Lumber Liquidators laminate flooring (Cary: buying a home, buying, new construction)

[bluecomet]

"Certain types of laminate flooring made by Lumber Liquidators (LL) have a greater risk of causing cancer or other health problems than previously believed, U.S. health regulators said Monday."

Question for realtors and flooring installers. How would a purchaser considering buying a home (not new construction) whether or not the laminate flooring in the home is this type flooring? Current owners did not install flooring.

Thanks for any recommendations.

[freshjiv]

Quick answer: You wouldn't know. Unless they have a box leftover in storage somewhere for repairs later on.

[Peasey]

It seems that the problem is that they used Formaldehyde in the production process. I would think that you could have the floors tested for it prior to purchase.

[Bpobill]

Floors can be tested. Laminate is pretty cheap so I would change it out regardless.

[keadlez]

Originally Posted by freshjiv

Quick answer: You wouldn't know. Unless they have a box leftover in storage somewhere for repairs later on.

Incorrect.

https://www.lumberliquidators.com/ll/testkit

[myNC]

Does anyone know if KB Homes use Lumber Liquidators laminate flooring material?

[freshjiv]

Well of course you can test it, but most aren't going to do that. And the offgassing gets lower and lower with each passing month.

[MarkCanWrite]

It seems to me a few coats of sealer would pretty much solve the problem, if it's outgassing we're worried about.

[The Villages Guy]

We owned a townhome in Cary, which had engineered flooring. I am not sure if that has the same issues or if the builder in Stone Creek Village used LL, but as soon as we moved in I started having awful breathing problems. After a year and a half, we bought another house and I moved to it straight away and my breathing cleared right up. Maybe the flooring? IDK

[underPSI]

Originally Posted by myNC

Does anyone know if KB Homes use Lumber Liquidators laminate flooring material?

I would be surprised if KB homes installed anything that came close to reaching the quality level of Lumber Liquidators.