A Pergo Floor Will Last For Years
February 28, 2010
You should think about laying down Pergo flooring in your home if you want great flooring. It has a great tongue and groove system that will make sure your floor looks great and is installed easily and accurately. You can do it on your own or hire a pro to install your pergo floor. Installing flooring is something you can do on your own if you really want to or get your retailer to recommend a trusted professional.
You will need to determine just how much flooring you need before you buy anything. You can use a room sizing calculator to help you figure out how much you need to buy. If you want to lay the floor down on your own than you will need to just buy your Pergo floor and go with it. It is a complete system so everything you need will be including in your installation package. You will receive the following:
Pergo Glue (Make sure to use this so the warranty will be honored)
Installation Kit – This will ensure tight joints and has spaces and a tapping block
Pull bar – This will make sure that you have a tight fit in hard to get to spots
Under-layments – This will get rid of any issues with your sub-floor and give you great insulation
Floor clamps – These can make the installation mush smoother and will make your floor even sturdier
Pergo Sealant – This will make sure that the gaps are secured between the fllor and the wall to make sure that moisture stays out
Pergo Putty – This will help to repair any damaged areas that might occur when you are laying the flooring
Installation straps – These will help make the whole task simpler for you
You should realize before you lay down your Pergo floor that it is for use inside only. You must lay it down as a floating floor and there must be enough room around the sides. You can not attach it to the sub-floor.
You also need to keep in mind you local temperature and humidity, as well a the movement in your home and around other objects. The expansion distance is about ¼” normally and you need to realize this for proper installation especially in a doorway or corner.
Make sure that your Pergo products are allowed to acclimate in their sealed boxes before installation. 48 hours is usually enough, but 96 hours can be required when the temperature is very dry. The humidity should be around 30-90% where the carpets will be installed.
Pergo can be laid on or below grade. You should also make sure the Pergo plans are installed over the Pergo Underlayment Foam or Whisperwalk. If you install on top of concrete then the Pergo 6-mil polyethylene vapor barrier is necessary. Check out sub-floor info before you install.
Greg K. Hansward
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Replacing subfloor? Is this something my fiance should attempt on his own?
My fiance and I, both 22 years old, purchased a condo last October. We had our hearts set on pergo wood-like floors and real tile for our small galley kitchen. In the house prior to us moving in, there was carpet – white- in the entire house (dining room included!)..and in the kitchen there was some of that plastic-like sheet stuff and it was a mess!
When the flooring place came out to give us an estimate for the cost and to do measurements.. the man told me that it was IMPOSSIBLE to put any type of hardwood or pergo or any kind of tiles down becuase our subfloor was SO terribly un-even.
So we went down to the place and picked out carpet and that plastic sheet stuff for the kitchen.
Several month later I found out that it WOULD have been possible if we had replaced the subfloor. We would’ve been TOTALLY willing to have this done. I HATE carpet and I think that the pergo stuff just would’ve looked SO much better.
Right now we’re re-doing the bathroom (fiance replaced the tub himself and is working on the drywall. its taking a VERY long time – project has been going on since may – and it wont be finished anytime soon as we dont have the money right now for new floor/vanity/toilet.)..but the next project we want to do is the floors.
Should we hire somebody to do the subfloors?? Or with a little reading/research do you think its something that he can manage doing on his own?? We’ll probably choose to lay the floor down by ourselves once the subfloor is fixed..
Any advice is welcome
Replacing sub flooring is easy, although in your case it sounds like the worker is slow. Living in a house under construction is hard on a relationship. Remove the surface material and determine exactly what is below it. Usually some type of wood although a condo may be poured concrete for construction ease. If the material is concrete call in a flooring installer and have them float a smooth layer of concrete. If it’s wood there are many different types of leveling products that can be used. Once again call a professional and get their opinions and cost estimates.
References :
http://www.single-family-home-remodeling.com
Replacing a Sub Floor
Things You’ll Need:
Circular saw
Electric screwdriver
Subfloor segment
Step 1Find all the places where the subfloor may be damaged. Look for uneven areas in the floor or cracked floor tiles.
Step 2Take up the flooring that is directly over the part of the subfloor needing repair. Remove the flooring from every part of the damaged area. Inspect the damaged area and take precise measurements for replacement boards.
Step 3Use an electric drill to drill a hole into the center of the damaged area of subfloor. Use the hole to determine how thick the subfloor is. Set the circular saw to that thickness and cut out the damaged part of the floor.
Step 4Remove the damaged area, using the drill hole to pull the damaged segment away from the rest of the subfloor. Be careful not to cut or damage the joists.
Step 5Take a piece of new subfloor and cut it to fit the hole. Take careful measurements to ensure that the new piece of subfloor fits tightly into the area.
Step 6Nail the new subfloor segment directly into the joists. Take a look at the joists to make sure they have no damage. Call a professional if you see visible joist damage.
Step 7Replace the flooring over the repaired area.
References :
ehow.com
Ya know. This might be a really helpful (i know it helped my hubby and I and let me tell you – we are not handy people by any means! HEHEHE)!
here’s the site that gave us an entirely new look on remodeling:
http://www.findanyfloor.com/
So helpful. Every floor, install guides etc. We ended up using their directory to find local handymen and experts for opinions and tips too… YUP we went right into the stores and ask them what we ned to do.. and they gave us tons of information WOOHOO!
type in your zip and call a few retailers/ installers etc. itrs really wonderful. It got me through the stress of NOT knowing anything about remodeling (especially my floors – which FYI came out beautiful)
http://directory.findanyfloor.com/ this is the one we used to find people….
I really hope this helps. it did for us!
Good luck to you both! Keep it up! you’ll be pros before you know it! hehehe
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