Has anyone installed Pergo floors?

[Brian425 0]

I am thinking about doing my kitchen floor in Pergo. Has anyone intalled pergo? Any special tips or tricks? I've installed toungue and groove floors before and I'm pretty handy around the house so I'm not too worried.

Does anyone have pergo in their house for a while? How has it held up?

Thanks!

B

The only time you should look down on someone is when you are offering them your hand.

[flyangel2 2]

I didn't install my Pergo floor, but I love it.

I have it in the kitchen/dinning room area. My friend installed it in 98 and with three dogs and two teenage boys, it has lasted. It still looks new. I love it so much, I wish I had done the whole upstairs in Pergo. It cleans up very nice with just one of those swifters.

Get some samples from the store, and lay them in the area you plan on installing. I had my samples down for about two weeks, looking at it in all the different lighting.

May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey

[turtlespeed 221]

Has anyone installed Pergo floors?

Sure they have - or they wouldn't still be in buisness.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[pleifer 0]

I have, when I had my house, I did the whole thing, except the bathroom. Way cost effective over wood, and looks dang close
tips:
be liberal with the glue, it cleans right up, you should get an uniform bead pop up... (wait they have the interlocking stuff now, requiring no glue)
measure to make sure you don't have just a sliver on one side. IE, starting with a full piece is not always the easiest way
measure twice to cut once.... and you will still have 'scrap' lol or maybe it was just me
Don't forget the spacers against the wall, it will expand a bit.
let the packages sit in the room for a couple of days with the plastic slit, so the moisture equilizes....

good luck with it

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[rmsmith 1]

Have a look at a better made product:

http://www.wilsonart.com/

[wmw999 2,456]

Not Pergo, but engineered wood (Brazilian cherry -- almost twice as hard as oak -- I love it). A couple of hints:
1. do level the floor, even if it's pretty close, even if it seems anal.
2. get a good banging block (used to get the pieces close together). Avoiding damaging the tongue is good.
3. make sure that the space you leave at the outside edge isn't too big for the shoe molding you end up putting there
4. remember to finish -- even if you're used ot looking at the unfinished edge and sides because you remember how hard you worked , it doesn't mean that others don't notice

I did a pretty large room in a weekend. 7 years later, I'm still thrilled with the result.

Wendy W.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[blackdog 0]

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I am thinking about doing my kitchen floor in Pergo. Has anyone intalled pergo? Any special tips or tricks? I've installed toungue and groove floors before and I'm pretty handy around the house so I'm not too worried.

Does anyone have pergo in their house for a while? How has it held up?

Thanks!

B

Brian,
yeah it's really nice. I have two dogs that really put a floor through it's paces and the pergo is pretty good. I din't install it, but I have friends who are no more handy than an double amputee and they had no probs doing theirs alone. Give it a go.

[Brian425 0]

Thanks for the replies guys!! Lots of good feedback on the Pergo.

RMSith, what about Wilsonart is better. I've never heard of them so I am curious. Checking out theire website now.

The only time you should look down on someone is when you are offering them your hand.

[tigra 0]

We did out whole basement in Costco's laminate wood flooring, which is about half the price of Pergo and essentially the same thing. (Harmonics?) It turned out to be kind of a big project for me alone, so I brought in a carpenter and we did it together. Once we got a system going, it went together fast and easy, and it looks great.

[AndyMan 7]

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Not Pergo, but engineered wood (Brazilian cherry -- almost twice as hard as oak -- I love it). A couple of hints:

That's what we have in our condo, ours was sold under the brand Kahrs. It's only a few monthes old so we don't know how well it will last. Right now, it's gorgeous.

It looks a lot nicer than any of the Pergo products I've seen.

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You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

[jumpjunkie2004 0]

We are doing a huge renovation project on one level of my house. We will be installing the Pergo ourselves next month. I asked several installers before I decided to do it without one. We purchased the Vintage Home Pergo - it uses no glue. We also got an instructional video and it seems like a relatively easy project. We've also installed ceramic tile - pain in the ass.

PM if you want to talk about getting the best price - I found a place that sales over the internet. At first I was skeptical, but I picked up the floor last week and was very happy with the price. I saved about $300.

BTW - I don't sell flooring - I'm just a stay at home mom who likes to figure out how to save $$$.

Jump, Land, Pack, Repeat...

[Brian425 0]

Thanks!!! We are about 80% sold on Pergo. Just have to have the wife decide. She has final say on all design issues.

Could you PM me the info on the web-sales. It's always good to save money.
B

The only time you should look down on someone is when you are offering them your hand.

[Spizzzarko 0]

Just a question... Why are you thinking about Pergo, what are the other options out there? I'm thinking of doing my kitchens, front entry way, and bathrooms of my house (approx 500' square total), but I havn't really researched it to much yet. As far as the wife getting the last say, I know what you mean. I will have to convince her on the entire project. She fears change...

[Zee 0]

I installed Pergo floors in my Mom's house over in Sweden about 12 years ago and it still looks brand new today. It's pretty easy to do and it really doesn't take much time.

I don't know what other products are our there today but the Pergo stuff holds up exceptionally well.

Peace,
Z

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[Brian425 0]

I know one person who has Pergo in their house for about 2 years. They love it. I have heard good things about pergo; but, I have no first hand experience with it. The reason I was considering pergo for the kitchen is becasue it is durable, scratch and dent resistant, and will not absorb liquids. The other option is ceramic tile for exactly the same reasons.

I'm not sure about doing a bathroom in pergo. with the amount of water that gets on a bathroom floor, I still believe in tile. I know I'm old fashioned; but, that's what I believe.

The only time you should look down on someone is when you are offering them your hand.

[Spizzzarko 0]

The bathroom should be ok if you run a bead of caulk arount the bottom of the toilet, and the side of the tub. That's just me thinking though. I do like tile also, but I wouldn't want to tile the kitchen. I just don't want to be replacing tiles when a pot or pan or glass gets dropped, and it cracks a tile... Tile does look nice though.

[wmw999 2,456]

I put tile into my kitchen; I've solved (well, so far at least) the worst of the tile-breaking by:
a. buying dense porcelain tile -- harder to break
b. putting a rubber yoga mat in front of the sink; that also takes care of the around-the-dishwasher area.

Much better for both standing on and dropping things on.

Wendy W.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[Spizzzarko 0]

Ahhhh Sooooo I see. That's a cool tip.

[turtlespeed 221]

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. Just have to have the wife decide. She has final say on all design issues.

The athorities will be there shortly to confiscate your "Guy Card", you are here by suspended for not less that 3 weeks, pending investigation of having a backbone.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[tigra 0]

That's not a "guy card" violation! Design? The woman would lose her "chick card" if she let her guy design the kitchen!

[namgrunt 0]

it is necessary to have use of
compound miter box chop saw with 12inch blade to do job that looks like a pro install

regurlar saw not big enough blade to cut boards straight

after floor is down you MUST avoid water it will cause boards to swell and look BAD
boards are VERY hard and scratch resistant
great stull but ANY brand will do price is not important
search for bargan try HOME DEPO or LOWS

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[Remster 30]

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The bathroom should be ok

I'D stay away from that stuff in the bathroom.. all the research we did made it sound like in light water area such as kitchen, it was OK, but batrooms wouldnt be a good choice.

Remster

[tigra 0]

You can use a regular circular saw for the boards, but you'll need a plywood blade. The cut ends of the floorboards will be under the trim, regardless, but if I could cut them straight, anyone can. I agree you need a miter saw for the trim. I think it actually took longer to do the trim in my basement than it did to lay the whole floor.

As far as avoiding water? I've got walnut floors in my kitchen and I think Pergo or the laminate floor in my basement would probably withstand the water better.

Do shop around and compare brands. Pergo is a lot more expensive than the other brands out there, and I personally don't think its worth the extra money.

[Deuce 1]

I had wilsonart installed in most of my downstairs except the bathroom.

I installed the kind they sell at Costco in my mom's entire downstairs. It's actually pretty easy, and I did it without help. A fine tooth plywood blade is all you need, and you should only be trimming the end that will fit under the baseboard anyway. The baseboard is the hardest part, so if you aren't up to cutting all those compounds, just lay the floor and have somebody come in to shoot the baseboard.

[Remster 30]

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agree you need a miter saw for the trim.

I have done loads of amateur trim with 45 and 30 deg cuts just using a regular saw and a mitre guide.

Remster