Installation Guide

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1. Floating Floor —Deﬁnition & Beneﬁts

2. What You Need To Know—

Expansion/Contraction

3. Before Starting — Estimates

4. A Basic Overview

5. Installation Requirements

6. Job Site Evaluation—Exterior/Interior

moisture conditions

7. Subﬂoor Requirements — General

8. Wood Subﬂoor Requirements

9. Concrete Subﬂoor Requirements

10. Other Subﬂoor Requirements

11. New Construction Requirements

12. Bathroom Installation

13. Kitchen Installation

14. Laundry Room Inst

allation

15. Radiant Floor Heating

16. Homes or Rooms without Climate Control

17. Commercial Applications

18. Installing Pergo Stair Nosing

For questions regarding this installation information, you can call

1-800-33-PERGO (1-800-337-3746).

SECTION SECTION

Pergo® Installation Essentials Guide

For Laminate Flooring

rev 012014

Summary of content (9 pages)

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Pergo Installation Essentials Guide For Laminate Flooring ® SECTION SECTION 1. Floating Floor — Definition & Benefits 10. Other Subfloor Requirements 2. What You Need To Know — Expansion/Contraction 11. New Construction Requirements 3. Before Starting — Estimates 4. A Basic Overview 5. Installation Requirements 6. Job Site Evaluation — Exterior/Interior moisture conditions 7. Subfloor Requirements — General 8. Wood Subfloor Requirements 9. Concrete Subfloor Requirements 12.
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1. 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 utilizing unique tongues and grooves to create a durable, easy-to-maintain floor surface. Because Pergo flooring expands and contracts with temperature/humidity changes — it is essential that a 3⁄8" expansion space be left around the floor’s perimeter.
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c. Pergo must be installed as a floating floor and must not be fixed to the subfloor. A 3⁄8" expansion space must be provided around the perimeter of the room and any fixed objects such as pipes or columns. Door jambs and casings must be undercut. The Pergo flooring must be placed at least a 3⁄8" beneath the undercut jambs and casings. A 3⁄8" expansion space must also be included beneath the undercut jambs and casings.
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to 1.5% of the square footage within the crawl space. Example, 100 square feet of crawl space must have at least 1.5 square feet of open vents. The building must be correctly constructed, maintained and undamaged with a correctly graded site that prevents excessive water exposure. e. Grading — Inspect the outside surroundings for improper drainage or obvious sources of moisture. The soil should slope away from the foundation (at least 1⁄2 inch per foot for at least 10 feet).
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c. High areas, such as peaked joints in the subfloor or other ridges in the wood subfloor must be sanded or planed and low areas repaired or filled with a Portland cement and latex based leveling compound or covered with a rigid underlayment. When using a leveling compound, be sure to follow the manufacturer’s recommendations, and allow the compound to dry completely before starting to install the Pergo Flooring. See Subfloor Requirements/ General, section 7, paragraph a. d.
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c. Ceramic tiles and terrazzo: Old ceramic tiles normally don’t need to be removed. Usually, Pergo flooring can be installed directly over ceramic tiles and terrazzo providing they are smooth, sound and dry. These flooring materials must be smooth and flat to within 3⁄16" in a 10' radius. (See Subfloor Requirements/General, section 7.) d.
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b. Dishwashers: When installing Pergo flooring in the dishwasher space beneath cabinets, sealant MUST be used in the perimeter expansion spaces where the dishwasher is sitting. When flooring abuts the dishwasher, place a full bead of sealant beginning at the top edge of the floor down to the subfloor in front of the dishwasher. f. c. Refrigerators: When installing Pergo flooring in the refrigerator space, sealant MUST be used in the perimeter expansion spaces where the refrigerator is sitting.
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(1⁄ 2 inch) around each bolt or fastener as required for walls, pillars, pipes and other fixed objects. Commercial flooring transitions that accommodate a 1⁄ 2" expansion space are strongly recommended. 18. INSTALLING PERGO FLOORING ON STEP DOWN AND STAIR TREAD APPLICATIONS — Pergo Stair Nosing is used to finish stair edges or step down applications. Prior to beginning the installation, any loose or damaged treads or risers should be repaired or replaced.
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PERGO ON STAIR TREADS AND RISERS OR 1. Dry fit the Pergo planks net, or snug, stringer to stringer (from left to right side). Remember that the depth of Pergo tread material will be cut to accommodate the width of the Pergo nosing which overlaps either a riser of Pergo or the piece of Pergo which is glued on the edge of the step. a. One plank of Pergo will finish most risers; however, two planks of Pergo will be needed for the tread since tread depth exceeds the width of one Pergo plank. b.