Pergo Over Carpet
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Pergo over carpet. If you don t add underlayment to your pergo floors you ll violate the floor s warranty. Installing laminate flooring over carpet is not recommended in most installation situations. We didn t know enough about our future to justify the time and expense. Richard jackson december 30 2018 at 5 36 am reply.
Even if you ve never installed a floor before it s easy to put new floors in your home in less time with just a few simple tools. Pergo laminate and locking engineered planks simply click together. If there is too much give to the floor underneath the locking system would be strained causing the floor to buckle and. In most circumstances it can be installed over wood concrete tile vinyl sheet and even carpeting as long as it is less than one quarter inch thick is set on.
We invented laminate flooring back in 1977 and have continued to lead the way in durable floors ever since. To learn more about how to install plywood check out our helpful video. There s only one pergo. Pergo can be installed directly over most hard surface flooring.
To break it down here are the main reasons you need underlayment. Available accompanying accessories include 4 in 1 transition t moldings stair nose wall base quarter round underlayment and moisture barriers. Since carpet is usually plush and soft your laminate flooring would not have the support it needs to keep the locking system sturdy. Pergo floors make it easy because.
Carpet removal from house of humble blog why can t i use carpet underlayment. Pergo factory outlet offers manufacturer direct discontinued laminate flooring luxury vinyl tile lvt at the best discounted prices from our brands pergo quick step mohawk and simple solutions. Plywood is highly recommended when installing over high pile carpet. Put simply carpet underlayment is too thick.
No glue no nails no mess. Installing laminate flooring over carpet underlayment will do more harm than good in the long run. When placing plywood sheets over plush carpet lay them in the opposite direction the floor will go. Most laminate flooring underlayment is 1mm to 3mm thick.
If you are using more than one sheet of plywood tape the sheets together at the seam. Wood laminate flooring directly over the carpet. Pergo floors are easy to install simple to maintain and have the industry s best warranties.