Anyone happy with their laminate floor?

I've laid laminate floor in 2 rooms, once in our old house and once in our current house. We've been happy with the results on both occasions. No squeeks, and no deflection. Preparing the subfloor is very important.

I've done at least two rooms and been very happy with the results. One was on a concrete floor and another on floorboards, decent insulation for both and it was fine.

I've done 6 or 7 (depending how you count them, one continued through the door into the next room) laminate floors both glue type and click together on solid floor and over floorboards. It was never less than perfect, given that it was laminate, and did not suffer the problems of yours.

The existing floor needs to be within tolerance for flatness and you need expansion gaps around the edge. Use the correct underlay and fit a vapour barrier if neccessary. Sadly, I've seen another "professional" job that very soon warped up in the middle of the room and looked horrendous.

MBQ

Done the bathroom and hall in Aqualoc water repellent stuff. Looks great and no problems at all. It locks together without gluing

Prep is everything .... I have laid 5 laminate floors upstairs and 4 wood floors downstairs, all with Underfloor heating ... and none of these squeak or creak. If they ehave used correct underlay ... I use a 2mm closed cell PU on

As well as being necessary for a proper job, they absorb a lot of sound impact noise, there is deflection, but that is minor, and certainly no creaks.

Rick

snipped-for-privacy@connectfree.co.uk was thinking very hard :

I have laid two, neither of which squeaks or deflects much as you walk on it. There is bound to be a tiny amount of deflection as the underlay compresses, but more than that probably means it has been laid without an expansion gap around the sides. This might also account for the squeaks.

The one at the charity shop where I do a shift is the most bouncy floor I've ever stood on - its horrid and needs ripping up and sorting out.