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I just finished installing (myself) Pergo, laminated "wood" flooring in 750 sq. ft. of the main living area of our house. The Pergo flooring is a good product. The problem is that the concrete floor under it isn't. It isn't level--by a LOT, GREATLY exceeding Pergo tolerances.

What choice does a homeowner have with a concrete floor that is poured WAY out of level? not much. You live with the undulations, the bouncing up and down, and the hollow sound coming from flooring that doesn't touch the concrete floor below. Besides the annoyance, you hope that seams and cracks don't open up in the "wood" flooring because of the WAY out-of-level concrete slab. And, you hope that the other shoddy construction that you've discovered in your house doesn't end up costing you more $ and frustration.

Such is the way that it is with a "master builder" Pulte house.
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