Home > Video Channel > Manufacturing Laminate Flooring

Manufacturing Laminate Flooring

Bob reviews the electrical layout of a home renovation.
Get Adobe Flash Player to see this content.

Chapters from this episode

Clip Transcript For:

Manufacturing Laminate Flooring

  computer-generated transcript - may not be 100% accurate

" Mike how big is this plan. It's a little over a 110000 square foot enormous and it's clean and quiet and here we got some. We're and -- laminated Islamic conference -- store in Sweden yeah one of our other divisions. And what you have -- half millimeters thick piece of laminate that digital photograph of the wood that we're doing with today as though -- on top of that we've got five layers of Melamine. Get us via -- it. So it's not look at the digital photograph of way right with a laminate coating on top and then this is the core material that's our core material what we have here is very special recipe. We've got a very small type particulate when an awful lot of -- neck it was a good integrity part time groups and we won't. Ballpark anytime during its life what sort of what is used. Bomb if we have material shipped to us from Scandinavia the Bob but it's groups if it's applied here -- US involvement is. So this really is an example of globalization when you've got raw material from Scandinavia. Arriving here and died in America what is the port of Norfolk Virginia that. Again that he manufactured here. And of course everything seems to be robotics. Yes that the entire planet automated what we have it's. Cards that are run by their own small computers called PLC and each one of our process lines are also computer control. They're able to communicate together processed -- material written lines and that allows the operators to then focus on the quality they're not. Managing the machine they're able to manage a raw materials make sure that finished product is I ask Polly would make terrific let's see where that bonding takes place and right now in the -- The first -- here Bob that we have bring artist Jane then applies to free our garage and boat top and bottom board that allows our -- processes be speeded up. -- senate bring -- rollers we check in with an ultraviolet light to make sure they get a good even doubts on the board -- top and bottom. Make your window dry spots no puddles everything's nice and aid. Next that we have a -- the roller to apply Daschle live up top and bottom of the board. We've picked up feet of laminate. And bring it over and set it down on top of the vintage port. So here we have our board. With a -- on it and laminate being placed all over the next station there's the on the bottom of the board that you're putting all I see organic we're doing it very clear here. Exactly what that allows us to do is to have all four components together at this point we've got the backing paper the -- material that blue and a laminate. They're ready to go into our press. At that point they'll spend a minute or less than there at several hundred degrees of pressure and -- began their set up that blue very quickly for us. No mechanical with the using if you have friends in England. And -- what you're basically created at this point is almost like a four by eight sheet of paneling that we're making flooring here exactly so what happens next. At that point we send it -- conveyor system automatically over one of our milling line. Milling line we'll take that four by eight -- that we made and written in Manhattan at the first stage they're 24 by -- right. From there we run it in doing stripped off their ripped it down include six. Pergo plank side boards approximately four foot long -- wide. But that you're still unfinished did you got back the tongue and groove daughter right I'll the next day -- we cut the tiny groove and alongside the board. Through a moment. After that we sanded into a double header which cuts the short end of the board. From that point that good boards are sent off or packaging station the rejected boards are automatically rejected out the line and operated from. That won't get the rejected -- be recycled into the operation now we don't like our military jacket and we we send them out."

" All right now Michael looks like at the end of the trail here there's a camera looking at each and every one of these boards right. What we're doing is passing it bordered front of the camera -- measured 2000 time 2000. Right 2000 times. And that we can get a good verification make sure that vote -- and true. Are exactly right and that's critical isn't this the do it yourself product that it if it's kind -- bidding uniformly all the time. You're not gonna have success and if they -- from one line and I don't I don't match up we have -- from the west the computer -- show you here. It gives us the dimensional read out eight PNC for both the tongue and groove. The tell us the size -- shape to make your within specification."

 [-]


More Videos »Related Videos

Installing Pine and Pergo Laminate Flooring
Installing Pine and Pergo Laminate Flooring

In this segment Ryley installs yellow pine tongue-and-groove flooring and Gary D'Lessio installs Pergo high-pressure laminate flooring.

Installing Wood Laminate Flooring
Installing Wood Laminate Flooring

Bob meets up with Fred Giuggio in the former barn where the crew is installing QuickStep wood laminate flooring. QuickStep is a glueless flooring. It's engineered using an 8-millimeter board. The boards just click together on all four sides. It has a 25-year stain, fade, wear, and moisture warranty and comes in 25 different colors including the "bianco" selected for the barn/studio. The crew puts the QuickStep Unisound 1/16 sound attenuating floating pad on top of the concrete slab and lays the QuickStep on top of that. It's quick and easy to install and since its uses no glue, post-installation cleanup is a breeze. During installation spacers are placed around the perimeter allowing 1/4-inch for expansion. Boards are staggered to prevent joints from lining up. A board is locked in on one side, positioned as close as possible to the next board, locked in and then tapped from the end to secure the mechanism. If a board is damaged it can be easily removed and replaced. The product has a vapor barrier on top with removable tape on the edges. The installers peel away the tape and stick the edges together so that they butts rather than overlap creating a uniform vapor barrier throughout the space. The product can be cut with a crosscut saw for installation around columns, etc. It cleans up with a damp or dry mop.

Spring Cleaning Tools and Tips
Spring Cleaning Tools and Tips

Here's another great tip from BobVila.com. Even if you re diligent about cleaning year-round, when winter s over there s always another reason to roll up your sleeves. But you can make spring cleaning less of an onerous chore if you use the right tools. Here are some suggestions. Get a year s worth of grime and mildew off your deck and your home s exterior in a few hours by using a pressure washer and an oxygen-based bleach solution or natural cleanser. For windows, a solution of white vinegar and water is as good a cleaner as any, and old newspapers make great lint-free window wipes. Finish the outside with some rain protectant made for car windshields and lengthen the time between cleanings. There s nothing better than a long-handled ostrich feather duster for getting rid of cobwebs and dusting those trim details up high that you never think about. A damp cloth with a little vegetable oil will work on wood surfaces. Microfiber dustcloths work on any surface, especially electronics. For cleaning lampshades and popcorn ceilings, use a lint roller. Rubber gloves will rub pet hair off the upholstery. And white cotton gloves, one wet and one dry, can help you clean the chandelier. Mop hard floors with a good self-wringing string head mop; save the sponge mop or disposable cleaning pad type for lighter everyday jobs or laminate floors. If you have wall-to-wall carpet, a steam cleaner s a great tool to have. While it might not seem like a cleaning tool, using a timer will keep you from burning out or getting sidetracked as you work. And a rolling cart to store and haul your tools will lighten your load during spring cleaning and beyond. Find out more at BobVila.com: The ultimate home improvement web site! BobVila.com 2008

Pergo Flooring Installation and Tips
Pergo Flooring Installation and Tips

Ryley gets with Steve Yates from Pergo to learn about Pergo features and installation tips.

Related Products & Services Showrooms

Kitchen & Bath Countertops
Kitchen & Bath Countertops

Silestone by Cosentino® natural quartz countertops are a cleaner, safer surface. Silestone is the only countertop that offers the combination of Microban^® protection, as well as GREENGUARD for clean air quality and National Sanitation Foundation certifications for food preparation.

More Content »More Content

Pergo Wood Flooring
Pergo Wood Flooring

…furniture and appliances. Pergo Original is backed by…
…floor's decorative laminate surface will not wear…
…home environment. Pergo laminate flooring is easily installed…
…professional. Because Pergo is a floating floor…

Pergo Factory Tour
Pergo Factory Tour

"Pergo, the original laminate flooring from Sweden…
…traveled there to check out Pergo's extraordinary, state…
…who shared a bit of Pergo's century old history…
…the core material and laminate being automatically loaded…

pergo laminate #042909

I am looking for a discontinued pergo laminate flooring. I am unsure of the exact color but it is a style of oak. On the back of the flooring is the # 042909 with the patent number 6,401,415. I am in need of about 200 square feet. Thanks

pergo laminate santorini stone

Looking for discontinued pergo santorni stone laminate planks

Browse Topics

Click on a letter to browse content by topic alphabetically.



About  | FAQ  | Contact  | Sitemap  | Privacy Policy  | Terms of Use  | Help

© BobVila.com 2009