Pergo Floor

Our home is twelve years old and the carpet and hardwood was the original flooring.  Kathy and I thought about replacing it for about a year.  She was willing to replace it instantly.  I, on  the other hand, wanted to wait until we returned to Texas this year.  I am not the handyman type.  I try to look at everything that can go wrong and resolve the issue before it happens.  She let me have my way.  By the time we got back I was ready to change it out.

The kitchen was hardwood and the den was carpet.  The hardwood was warped from a previous water leak in the kitchen and the carpet was just twelve year old dirty carpet. 

Replacing the flooring with Pergo is easy.  None of the things I thought would go wrong happened.  The flooring snaps together and installs very easily.  There are a few things you should know before you start and I will let you in on the things I discovered.

Pergo comes in different sizes.  Determine the thickness you need by first removing your old floor and measure what clearance you need anywhere you are putting the floor under something.  I have a table in the kitchen that is anchored to the wall and has a leg that the original floor went under.  In a doorway the floor went under the wall.  When I measured I found the perfect floor to go under all of the places I needed.

Be sure and leave the 1/4" clearance around the edge.

The hardest part of the project for me was the trim work around the walls and cabinets.  I am a rather large person and working in this confined area made me realize how large I am.

We are both very happy with the outcome of this project.  It has made our home much better looking and cleaning the floor the so much easier. 

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