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Pergo flooring can be purchased from home improvement stores, through flooring distributors or directly from the company's website. Measure the square footage of each room to determine how much material you'll need. It's best to add about 5 percent to this amount, as some material will be lost due to cutting. A bit of extra material will also be useful for future repairs in the event a plank is stained or damaged. After you've made your purchase, place the Pergo flooring into the room where it will be installed so that it can acclimate to the temperature for at least 48 hours.
Pergo's website, pergo.com, has some useful tools for selecting colors and grain patterns. You can also check out the different board widths that are available. Wider boards generally work best in larger spaces, while smaller boards can help a tight space appear larger. - Before installing Pergo floors, you must prepare your subfloor. Pergo flooring can be installed directly over linoleum, vinyl or tile, though existing carpet or wood flooring should be removed. When working with a wood subfloor, add nails to any loose sections and remove stray nails or staples before beginning installation. For concrete subfloors, fill any spots that are lower than 3/16 of an inch using a leveling compound. Grind down any bumps or ridges so that they don't show through the floor.
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Start by placing a 6 millimeter moisture barrier across the entire floor, overlapping the seams by several inches. Pergo makes a product called Moisturbloc for this purpose, though any equivalent product is acceptable. Add a foam underlayment system, such as the Pergo Soundbloc foam. Underlayment should be installed in a single layer, with seams butted together but not overlapped.
Add spacers around the room as you work to maintain a 1/4 inch expansion gap. Pergo sells installation spacers designed for this purpose or you can use wood scraps or shims. Install flooring planks perpendicular to floor joists, laying the first row along the longest wall in the room. Connect each row using the tongue and groove connectors and cut planks to the desired lengths using a circular saw. Stagger the joints along each row to make the floor more stable and to create a more pleasing appearance. Use the Pergo pull bar to snap the final row into place, then add floor boards or trim to cover the expansion gap.
