With the recent hub bub surrounding Lumber Liquidators and some of
the laminate flooring they sell containing toxic amounts of
formaldehyde, we are pleased to announce that the Mohawk laminate
flooring that we sell at Dover Floor Covering is Carb 2 compliant.
The
recent 60 Minutes expose on Lumber Liquidators exposing the toxic
amounts of formaldehyde found in most of their laminate floors has
caused concern in the industry regarding the safety of laminate floors.
Only the floors made in China failed the Carb 2 tests. The US
constructed floors passed the Carb 2 tests. As you can see by the image
to the right, some of the laminate flooring has almost 7 times the legal
limit of formaldehyde in their flooring.
Not all laminate floors
are created equal. The old saying of "You get what you pay for" is
appropriate in this situation. Some of the really low low end priced
floors have always been of dubious construction. Some of these floors
were sold at below our cost and you had to ask yourself "How was this
possible?" Now, there are always economies of scale. The larger amounts
of flooring you buy on the wholesale level will always produce a
slightly lower cost structure. But this never completely explained why
Lumber Liquidators prices were always "so low"!
We knew
there had to be another reason explaining how they could sell laminate
flooring below cost. If the expose by 60 Minutes is accurate (and we
have no reason to dispute their findings) then our concerns have been
justified.
Not all laminates are created equal but all
of the laminate flooring that we sell here at Dover Floor Covering
manufactured by Mohawk Flooring is Carb 2 compliant. No toxic amounts of
formaldehyde are present in their laminate products and no laminate
flooring we sell fails any Carb 2 Compliance test.
It
would be safe to ask for a Carb 2 compliant fact sheet from the retail
flooring company that you plan to buy your laminate flooring from. This
is just smart. Be smart, be safe.
Safe laminate
flooring should be a no brainer but some unscrupulous flooring companies
obviously don't share this concern. We do! Purchase only Carb 2
compliant laminate flooring and only buy from flooring companies that
adhere to this principle. Companies that actually care about the safety
of their customers.
No more needs to be said really....
Jeff Dean
Dover Floor Covering
http://doverfloorcovering.com
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