Installation Guide

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®
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06/2021 | PAGE 3 OF 7
Locking Engineered Hardwood - Floor Installation Instructions
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™
Site and Material Preparation
a. Remove carpet and padding. Also remove any wood flooring installed on concrete. Do not remove products unless they
are asbestos-free.
b. Undercut door frame and wallbase. Slide the flooring at least 1/4" underneath the door frame and wallbase. Also leave a
concealed 3/8" minimum expansion space under each.
c. Remove bumps or peaks in subfloor and fill depressions with floor leveling compound to ensure no more than 3/16"
unevenness per 10-foot span.
d. Acclimate unopened product before installation for a minimum of 48 hours.
e. Clean debris from subfloor before installation.
f. For concrete subfloors, install vapor barrier with overlapped seams of 8" or more.
g. For planks without attached underlayment, install over single layer of underlayment appropriate for locking engineered
wood floors. For planks with attached underlayment, it is acceptable to install Pergo FloorMate
®
underlayment prior to
flooring installation if desired. Make sure to follow the Pergo FloorMate installation instructions, taking special care to seal
all foam edges with sealing tape and repair all tips and perforations in the underlayment vapor barrier prior to flooring
installations. A separate vapor barrier should not be used in conjunction with Pergo FloorMate underlayment.
h. Some cartons may include a starter/cut plank with a white label on the face. These planks are a conservation measure
to help reduce the waste of trees that contain natural imperfections. We recommend to cut the plank on each side of the
label to create two planks for starting and finishing a row during your installation. If the label is near the end of the plank,
you will only be able to cut on one side of the label. DO NOT install cut pieces less than 8” in length. For more information
call 1-800-33-PERGO or visit na.pergo.com/contact-us.
H
subfloor
> 8" (200 mm)
6 mil (0.15 mm) virgin
polyethelene vapor barrier
F
G
E
%
48 hours 60° – 80° F 35% – 55% RH
D
C
A
Door Frame
Wallbase
Casing
1 inch
B
Cutting Line