i want to get pergo flooring for my kitchen, and went to home depot, know what kind, how much to get, etc. it doesnt seem hard, but then it never does until you start. so can anyone give any tips?
just finished another room with pergo. word of advice is get a lot of wedges for the edges. the hardest part is to get it started. once first row is done then you can fly with the rest of room
Piece of cake with the right tools and patience. Check out Sams Club for the flooring. I found that was the best value. Also I would recommend getting the flooring that has the underlayment attached.
i bought mine at lumber liquidators. i can see having underlayment attached to it would be easier. but if not it still not bad without being attached
Pergo isn’t bad once you get the first row or two down like Jeff said. Then it’s just tedious work to get all the pieces locked.
I would spend the extra bit of dough and buy the flooring that has the padding already on it, I don’t know if they all do now or what, but it makes it quicker to install.
Measure out the room in suqare feet and each box will tell you how many ft./sq it will cover. Buy some extra too… Then just break out the mallet or you can borrow the air tool that you get to pop them into place, and a Miter Saw
I don’t know if you mean Pergo specifically, or laminate in general, but there are definitely differences in quality. I used Pergo for my daughter’s walk in closet, and some cheap brand for some volunteer work we did, and the cheap stuff didn’t snap together nearly as well or as tight.
And I third the attached underlayment if possible.
I put some really cheap laminate in my living room, but I used a more expensive pad under it. I never liked the way some laminate floors “sink” when you step on them, which is why I opted for the better padding.
For your kitchen, check out cork. If my budget was bigger for the kitchen floor, I would have used cork instead of ceramic tile.
I put laminate in my dining room and living room. One was regular and theother had the pad attached already. That’s the way to go, it does make it easier. Make sure you buy an install kit that has the aforementioned wedges plus an install tool. The tool is used to tap the pieces into place when you get to the end of the rows. Trust me, you really don’t want to try it without it. Also. be sure to let it sit in the area where it will be installed for at least a few days, preferably a week.
we used the dupont one from home depot throughout our entire house. looks awesome and very durable
I second that install bar. It makes it easy to tap together without damaging the floor.
I never installed it in a kitchen, but correct me if I’m wrong… don’t you have to glue the joints prior to snapping it together too? Just to prevent water soaking through.