On another listserv, a friend writes:

> Flooring tiles:
> Someone recently asked about various types of floor tiles.  The guy who
> is refinishing some of the floors at our new house sounds like he knows
> what he's talking about when he talks about this topic.  He says that
> he wouldn't use Pergo or Armstrong flooring in a basement, because he's
> seen demonstrations where those brands of tiles are dropped in water, and
> evidently they have cork cores that swell right up and destroy the tiles
> when they get wet.  He says instead he recommends a type of flooring
> called Sonia, which doesn't swell when wet.  He says you can get Sonia
> tiles at a store called Michigan Hardwood.  He says these tiles are easy
> enough to install that anybody could install them at home, with no special
> training.
>
> Anyway, I don't know what I'm talking about here -- I know nothing
> whatsoever about floor tiles!!!  I'm repeating what our flooring guy
> said.  He seems knowledgeable, for whatever that's worth.

Any comments on this?  Any corrections?

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