i've used lamton in 4 installations

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it performed quite well. Even resumed construction on the finished floor with nails and screws all over the place. What i like best is the inner board. seems tougher than many including pergo and bruce at home depot! the inner board is of a different type of material unlike bruce which seem more like pressed paper. lamton is actually a polymer fiber reinforced inner board. I soaked an off cut in water for a week, put out cigs on it and even washed it with turpentine to get some polyurethane off the surface with a an abrasive dishes pad. Nothing happened to it.

one thing i don't like about it however, the color is somewhat dull, shaddy/foggy unlike other more expensive brand names. the brandnames seem to have a nicer photo clearer finish. However they lack the , strength and material properties of a fiber/polymer based innerboard.

I am actually in the middle of installing the floor in an open porch where it's facing all the weather elements here in the NY/NJ area. It's gonna be facing rain, sun, and snow. Should be interesting to check on it 3 years from now.

i don't think anything will happen for 3 reasons:

1. the inner board is fiber reinforced polymer based.

2. the interlock system gives you a very tight joint where water most likely can't go thru and if it does you not facing a pressed paper inner board. and

3. i made sure the under layer was well installed in a new 3/4" treated plywood underfloor on top of the old plank floor reinforced with some rafters, couple 4x4's and foundation. Should do the trick.

ho and i made sure i used molding made out of polystyrene to seal the edges rather than the wood based most companies offer. now i'm gonna caulk the molding with a weather proof sealant so no moisture can go thru the molds.

hope this helps