How to Install Pergo Oak Laminate Flooring
Pergo oak laminate floor offers the same appearance and finish of a traditional oak hardwood floor at a fraction of the cost. A Pergo oak floor can be placed over any flat surface, such as concrete, plywood or existing flooring, and the easily assembled interlocking pieces can quickly transform a room following the basic installation procedure. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Tape measure
- 1/4-inch Pergo spacers
- Pry bar
- Hammer
- Tapping block
- Table saw (optional)
- Circular saw or miter saw
- Flooring pull bar
Instructions
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Detach and remove any baseboards in the room, if applicable, using a hammer and pry bar.
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Cut the tongue-side from enough Pergo oak laminate flooring planks for the first full row, using a table saw or circular saw with a guide. These will be the starting planks for the first row.
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Trim the tongue-end off one of the boards cut in Step 2 to use as the first-row starter board, then lay the trimmed end against the beginning wall in the left-hand corner of the room. Space the board away from the wall at the side and left end with 1/4-inch flooring spacers.
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Place the next full plank against the end of the first plank, align the edges, then use a tapping block and hammer to snap the ends together. Insert spacers along the wall edge of the plank.
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Repeat Step 4 to complete the starter row of flooring planks, inserting spacers along the wall edge as needed.
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Cut a standard flooring plank to 24 inches long, using a circular saw or miter saw to begin the next row of planks. Hold the tongued edge of the plank at a slight angle next to the grooved edge of the starting plank in the first row, then press the plank downward to snap the two pieces together. Use a tapping block and hammer to slide the end of the plank against a spacer on the end.
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Position the tongued edge of a standard plank at a slight angle against the end of the plank installed in Step 6, then press downward to snap the two planks together. Use a tapping block and hammer to tap the outside edge of the plank to snap its tongue into the first-row planks.
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Repeat Step 7 to complete the planks in the row, cutting the end piece, as needed, to fit. Leave 1/4-inch spacing at the end of each row of planks.
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Begin the next row with a full plank and repeat the assembly steps, snapping the end of each plank into the previous plank, then using a tapping block and hammer to snap the pieces into the previous row. Alternate the lengths of each row's starting plank to stagger the end joints across the floor. Maintain 1/4-inch spacing from all the perimeter walls.
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Cut the necessary width of the final row of flooring planks as necessary, using a table saw or circular saw with guide, maintaining 1/4-inch spacing along the wall. A tapping block cannot be used to fit the sides of the final row, and a pull bar will be required to snap the final row of planks into the previous row.
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Reinstall the baseboard, if applicable. The baseboards should sit firmly down on the surface of the Pergo laminate flooring.
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Tips & Warnings
The basic assembly method for all Pergo flooring planks is to hold the piece being attached at a 15- to 20-degree angle to the adjoining plank, with the joining edges pushed together, then pressing downward to snap the planks together.
Before beginning the Pergo oak laminate flooring installation, thoroughly clean the subfloor surface to remove any dirt or other foreign material.
