We were reusing some Pergo Flooring that had been installed in another home, so I looked up a video that showed Pergo Flooring installation.
We got the first row of boards put together easily enough, but the second set just did not go in like the video showed. Sherm offered some advice that seemed to work for him on a board, but I couldn’t get it to work for me.
I decided to throw out everything I learned and do it the way that seemed most logical to me. We checked the boards for imperfections and removed any wood chips that may have created a problem. I then slid the top of the board into the bottom of a board that had already been placed on the padding.
I then attached the side of the board to the flooring that was already in place by having Grahms stand on the line of boards about 6 feet away from the one I was installing. Mom and I lifted the board I was working on and the board it was attached to, so that we could achieve the needed angle for attachment.
Aside from a few miscues, it worked out great. The floor was installed by 7 p.m. Mom gave me one of those high fives from the 80s where you grasp the other person’s hand – come on, mom, let’s at least move into the 90s.
The next morning mom and Grahms cleaned the floor.