Laminate flooring
The mention of property shows brought this one to mind.

I hate this stuff. I really don't see the point of it. Hey! Lets put down something that's easily scratched to buggery, has a polished surface so you risk sliding around on it, and amplifies every footstep. And it's all the fault of these fucking property shows that there's so much of it about.

I'm stuck in a badly designed terrace with no proper sound insulation. So what did I get a couple of years back? A couple of scum bucket property developers turn up next door, make an absolutely horrendous racket for months, couldn't give a shit about anyone who was put out by it all, then turn around and install laminate flooring throughout the property turning the place into a socking great echo chamber. I could hear them taking a piss with the door open. I now have to listen to the people they screwed over when they sold it clomping around in their shoes day in, day out.

Ban the stuff, ban it now! Nowt wrong with carpet!
(An eejit passing by in a purple satin skirt with sparkly bits, Sun 3 Apr 2011, 17:46, 1 reply)

Yeah, fucking stuff is a nightmare. When I moved in here there was laminate in two of the bedrooms and the hall. Before I managed to change it for carpet my daughter slipped over backwards and banged her head and neck badly on the wall, necessitating her walking with crutches for the next couple of months.

What makes me boil is when people say "its better for asthma sufferers" or "its easier to clean". No it isnt, it just means that instead of settling nicely into the carpet and being held there in one place ready to be vacuumed, any dust/pet hair/detritus flies around all over the place instead with the slightest breeze or air movement - getting up noses, onto furniture, into lungs, and hiding itself behind and under stuff making it actually harder to clean properly.

Its cold, noisy, slippery and (in my opinion) looks ugly. The only thing its good for is that it makes it easier to wipe up spills. I can live without that "benefit" thanks.
(Freakmandu, Sun 3 Apr 2011, 21:34, closed)