Installing Pergo Laminate Flooring On Concrete
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Installing pergo laminate flooring on concrete. The previous owner put the really old style tiles on top of concrete. If you lay the laminated flooring on new concrete floors you must know that the period of the complete drying is about 80 days. Remove any carpet or other flooring. Pergo can be installed directly over most hard surface flooring.
Laying a laminate vapor barrier helps to keep moisture from going into the fiberboard and causing it to warp. My contractor wants to install laminate on top of floor. Before the installation itself leave laminate boards in the room for some time. I used pergo xp brand laminate flooring purcha.
Complete installation instructions and tips on completing laminate floor installation. Multiply length times width of the room. Whether you re installing pergo over concrete or wood floors it s common to install a vapor barrier if you re concerned about moisture. Diy bri shows you how.
F for concrete subfloors install vapor barrier with overlapped seams of 8 or more. There are also tiles missing here and there. Determine how much flooring and materials will be needed. Some pergo laminate products feature attached underlayment.
Pergo laminate and engineered flooring can be installed on any level of your home. In colorado dry basement built 1961. It is necessary for them to adapt to the humidity and the temperature of the. Add about 10 to that number to account for any possible mistakes and warped boards.
How to install laminate flooring over concrete. For planks with attached underlayment it is acceptable to install pergo floormate underlayment prior to flooring installation if. G for planks without attached underlayment install over single layer of underlayment appropriate for laminate floors. When installing a laminate floor on top of old tile on top of concrete basement floor.