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Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 12:34 pm
by Ginzburgh
lol 15% mandatory bonus? Like you have to take the money or you're fired?
No, meaning I get a minimum of 15% and it can get up to 25% depending on how well my company does. I always bank on the lowest number so anything higher than 15% I'll consider an extra bonus...bonus.
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 12:41 pm
by Jay
What do you do again?
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 12:57 pm
by Ginzburgh
Marketing.
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 1:03 pm
by leah
that's neat, my mom's the marketing director for agemark (company that owns/operates assisted living facilities).
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 10:15 pm
by Ganzo
Started at 6:00 am, came into house i contracted to redo, did demo of a bathroom( had fun ripin out tub, toilet, vanity, drywall and old floor tile). Moved some plumbing to allow for large walkin shower that'll replace tub, put in new cement board and drywall, fixed subfloor, build mudbase for shower pan, installed heated floor, and went home at 10pm. Going back tomorow to start laying tile.
The Kizzy wrote:Today I argues with my boss about what kind of cleaning product to use on Pergo flooring. He said to use the pergo cleaner. I said to use the Bruce Harwood floor cleaner. We argued, I told him he was the boss. I tried explaining to him that Pergo = cardboard coated in Aluminum Oxide, and what happens when you get cardboard wet? It goes bad and warps, etc. Pergo floor cleaner is made mostly of water, the Bruce Hardwood Floor cleaner is not...............whatever. That was the best part of my day.
There is no cardboard in Pergo. Pergo is basicaly a higher pressure MDF coated with laminate on botom, and laminate with added carbide on top over a picture of wood. Pergo will only buckle from high exposure to water, but that much water would also buckle a hardwood floor.
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 11:20 pm
by Harrison
I'm getting a 7% bonus for October

Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 9:31 am
by The Kizzy
Ganzo what do you mean by MDF?
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 10:06 am
by Martrae
Manufactured Dense Fiber.
It's a compressed wood.
You need to watch more home shows.

Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 10:06 am
by DangerPaul
MDF is compressed particle board.
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 12:16 pm
by The Kizzy
ALl laminate is made up of four layers. THe first layer is a balancing back, made of Melamine (plastic) or felt. The second layer is HDF or MDF (High or Medium Density Fiber Board) the third layer is the design layer, they could literally take a picture of your face and make that the design if you really wated to. and then the final layer, the wear layer, made of Melamine and coated in Al3O2 or Aluminum Oxide, which is supposedly the second strongest thing known to man.
Water will damage it. Period.
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 12:24 pm
by Ginzburgh
Woah, woah woman...
...back to the kitchen.
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 12:33 pm
by Arlos
I'll trust Ganzo's opinion, given that he owns and operates a flooring store over Kizzy's vast experience working part time at a home depot or 2.
-Arlos
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 12:36 pm
by Gargamellow
Woah, woah woman...
...back to the kitchen.
Bite your tongue.
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 12:38 pm
by The Kizzy
Ive worked at three home depot stores. Home Depot is the United States largest distirbutor of Pergo, unlike a Mom and Pop shop. We see our Pergo guy at least once a month until recently when they laid all the reps off. I know what I do, and I do a very good job at it.
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 12:46 pm
by Tae-Bo
ummmm so far today i've pressed copy/paste a few times and then taken a crap and done some pushups and now im browsing the internet until lunch
also they're hiring new secretaries and i have a nice view from my office so that's pretty kewl
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 12:49 pm
by The Kizzy
And the fact that I am part time doesn't mean anything. I do over $30,000 in sales a week for new floor installs. Thats more than any of our full time employees. I only worked for four hours yesterday and I sold an $8000 carpet job abd a $3000 wood/tile job. I doubt people would recommend their family and friends to come and see me if I didn't know what I was doing. I am sure when Ganzo reads what I wrote he will agree with what I did write. Get yer head out of your ass, Arlos.
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 12:58 pm
by Jay
I think Ganzo is right because he's a man and men are better at these types of things than chicks (and I use the term loosely).
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 1:02 pm
by Ginzburgh
ALl laminate is made up of four layers.
From iFLOOR.com
Pergo® flooring is comprised of three components:
The surface layer and decorative laminate - TOP
Carrier board or core material - MIDDLE
Balancing layer of laminate or other material - BOTTOM
Just figured I should point that one out considering it seems pretty basic.
Seems like the only thing pergo is missing from your description is:
and then the final layer, the wear layer, made of Melamine and coated in Al3O2 or Aluminum Oxide, which is supposedly the second strongest thing known to man.
Did Home Depot tell you to tell people that to sweeten the deal?
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 1:02 pm
by Zanchief
Jay wrote:I think Ganzo is right because he's a man and men are better at these types of things than chicks (and I use the term loosely).
HAHAHA
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 1:02 pm
by The Kizzy
Careful, if society had a penis length requirement you wouldnt be considered a man either.
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 1:04 pm
by leah
today, i:
-gathered press releases from several data center-related companies for next week's issue of Processor
-did the final proof on the january issue of PC Today
-screwed around on the internets
-found out that my car is going to cost $400 to fix . . . and that Christmas was sniped from behind by car repairs. ;\
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 1:04 pm
by The Kizzy
Ginzburgh wrote:ALl laminate is made up of four layers.
From iFLOOR.com
Pergo® flooring is comprised of three components:
The surface layer and decorative laminate - TOP
Carrier board or core material - MIDDLE
Balancing layer of laminate or other material - BOTTOM
Just figured I should point that one out considering it seems pretty basic.
They aren't counting the wear layer and the design layer as two seperate layers, I am. same difference
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 1:06 pm
by Ginzburgh
Oh, I figured if the wear layer was made of a material that is "supposedly the second strongest thing known to man" IFloor.com would want to advertise that.
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 1:08 pm
by Jay
If it's so strong, how come it gets pwned by water?
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 1:11 pm
by The Kizzy
Because the top is coated, not the sides or bottom. The waranty even states that it will not cover water damage from water seeping from the subfloor or standing water of over 30 minutes. Its not rocket science poeple. Oh, wait, Im talking to the Nameless Tavern.