Laminate: Hardness & Baseboards

Well, whenever I see concerns of Laminate floor, it remains me of the demo display at ikea. Most ikea has an area between their stairs that has their laminate installed and usually has a sign that said, "installed since 20XX, X Millions of customers have stepped on these laminates". Usually they look slightly worn and not as shiny as new but otherwise doesn't look too bad for the age and usage.

I said it cause there is no reference to the hardness rating of their stuff even on their site but I imagine is probably low...

You can do a test to see if your MDF baseboard would hold the removal process and if it does, just keep them if you want to save some money or headache to cut new ones. A coat of paint and some putty work may not be a bad idea.

It's too bad they don't have a hardness rating would be very interesting to see what the wear looks like.