You’re wanting to remove it and change it all?

No I am wanting to install

Why isn’t it all the same material? That isn’t laminate?

It is a condo and want to use laminate in kitchen and carpet throughout the rest for sound proof reasons

I know laminate tech has really improved recently, but, throwing another option out there...have you considered tile that looks like wood instead of the laminate? I feel like that would hold up better in a kitchen. and then, depending on the type of grey carpet, maybe lean a bit more towards the ash colors?

Just Say No to that stripey tile ^^ that is meant to look like stripey wood. No stripey floors please that @Irina Agro is picturing. They set you up for an impossible situation of trying to find both counters and backsplash that will go with those busy stripes. Those stripey floors also are used a lot by mass housing builders by the truckload.

@Susan Todd - it is impossible to advise you if the oak-look laminate and gray carpet will be a good look unless you provide photos of these choices and of your kitchen. There are literally hundreds of oak laminates and hundreds of gray carpet shades. You need to give us pics or we cannot help you.

Agree to disagree Shannon... I've seen some very convincing "wood tile"... it's not inexpensive, but there is good product out there.

Real laminate (photograph sitting on wood-fibre board) is not recommended for kitchens. The moisture from dishwasher steam is enough to cause them to buckle/peel inside of 5 years.

If I had to put down something in a condo kitchen, I would look at sheet vinyl, sheet lino (much more expensive) or a vinyl product. I would stay away from anything that looks like wood. Wood is not traditionally in a kitchen. Tile or stone or cork or linoleum are normally found in kitchens so I would work with a visual of one of those products.

It means you can change out the carpet later (if they ever allow a solid finish) and STILL use a wood-look product in the rest of the living area.

Here is another flooring question. What is better to put transition strip even with wall or edge of moulding

Which option makes you feel less likely to rip it out and try again?

I personally feel the even with moulding looks nicer...but that's someone who likes that kind of thing. Other's wouldn't even notice.

Thank you