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Does Pergo XP need underlayment?
Pergo XP Installation Pergo XP is installed as a floating floor, meaning it does not require any glue or nails. Pergo XP does come with an attached underlayment and can be installed directly on top of the subfloor. A vapor barrier is recommended if you have a concrete subfloor.
Is Pergo flooring hard to install?
Pergo floors are more than just beautiful and durable, they’re also easy to install. Even if you’ve never installed a floor before, it’s easy to put new floors in your home in less time with just a few simple tools.
Which is the tongue side of Pergo flooring?
Installing laminate flooring. Install the tongue towards the wall you are starting on. The tongue should be removed from the long side of all of the planks in the first row and from the short end on only the first plank.
Do you have to glue Pergo flooring?
FLOATING FLOOR —Pergo flooring is designed to be installed as a floating floor—thus it is not nailed or glued to the subfloor. Instead, planks are fastened together uti- lizing unique tongues and grooves to create a durable, easy-to-maintain floor surface.
Do I need a vapor barrier under Pergo outlast?
When Pergo Outlast+ flooring is installed over vinyl, linoleum sheet goods, over resilient tiles or ceramic tiles and the subfloor is concrete, a vapor barrier is always required.
How many teeth do I need to cut laminate?
Blades for Laminate Flooring Interestingly the same aluminum oxide is used to make industrial grade sandpaper! In view of this, a thin kerf, 80 to 100 tooth, carbide-tipped blade is most effective for cutting laminates and will last for about 1000 sqft before needing to be re-sharpened.
Can I use a hand saw to cut laminate flooring?
Sawing your boards can actually be done with a regular handsaw. Make a small cut first and then saw on! It’s ideal for shortening laminate boards. Some tips to make it easier: put your saw line as close as possible to your bearing surface and don’t forget to firmly hold the piece you’re sawing off.
What do you put under Pergo flooring?
Pergo planks are installed over Pergo SilentStep™ or Soundbloc™ foam or equivalent foam underlayment when the Pergo product that you are installing does not have an attached underlayment foam. When installing over concrete, an additional underlayment, Pergo Moisturbloc™, a 6-mil.
Does Pergo flooring scratch easily?
Pergo claims that the floors are scratch resistant but not scratch proof! We had the floors for roughly 3 years before we moved from our last home and I didn’t notice any scratches and we WERE NOT EASY ON THEM.
Do you cut the tongue off the first row of laminate?
Place the first plank with the tongue side towards the wall, being sure to allow 1/8″ for expansion. We recommend cutting off the tongue on this first row to avoid any problem with the expansion gap. To start the second row, use the piece left over from the last plank of the first row.
Do you start with the tongue or groove?
Which side is the tongue, which the groove, and which goes first during installation? The tongue is the side that you will want to place against the wall as you start your laminate-flooring installation.
Why is my Pergo floor not snapping together?
Some common reasons why laminate pieces won’t snap into each other include: A warped or flawed piece of laminate. A heaved or uneven subfloor. A piece of debris trapped under the flooring or underlayment, or in the flooring’s grooves.
Can you screw into Pergo flooring?
Nailing laminate flooring is not recommended, but screws can be used if you approach it carefully. If you can avoid it, it’s best not to make holes in your laminate at all.
Is Pergo better than other laminates?
Better resistance Pergo laminate floors are created to be tougher than most other laminate options. These incur minimum scratches and are also very much close to being waterproof. You get around 30 minutes window to clean up any spillage and maintain the finish.
Can you put a refrigerator on floating floor?
Putting a refrigerator on a floating floor is a little risky but not impossible. As much as possible, ensure that the floor does not come in direct contact with the walls or cabinets in the kitchen so that it has plenty of room to shift in any direction without creating problematic lumps.
Is Pergo outlast really waterproof?
Unlike ordinary laminate, Pergo Outlast+ combines Uniclic® joint technology with revolutionary SpillProtect to prevent liquid from seeping into the joints making it 100% waterproof for life.
Can you put Pergo flooring on concrete?
Pergo must not be installed over any floor that has a sump pump—i.e. should there be a laundry room at a below grade level or on-grade concrete slab in the home and a sump pump is located in that below-grade level subfloor or in the on-grade level subfloor, then Pergo flooring cannot be installed anywhere on that floor.
