Installation Guide

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For Pergo Outlast+ Only

Revised: 3-Jan-2018

Pergo® Outlast+ Laminate Flooring

Installation Essentials Guide

SECTION SECTION

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

10. Other Subfloor Requirements

11. New Construction Requirements

12. Bathroom Installations

13. Kitchen Installations

14. Laundry Room Installations

15. Radiant Floor Heating

16. Homes or Rooms without Climate Control

17. Commercial Applications

18. Installing On Step Down and Stair Tread

9. Concrete Subfloor Requirements

For questions regarding this installation information, you can call

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

Summary of content (9 pages)

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For Pergo Outlast+ Only Pergo Outlast+ Laminate Flooring Installation Essentials Guide ® SECTION SECTION 1. Floating Floor — Definition & Benefits 10. Other Subfloor Requirements 2. What You Need To Know — 11. New Construction Requirements Expansion/Contraction 12. Bathroom Installations 3. Before Starting — Estimates 13. Kitchen Installations 4. A Basic Overview 14. Laundry Room Installations 5. Installation Requirements 15. Radiant Floor Heating 6.
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For Pergo Outlast+ Only 1. FLOATING FLOOR - Pergo Outlast+ 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-tomaintain floor surface. Because Pergo Outlast+ 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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For Pergo Outlast+ Only stocking/transportation environment of the flooring and the final installation environment of the flooring. c. Pergo Outlast+ 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 Outlast+ flooring must be placed at least a 3⁄8" beneath the undercut jambs and casings.
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For Pergo Outlast+ Only 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). Walkways and driveways should direct water away from the foundation. Adjoining properties should drain water away from the building site. f. 8.
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For Pergo Outlast+ Only 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 Outlast+ Flooring. See Subfloor Requirements/ General, section 7, paragraph a. d.
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For Pergo Outlast+ Only  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. Use Pergo MoisturblocTM, or equivalent, if the subfloor is concrete. • • Pergo Outlast+ has an attached foam underlayment. Use only a vapor barrier when installing over a concrete subfloor.
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For Pergo Outlast+ Only 13. KITCHEN INSTALLATIONS - It is recommended that kitchen cabinets be installed prior to installing Pergo Outlast+ flooring. Install the planks up to the kick plate of the cabinet, leaving a 3⁄8" expansion space. Fill the expansion space with 3/8” compressible PE foam backer rod and cover with 100% silicone sealant. Be sure the silicone completely covers the expansion space from the edge of the floor to the vertical surface, with no gaps or spaces.
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For Pergo Outlast+ Only a. Pergo Outlast+ installation essentials must be met. ■ b. The crawl spaces must be enclosed and vented and meet all requirements and the job site conditions must be correct. c. Insulation of the floor in the crawl space is recommended. d. The floor must not be installed in an area where it will be exposed to constant dampness or extremely high or low humidity. Relative humidity must range between 35-65%.
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For Pergo Outlast+ Only ■ Tread with an extended and square edge nosing. On this style of tread, simply cut a narrow strip of Pergo Outlast+ and glue it on the edge of the existing tread. Install the tread and riser and finish the edge with a nosing. The illustration at right shows square edge nosing with Pergo Outlast+ on the edge, and installed Pergo Outlast+ on the tread and riser with a nosing finishing the nose of the tread. PERG O O UTL AS T+ ON STAIR TREADS AND RISERS 1.