Flooring Question - Hardwoord, Bamboo, Laminate, Carpet???

[andresont]

We had IKEa laminate in our old appertment (installed by myself).Once i was filling my topoff bucket in the morning, and forgot about it for about 9 minutes and endup with about 0.5" of water on the floor.
Only i know how much water i spilled on it ! And it is still fine!
Amazing.
Eazy way to figer out wich product will hold water and be resistent to scratches is to get as many samples as you can, mark'em so you remember the price and store. And soak the sumples in the bucket of salt water from your tank.
You will be amazed how different they are.
Please note I used glue when this laminate was installed originally "just in case". I am glad i did.