Installation Guide

For Pergo Outlast+ Only
Revised: 3-Jan-2018
13. KITCHEN INSTALLATION S - It is recommended that
kitchen cabinets be installed prior to installing Pergo
Outlast+ flooring. Install the planks up to the kick plate of
the cabinet, leaving a
3
⁄8" expansion space. Fill the
expansion space with 3/8” compressible PE foam backer
rod and cover with 100% silicone sealant. Be sure the
silicone completely covers the expansion space from the
edge of the floor to the vertical surface, with no gaps or
spaces. Then cover the expansion space with a quarter
round molding. Apply a thin bead of silicone to the bottom
portion of the quarter round molding that will contact the
laminate flooring surface and wipe away any excess
silicone after installing the quarter round molding.
When installing Pergo Outlast+ in kitchens, pay special
attention to the following areas:
a. Cabinet with kitchen sink: The
3
⁄8" expansion space in front
of the cabinets that house the dishwasher and kitchen sink
MUST be filled with 3/8” compressible PE foam backer rod
and covered with 100% silicone sealant.
b. Dishwashers: When installing Pergo Outlast+ flooring in
the dishwasher space beneath cabinets, be sure to
properly seal the perimeter expansion spaces where the
dishwasher is sitting. When flooring abuts the
dishwasher, fill the expansion space with 3/8”
compressible PE foam backer rod and cover with 100%
silicone sealant.
c. Refrigerators: When installing Pergo Outlast+ flooring in
the refrigerator space, be sure to properly seal the
perimeter expansion spaces where the refrigerator is
sitting. Also be sure to seal around openings for water
supply lines to the icemaker of the refrigerator.
NOTE: For built-in refrigerators, follow instructions for
sealing as for dishwashers.
d. Exterior doors: The expansion space in front of any exterior
door MUST be filled with 3/8” compressible PE foam backer
rod and covered with 100% silicone sealant.
e. Use Pergo Moisturbloc
TM
or equivalent 6-mil. (.15mm) non-
recycled (100% virgin) resin polyethylene film as a vapor
barrier when installing over a concrete subfloor.
f. Pergo Outlast+ must not be installed in rooms with a floor
drain.
g. Pergo Outlast+ must not be installed over any floor that
has a sump pump— i.e. should there be a kitchen at a
below grade level or on-grade concrete slab in the
home and a sump pump is located in that below- grade
level subfloor or in the on-grade level subfloor, then
Pergo Outlast+ flooring cannot be installed anywhere on
that floor.
All reference to sealant means 100% silicone sealant.
14. LAUNDRY ROOM INSTALLATIONS - All expansion
spaces in a laundry room MUST be filled with 3/8”
compressible PE foam backer rod and covered with 100%
silicone sealant. Be sure the silicone completely covers the
expansion space from the edge of the floor to the vertical
surface, with no gaps or spaces.
a. Pergo Outlast+ must not be installed in rooms with a floor
drain.
b. Pergo Outlast+ must not be installed over any floor that
has a sump pump — i.e. should there be a laundry room
at a below grade level or on-grade concrete slab in the
home and a sump pump is located in that below-grade
level subfloor or in the on-grade level subfloor, then
Pergo Outlast+ flooring cannot be installed anywhere on
that floor.
c. The expansion space around the perimeter of the Pergo
Outlast+ floor must be
3
⁄8" wide and sealed prior to
installing the wall trim. The
3
⁄8" expansion space must be
completely filled with 3/8” compressible PE foam backer
rod and covered with 100% silicone sealant. Be sure the
silicone completely covers the expansion space from the
edge of the floor to the vertical surface, with no gaps or
spaces. Also apply a thin bead of silicone to the bottom
portion of the wall trim that will contact the laminate
flooring surface and wipe away any excess silicone after
installing the wall trim.
d. The expansion space in front of any exterior door MUST
be filled with 3/8” compressible PE foam backer rod and
covered with 100% silicone sealant.
e. Use Pergo Moisturbloc
TM
or equivalent 6-mil. (.15mm) non-
recycled (100% virgin) resin polyethylene film as a vapor
barrier when installing over a concrete subfloor.
f. When Pergo Outlast+ flooring is installed in a laundry room
and an adjoining hall or room, a T-Molding must be installed
in the doorway between the rooms or hallway and the
expansion space under the T-Molding must be sealed. Fill
the expansion space on both sides of the T-Molding track
with 3/8” compressible PE foam backer rod and cover with
100% silicone sealant. Place backer rod and silicone
sealant in the expansion space of any flooring transition in
the doorway of a laundry room. Also apply a thin bead of
silicone to the bottom portion of the transition that will contact
the laminate flooring surface and wipe away any excess
silicone after installing the transition.
15. RADIANT FLOOR H E ATING - Pergo Outlast+ flooring
can be used in combination with many types of in-floor
heating. The heating system can be cast in a concrete floor
or in a thin layer of filler on the surface of a concrete
subfloor. It can also be installed under a wood subfloor or
installed on the surface of the subfloor as an electrical
matting as long as it meets the floor flatness requirements.
a. Follow the instructions from the supplier of the floor
heating system.
b. Concrete subfloors must be installed and cured with no
heat transfer for a minimum of 60 days.
c. The heating system must be in operation for at least two
weeks before installation. The system may be turned off
or set to a suitable installation temperature (65 to 72°F).
d. The flooring surface temperature, which is the surface of
the subfloor or the heat radiating from electric heating
mats, should not exceed 84°F (29°C).
16. COTTAGES AND ROOMS WITHOUT C L I MA T E
CONTROL – Pergo Outlast+ can be installed in homes or
rooms without climate control with the following conditions: