the laminate. We used a piece of old carpet to put under the pull bar at the ends. The floor looks great, and so far, 4 kids and 2 dogs have done no damage!!
from Thomaston, Ga on 3/19/2008
The installation kit makes the job easier. There is no guess work involved in spacing. I do recommend that more spacers be included in the kit even if it causes a slight rise in price.
from Columbus, OH on 3/16/2008
You need this to install laminate flooring. A really simple tool set, but I can't see anyone installing the flooring without it.
from Mansfield, MA on 3/16/2008
I used this handy tool kit for a 6mm Sweedish Maple laminate flooring installation.
The pull bar and tapping block are very well made and extremely durable.
Both helped me complete the installation easily and quickly without damaging any of the flooring while tapping or pulling the joints closed.
I would highly recommend this kit to anyone!!
from Hickory,Pa. on 3/16/2008
The flooring was everything that we expected,the job came out very good just take your time when doing it...Great product!
from Opelousas, La on 3/13/2008
It took the place of my carpet and I love it. It took only one day to install the flooring. We are very pleased.
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from Pittsford, Vermont on 3/5/2008
The only problem I had was that even though we tapped the boards together so there were no gaps, I am now seeing hair line gaps opening up. But I love the flooring it goes great in the room that I put it in. Look forward to a future visit
from Norton, MA on 3/3/2008
I was happy with the ease of installation since neither my husband nor I had ever put in a floor before. However, when I tried to clean up a "pet accident", the finish was dull and I could not return it to its original luster. Very disappointed as this family room gets a lot of use. Would not recommend for high traffic areas. Also, it scratches easily.
from Jackson, NJ on 3/1/2008
My husband installed the flooring within a couple days, never doing it before was simple. Friends and family love it. We have it in our back office library room. Simply beautiful...
from King of Prussia, Pa on 3/1/2008
Easy to use, made the job alot better to do.
from cleveland on 2/27/2008
The kit allowed a seamless installation of the laminate and I was able to transform an old cracked floor into a show case in about a day.
from NC on 2/26/2008
This kit is a must have for working arround walls to pull laminates tight.
from Glade Hill, VA on 2/15/2008
The kit is nearly essential to installing the flooring. We put in Dream Home laminate, and it has been so much more durable than we anticipated. We used the install kit and it did help the process.
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from Ocala, Florida on 2/11/2008
We installed it in a rental house to replace carpets ruined by 3 dogs.
Easy to install and it really looks great.
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from Clifton Springs NY on 11/27/2007
This product is the strongest and best flooring instalation tools I have ever baught, I baught a set from [...] and they both were very low grade made these were not and are still working strong, Thank [...] for the best tools around.