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Laminate comes in several types, some you glue the tongue & groove together, but it floats on the sub-floor. You install a foam mat, that gives a little cushion to the laminate & helps prevent noise, and install the laminate over that. The newer kind simply locks together, no glue needed, but still floats on the pad.
I'm not a great fan of laminates, for several reasons. IMO, they dont look like real wood, they tend to scratch easily, and you still need a very level or true floor on which to install it. The manufacturers are getting better with the look of laminates, not all look like wood. The ones that simulate ceramic tile look more realistic to me. These are just laminates, just like a laminated kitchen counter top, so if you dont put those little felt pads on all your furniture legs, you'll end up scratching the crap out of it, and its not so easily repaired, like real wood. Lastly your floor must be within a 1/4" of level in 4 feet. If you dont level the floor out, you may get the trampoline effect, when you run the laminate over a dip in the floor. Its not directly attached to the floor, so when you walk on it you'll feel the dip, then the laminate bounces back, so to say. Once Again, Good Luck!
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Syriana...have you ever tried liquid MDMA?....Liquid MDMA? No....Arash, when you wanna do this?.....After prayer...
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