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    Dec 16, 2008, 11:16 PM
    Crackling laminated floorboards
    I laid down laminated floorboards about three years, onto concrete, laid down underlay but in the last six months the boards are "crackling" increasingly. Can anyone offer any advice please.
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    Dec 17, 2008, 12:31 AM

    What was your underlayment? And is it an engineered floor like a hardwood floor? Is the basement damp?
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    Dec 17, 2008, 04:43 AM

    Underlay used and on concrete slab.
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