Installing Pergo Over Vinyl Flooring

Some pergo laminate products feature attached underlayment.

Installing pergo over vinyl flooring.

Remember that laminate flooring like swiss krono usa s laminate wood flooring is a floating floor it will expand and contract as temperature and other conditions change. So where feasible it makes sense to install the new flooring directly over the old without removing the old flooring. Pergo can be installed directly over most hard surface flooring. The ragged edge of the flooring is then covered over with quarter round or base molding.

This isn t possible with every flooring material but it s often possible to install ceramic porcelain or stone tile over resilient flooring including standard sheet vinyl vinyl tile or linoleum. Laminate flooring on an uneven subfloor can cause problems and needs to be addressed. First uninstall the existing vinyl and clean off the subfloor making sure it is flat smooth and dry. This makes a floating floor much easier to install and remove than a nonfloating floor but it also allows the floor to expand move shift and bubble in certain circumstances.

It s a bit confusing but a flat floor can still be slightly out of level and still create a good foundation for a long lasting floor installation. Pergo laminate and locking engineered planks simply click together. The floor can have an unlevel subfloor and still have a base for a nice laminate floor. Then starting in the far corner of the room lay the first tile down against the wall removing the tongue so it s flush with the wall.

Double sided tape can be used under the floor to help seams stay put but no adhesive is spread over every square inch of the subfloor. 1 remove the molding called quarter round along the edge of the baseboard with a pry bar. Ceramic and stone tile vinyl and laminate flooring tile and sheet linoleum hardwood planks and decorative concrete can all be installed over existing linoleum. Based on what you described to us you can go ahead and install laminate flooring over the old vinyl that is glued to the subfloor.

Pergo laminate and engineered flooring can be installed on any level of your home. Consider installing thin floorings such as luxury vinyl laminate or tile which are possible to lay right up to the cabinets. This means that the choice of subfloor i e what you install laminate over needs to provide the right support. To install pergo flooring start by covering the floor with with vapor barrier sheets all the way to the walls and taping any seams.