We needed to replace the flooring in a cabin we inherited. I looked around and after asking enough questions settled on a Masonite product. I figured that if Masonite was as tough as it was their flooring should be as well. I got a great deal on a discontinued green pine colored flooring. I asked the guy how tough it was and he proceeded to slam a qallon can of paint on a sample. He said the trick was in the sub floor cushion, the Masonite came with a roll of a foam subfloor. He said you need to use this cushion otherwise it wont work right. We followed all the instructions and although at first it seemed kind of hokey, applying a layer of glue to the tongue and using a designed piece of wood to smack the groove of the next piece up against it, it went real well. We used it for at least eight years before we moved on and that flooring looked as good the day we left as when it was installed. Another thing was making sure your subfloor was relatively flat, you can use a leveler if needed or sand down any high spots as I did, it pays to do your prep work. It was real slick, we have been gone from there twelve years now, so it was probably twenty years ago we put that stuff in. It was almost state of the art back then, now everyone has that kind of flooring in their houses, hardwood is a thing of the past.
