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Two Methods:Installing Pergo Over WoodInstalling Pergo Over ConcreteCommunity Q&A

Pergo is a brand of health conscious laminate that's easy to construct and durable to use. The Pergo installation procedure makes a breeze of weekend projects for do-it-yourselfers. Though not recommended to be used in mobile homes or on boats and planes, Pergo flooring can be installed in your home in any room, over wood or concrete sub-floors.

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Continue the row. At a 30 degree angle along the long side of the two pieces, push the new piece into the groove. They should click together easily, or you can use a crowbar or a hammer to tap them into place gently.

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Continue laying rows until you've filled the room. Connect the joints of the long side of the starter piece with the groove of the last row laid. Press the plank down until it locks into place. Secure the piece into place by using a tapping block near the end of the plank and gently knocking the piece. Continue with the tapping block down the row as you place a plank.

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Check to make sure the concrete is level. If you're laying Pergo over concrete, remove all carpet, trim, and other things covering the sub-floor to expose the concrete underneath. Before laying Pergo, it's a good idea to smooth out the concrete to make sure that you've got the flattest surface possible for the new installation. Use the level to make sure it's smooth, and take steps to smooth it out if necessary with new concrete.

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Install Pergo as before. Once you've smoothed out the concrete and added the vapor barrier, installing Pergo over concrete should be exactly the same as installing over wood. Pick a corner, start clicking them together leaving the appropriate amount of space between rows, and trim them to fit on the ends.

On concrete floors can you use polyethylene before the pergo foam vapor barrier?

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Yes you are supposed to. They should sell giant roles of visqueen (your polyethylene) at the home stores. I like 6mil but 4 is ok (thinner than 6).

Can I install the flooring under my cabinets?

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Yes, but you will need to remove the cabinets, and then reinstall them on top of the flooring.

If I have an attached underlayment, do I need additional underlayment?

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You should not use additional underlayment. Including an additional layer of underlayment will likely void the warranty.

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Four Parts:Preparing Your Floor for InstallationLaying LinoleumFinishing and Sealing Your FloorEstimating the Amount of Linoleum You NeedCommunity Q&A

Linoleum, a term that originally referred to a natural material made from linseed oil, pine rosins, and other organic materials, is now used as a general term for both the original material and for a variety of modern substitutes made from vinyl plastic. These flooring materials, widely used for their affordability, water-tightness, and durability, are generally installed by securing them over an existing floor or subfloor with strong adhesive. Though linoleum is fairly easy to install compared to more expensive alternatives, it can present unique challenges for the inexperienced home-improver, so start with Step 1 below to learn how to effectively install your own linoleum floor.

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How can I get wrinkles out of stored, leftover linoleum?

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Apply heat, such as ironing it over a thick towel, bit by bit. After softening, add weight (such as heavy books or boxes filled with books, etc.) to keep it smooth overnight, the day before using it. The wrinkles should have gone by the time you're ready to use it.

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Kitchens are often one of the busiest rooms in many peoples homes. Plus, Kitchens can serve as family gathering places. Youll need durable, easy-to-clean Flooring and Window Treatments that can handle traffic, spills, splashes and more. Its also important to consider how the color of your cabinets and countertops will coordinate with your Flooring and Window Treatment choices.

Your Sales Representative can help you choose the right Flooring. During your FREE In-Home Estimate, your Representative will explain choices to fit your home, budget and lifestyle.

Solid Hardwood and Engineered Hardwood gives your Kitchen a classic, traditional character. It can also lend homes with an open floor plan a flowing, unified feel.

Laminate is a practical choice for budget-conscious customers who want the look of real wood. It can create a unified look for homes with open floor plan. Plus, since Laminate can be made in virtually any wood visual and stain color, coordinating with your Kitchen cabinets can be simple.

Ceramic and Porcelain Tiles are a staple in many Kitchens and with good reason. They provide easy-to-clean, durable, moisture-resistant, stain-resistant and soil-resistant solutions for your Kitchen. Plus, Ceramic and Porcelain Tiles resist mold and mildew.

Luxury Vinyl Tile (LVT) provides the look of real stone or tile at a more affordable price. LVT is also comfortable underfoot - a bonus if you spend a lot of time in the Kitchen. LVT is also stain, moisture and soil resistant; and it can be installed without grout, so there are no in-between lines to clean.

Sheet Vinyl has long been a popular choice for Kitchen flooring. Vinyl Flooring is durable, easy-to-clean and has the look of real stone, tile or even wood. Have a spill? Vinyl Flooring is stain resistant, moisture resistant and it has antimicrobial protection.

Whether its steam rising from a cooking pot or splashes from a busy sink, Kitchens can place heavy demands on your Window Treatments. Choose moisture-resistant, easy-to-clean Window Treatments in a wide variety of styles and colors.

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Installing laminate flooring from Mohawk is quick and easy with Uniclic Technology, our exclusive glueless locking system. For most customers, we recommend hiring a professional to properly install it, but you can still do a few things to prepare.

When you buy your laminate flooring, ask your retailer if they have professional laminate floor installers on staff. If not, ask them to recommend an independent installer for your area. In most cases, the retailer will handle all the details of arranging the installation.

Be sure to ask about additional fees for things like old flooring removal and disposal, and moving larger furniture pieces.

Aside from clearing the installation areas in your home, there are a few other ways to prepare:

Some laminate floors may need to acclimate to the new environment for 48 hours, so its good to have it delivered to your home at least two days before installation.

Always examine your new flooring for damage or defects before installation.

Be sure to read and follow the installation instructions.

Take care of any repairs to the subfloors before installing any new flooring, and make sure they're clean and free of debris.

Get the basics on Uniclic laminate installation from flooring expert Chip Wade.

Your professional laminate installation team will bring their own tools, but you should be prepared to help them set up and provide access to electrical power outlets. Its good to have an idea of how you want to orient your flooring, but the installers should be able to advise if youre not sure.

Installing new floors, especially in several rooms at once, will likely disrupt your daily routine. Keep in mind that your furniture and belongings will get moved around; plan ahead for removing and disposing of old flooring with your installers.

Keep your new laminate floors in excellent condition with our laminate care and maintenance tips.

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Sampling is Smart Before you buy, bring home samples of your top flooring choices. Compare them side-by-side where they're going to be installed.

Compare for Consistency Manufacturers try to match solid- and engineered-wood flooring for color and grain. But variations can occur from one batch to the next, so buy all the flooring you'll need at one time. On the flip side, laminate floorboards within a given package often have a similar pattern. To reduce repetition, pull boards from multiple packages when installing.

Measuring Avoids Mistakes To determine how much flooring you'll need, measure the room's square footage by multiplying its length times its width. (Divide an irregularly shaped room into smaller rectangles, calculate the square footage of each rectangle, and then add them together.) Then buy 7 to 10 percent extra to allow for mistakes, bad samples, and waste. Consider buying an extra box of flooring for future repairs or additions.

Know Your Traffic Patterns Common high-traffic areas are entryways to rooms and to the house itself. If you have pets or kids, the family room can also be a busy place. Our top products performed best in simulated foot-traffic tests. For less-busy areas, consider one of the top-engineered wood or bamboo floors, for their natural veneer and easy installation.

Preparing to Install Flooring Before installing wood or laminate flooring, unpack it and let it sit for one to three days in the space where it will be installed so that its temperature and moisture become acclimated to the levels in the room.

Check for Certification Vinyl floors with the industry's FloorScore certification (pictured below) emit relatively low levels of volatile organic compoundssubstances linked to health problems and pollution. For wood flooring, certification by the Forest Stewardship Council and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative offers some assurance that your flooring comes from responsibly managed forestsa plus for the planet. Check packaging for product and manufacturer certification.

Ways to Save Check prices with overstock discounters. They buy directly from manufacturers, and often sell flooring below list price. You can often save on opened or damaged boxes or on flooring with minor flaws that you can install where it won't be noticed. Hiring a pro to do the installation? Trim hundreds of dollars off the job by doing the prep work yourself. For more helpful information see our Flooring Ratings.

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Parquet flooring consists of inlaid wood tile squares with repeating patterns made from short strips of wood. The tiles are made from solid wood or laminated wood veneers and can be installed using flooring adhesive or nails. Available in a wide variety of colors and patterns, parquet tiles are a durable and relatively inexpensive flooring option that can enhance the appearance of any room's dcor. This article explains how to install parquet properly.

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My hot water heater leaked. Water is now under the parquet tiles. How can this be fixed?

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You would need to take up the affected wood, dry or replace the subfloor, plywood, or concrete, and lay down new tiles.

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Vinyl flooring is sold in 6-foot and 12-foot widths, making it possible to install a seamless floor in smaller rooms, such as bathrooms, halls and kitchens.

Allow the new vinyl floor to acclimate to the room by leaving it in the room where it'll be installed for at least 24 hours prior to cutting.

There are two ways to measure and fit vinyl. You can measure the entire floor area. Cut the vinyl 3 inches wider than the floor area on all sides, and then trim the excess after laying it in place. This method works well with rooms that are easy to fit with few angles or obstacles.

Alternatively, make a template of the floor layout. Transfer the template to the vinyl, and make the proper cuts prior to laying it in place. Use this method with thicker vinyl or in rooms that are hard to fit because of angles or recesses. Installation kits are available that include paper, marking pen, tape, cutting blade and complete instructions to make an accurate pattern.

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Lay out several rows of loose boards along the length of the floor, following your plan. Mix boards from several bundles to avoid noticeable color changes from one bundle to another. Arrange lengths, wood-grain patterns and variations in board colors to create a balanced look. To avoid confusion when installing random-width strips or planks, lay out the boards in alternating courses based on width.

Choose long boards for the first row and align them along your chalk line with the board tongues facing out toward the center of the room (image 1). Place the first board in the row so that its groove end aligns with the chalk line at the end wall. Be sure there is a 1/2-inch gap between this row and both the side and end walls.

The first row needs to be face nailed. To prevent the wood from splitting, drill pilot holes along the gap edge every 10 to 12 inches then top-nail the starter course with 10d finishing nails (image 2). Try to make sure they go through the sub-floor and into the floor joists. Use a nail set to sink the nail heads slightly below the wood surface (image 3). Secure this row by blind-nailing or stapling through the tongue joint with the power nailer.

After the first row is firmly attached, begin at one end and use the power nailer to install the next row of boards (image 4). If the boards dont fit together easily, use a mallet with a scrap piece of flooring as a tapping block to knock them into place (image 5). Be careful not to damage the edges or board surfaces. Install one complete row at a time from end-wall to end-wall. Place at least two nails in every board the rule of thumb is to nail every 10 to 12 inches.

Flooring is typically bundled in random lengths. Vary board lengths as you install so you will have staggered end-joints in a random pattern (image 6). Avoid repeating patterns a repetitive joint pattern can result in a weaker floor. Installers recommend staggering end-joints a minimum of 6 inches for narrow-strip flooring, 8 to 10 inches for planks that are up to 5 inches wide, and 10 inches or more for wider planks. When a row approaches an end wall, select final pieces that will be a minimum of 12 inches long. Dont forget to leave a 1/2-inch gap at the wall. Measure and cut off the ends, then use these cutoffs with their tongues or grooves intactas starter pieces for the next row.

Do not attempt to cut boards to length within the floor pattern. Flooring strips have chamfered edges to help them lay flat where they meet. Cut boards to fit only at the end of a row where refinishing the board ends is not necessary.

Make sure each board is locked tightly against the preceding row, because even a small gap can cause the entire floor to be off. Any variation must be corrected when and where it appears. Gaps between boards can be caused by misalignment, poorly milled edges, wood splinters in the grooves and other obstructions. If you have a gap, pry out and discard the board, eliminate the damage or obstruction and reinstall a new board.

When installing up to a threshold, it is not critical to cut each rows end to an exact length. After the floor is complete, you can use a circular saw to cut across the ends for a precise fit.

As you near a wall or other obstacle, clearance for the flooring nailer may be restricted. Where necessary, drill pilot holes and hand-nail the boards, blind-nailing through the tongue joint if possible, or face-nail and set the nail heads below the board surface.

Where the final row meets the wall, it may be necessary to rip boards lengthwise to fit. Narrow end boards are usually hidden by base molding.

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Pneumatic tools such as this nailer use compressed air to drive the fastener into position. Some compressors can only one tool at a time, while bigger models can accommodate two or three tools. The nails for pheumatic nailers are more expensive than traditional nails because they come in strips that feed into the nailer's rail assembly.

Start by running one row along the longest wall of the room. The floor planks are tongue-and-groove style, so they should slide right together. Manufacturers recommend that you install the planks with the tongue side against the wall and the groove side facing into the room. Use a pneumatic flooring stapler to drive staples through the groove at a 45-degree angle (Image 1). Put a staple every 6 to 8 inches. If you are having trouble getting the planks to slide together easily, use a rubber mallet to force them together (Image 2).

Continue running rows of flooring, using different length planks to create staggered seams. When you get to the other side of the room, you will have likely trouble fitting the flooring stapler into the last row or two of flooring because of interference from the wall. If this is the case, you will need to use a finish nailer and nail directly through the face of these boards (Image 3). Keep the nail holes to a minimum by putting only one nail every 12 to 18 inches.

Use an awl (a small pointed tool) and a hammer to bury nail heads down below the surface of the floor. If they nail heads arent recessed into the wood, they will be dangerous to anyone walking over them in bare or stocking feet.

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Welcome to Bamboo Flooring Facts, where we discuss the pros and cons of bamboo flooring. One of the latest positive trends in interior design,bamboo flooringis an elegant and eco-friendly alternative to traditional hardwood floors. Simply installing a bamboo floor can transform any room from outdated or boring to stylish and chic with the added benefit of helping the environment. Considering its significant advantages such as ease ofbamboo floor care, rapid renewability, insect resistance, moisture resistance, dimensional stability, durability, and price, this flooring is by and large still the design industrys best kept secret. Believe it or not, a majority of homeowners have never heard of bamboo flooring even though it has been available for over 10 years (so dont be surprised if you fall into this category).

Out with the old, in with the new Bamboo flooring- is it right for you?

deciding on whether a bamboo floor is right for your home or your clients home is an important choice that should be researched thoroughly like any other major home decision. As beneficial as bamboo flooring is to the environment and as cutting-edge and modern as it is, youll find thatbamboo flooring informationis limited and may be hard to come across.

Bamboo-Flooring-Facts.com is a free, comprehensive guide to bamboo flooring- from where it comes from, all of its astounding benefits, how its manufactured, list of high quality suppliers, key differences between colors and grains, thebamboo flooring installationprocess, formaldehyde information, and much more. This website is easily navigable and contains oodles of essential factoids that will help you make your flooring decision.

Whether you are a homeowner embarking on a few simple home improvement projects or an architect designing a business office downtown, including bamboo floors in your residential or commercial environment is the most outstanding renovation you can make. Read thebamboo flooring reviewsand other information on this website to learn more.

The links to the left connect to bamboo wood flooring articles (not commercial websites); everything you need to know about bamboo flooring is here. If you don't find something you need please feel free to let us knowhere. We have compiled the most comprehensive collection of bamboo flooring data on the web, and we have organized it for rapid consumption. We talk about bamboo flooring finishes, installing bamboo flooring, the toughest and hardest bamboo floors, common bamboo flooring accessories, bamboo flooring care, bamboo flooring styles, bamboo flooring myths, and even a list of bamboo flooring manufacturers.

Bamboo has been used in flooring, furniture, and other household products and structures for thousands of years. With a tensile strength comparable to steel, bamboo is a fantastic building material with an amazing cellular structure that happens to be beautiful, stable, and durable. In the flooring world bamboo has been made into engineered bamboo flooring, solid bamboo flooring, strand woven bamboo flooring, hand scraped (distressed) bamboo flooring, and bamboo flooring for installation over radiant heat. The dimensional stability of bamboo flooring is one key reason for its meteoric popularity with interior designers and architects, not to mention its rapid renewability. It is typically 20% more stable than your averagehardwood floor, and it regenerates to harvest age in 1/10th of the time. Some species of bamboo have been known to grow up to 4 feet per day.

Fast growing and long lived, timber bamboo grows to a height of 50 feet with a diameter exceeding 6 inches and matures in 5-6 years. Unlike traditional hardwoods, which take 20-60 years to mature to harvest age, bamboo does not require replanting once harvested. Bamboo is a grass, and from an environmental standpoint, this is important. Mature bamboo has an extensive root system that continues to send up new shoots for decades. Harvesting is done by hand, minimizing the impact on the local environment. By working with bamboo and understanding its growth patterns, bamboo farmers are able to maximize timber production while maintaining healthy forests.

There are bamboo floors for every situation, in a growing number of colors and styles. Bamboo from high quality suppliers (PlybooFloors,AmbientBamboo Flooring,TeragrenBamboo,EcoTimber, to name just a few) is usually grown in managed forests in China, and the raw materials selected for use are of higher milling quality, density, and stability.Bamboo flooringcan be used in homes, restaurants, commercial settings, basements, it has even been used on walls, ceilings, and as countertops. So you may wonder, how do round bamboo poles get turned into bamboo floors? Well, you can check out our bamboo flooring manufacturer process which is a visual diagram of how bamboo floors are made, and see for yourself!

So you're thinking of getting abamboo wood floorfor your home. By now you may know that there are hundreds of factories that manufacture bamboo flooring in China alone. The U.S. market has discovered this wonderful wood over the past 10 years and homeowners have been benefiting from its aesthetic beauty, durability, and pricing ever since. In this site our goal is to condense and organize the vast amounts of information that exists about this fantastic product, and there is a lot of information out there. We have sifted through countless web sites, print media, and assorted literature in order to present a clean, organized, and accurate bamboo flooring guide. We've compiled extensive research about the best bamboo flooring suppliers, types of bamboo floors, bamboo flooring installation practices, bamboo flooring facts and figures, bamboo flooring recommended adhesives, bamboo floor care, bamboo floor moldings, and anything else you would want to know about bamboo flooring.

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