Posted 2011-01-15 6:14 AM (#128925) Subject: Is installing Pergo a DIY user friendly job?
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How difficult is Pergo to install? My flooring experience is the putting down 12 x 12 tiles in my basement, nothing more. I bought my trailer used and it has the stick down tiles as flooring, it appears that this is the second set of these squares and they were laid over the first. The current floor isn't bad but I have done a lot of work both inside and out to my trailer and I think a bright new floor would really give it an updated look and if I buy the Pergo on sale I could probably get it done for less than $100.
Two specific question I have; how difficult would it be to work around the toliet? Also would any type of baseboards be needed or would the pergo just mount flush?
Posted 2011-01-15 8:31 AM (#128929 - in reply to #128925) Subject: RE: Is installing Pergo a DIY user friendly job?
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Posts: 93 Location: Newnan, GA
i had a pergo type floor installed in my trailer from home depot - and it went really well. outdated, ugly linoleum. we put a 1" plywood floor down to raise the floor even to the door jam (so that I could sweep the floor easily without a dustpan) - then there was a felt like backing that went down, and then the wood panels that snapped together. a "floating floor". the baseboard trim holds it down? plus we removed one of the dinette benches and put that back over the floor. the toilet was removed, a riser installed and a new wax ring? it looks great and i am very pleased. i have a 12'sw and it cost me $1000 for materials and father-in-law labor. email me for photos janelljones@bellsouth.net.
Posted 2011-01-15 10:12 PM (#128944 - in reply to #128925) Subject: RE: Is installing Pergo a DIY user friendly job?
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Posts: 5870 Location: western PA
Pergo is fairly easy to install. It clips together and is not fastened to the sub flooring. It "floats" on a thin foam backing. The only catch is to leave a 1/4" gap between the flooring and anything which it might contact. Usually a quarter round moulding is installed over top, which conceals the gaps. A toilet can be raised as was previously described, or if the Pergo edges are accurately cut, the gap can be filled in and concealed by a well placed bath tub sealant.
Is installing Pergo a DIY user friendly job?
