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I am thinking of installing Pergo snap and lock flooring. I would like to know what experience anyone has had with it. Is it better than hardwood? It is for my future tenants. I have hardwood on the first floor but it has a small scratch due to moving furniture. I need something that is aesthetically pleasing to the eye, durable and cost effective.
I installed this in my kitchen. It was pretty easy to install - a friend's 18 year old son and I did it together - and looks good, but I would not choose it again for a kitchen. It is very water sensitive - the area under the dog dishes and the path through the kitchen to the back door doesn't look nice after just 2 years since installation. Yes, I do have a mat under the dishes and mop constantly, but still . . . It is also very slippery. In my previous house I had hardwood in the kitchen (polyurethened) and it always looked good, was easy to clean, and did not stain. If I had it to do over again I would put hardwood in. Pergo might be ok for an area that doesn't get alot of traffic from dirty shoes and dogs, though.
Is it better than hardwood?
No. Not even in the same ballpark as REAL wood.
It is for my future tenants. I have hardwood on the first floor but it has a small scratch due to moving furniture.
That real hardwood floor can be repaired... the Pergo stuff can't.
I need something that is aesthetically pleasing to the eye, durable and cost effective.
Vinyl sheet in kitchens.
Vinyl sheet (or ceramic) in bathrooms and at entry doors.
Carpet in Bedrooms, halls, living rooms, etc.
Hardwood if it's there already (except in wet areas).
Thanks so much for your responses. I am going to go with hardwood. The cheap always comes out expensive.
I would love to keep the carpet in the bedrooms but tenants seem to prefer the hardwood.
Probably the better bet. I installed it in a very small kitchen and it held up fine however my mother installed something similar in her kitchen and like another poster said, where the dog bowls are located, the floor is not looking so hot and starting to separate due to the water spillage.
Thanks so much for your responses. I am going to go with hardwood. The cheap always comes out expensive.
I would love to keep the carpet in the bedrooms but tenants seem to prefer the hardwood.
You are a very considerate landlord.
Isn't hardwood harder to care for than carpeting?
Carpeting is additional insulation and baffles sound.
I noticed that when you shampoo carpeting, however, it takes the protective coating off the carpet and it gets dirty much more quickly. So, you have to shampoo and then put a protector on, which means going over it twice with the machine.
Then, if you really don't have a good vacuum grit works its way through the carpet and padding to the floor. I had some junk Eureka and Hoovers and when I got my Dyson, boy, did I pull up a lot of embedded dirt. So embarrassing!
You are a very considerate landlord.
Isn't hardwood harder to care for than carpeting?
Carpeting is additional insulation and baffles sound.
I noticed that when you shampoo carpeting, however, it takes the protective coating off the carpet and it gets dirty much more quickly. So, you have to shampoo and then put a protector on, which means going over it twice with the machine.
Then, if you really don't have a good vacuum grit works its way through the carpet and padding to the floor. I had some junk Eureka and Hoovers and when I got my Dyson, boy, did I pull up a lot of embedded dirt. So embarrassing!
No doubt! When we moved out of a rental unit a couple years ago, I vacuumed "really good" for the inspection to get our deposit back. My husband came home right after I did it with a dyson he had borrowed from work.... we went over the areas I had just done just to see if there was a difference. Couldn't beleive the amount of dirt that came up with the Dyson! Bought one the very next day for the new house!
Re: the carpet shampooing - that's why I hate it when husband uses our shampooer. He uses way too much soap, which makes the carpets get dirty even quicker (and why I convinced him to install laminate here)
Pergo is a quality brand..but the laminate will separate on cheap stuff. We got Armstrong laminate (had no idea what we were doing) & it's done great with several retrievers & untidy people. Love hardwood, but doesn't it require refinishing every few years?
I am thinking of installing Pergo snap and lock flooring. I would like to know what experience anyone has had with it. Is it better than hardwood? It is for my future tenants. I have hardwood on the first floor but it has a small scratch due to moving furniture. I need something that is aesthetically pleasing to the eye, durable and cost effective.
I've installed quite a bit of the stuff. Not Pergo, by brand, but hardwood laminate. Keep your eyes open, and you can pick up the stuff pretty inexpensively. I've gotten good 8mil hardwood laminate for as cheap as 41 cents sq ft.
Don't get the cheap junk. Get the good stuff on sale. Make sure it's 8 mil thick, not 7 or 6. Even better, get the 10 mil stuff.
It is not overly difficult to install, but it can be a little tricky. Be careful, because it's pretty easy to nick a corner or an edge.
No doubt! When we moved out of a rental unit a couple years ago, I vacuumed "really good" for the inspection to get our deposit back. My husband came home right after I did it with a dyson he had borrowed from work.... we went over the areas I had just done just to see if there was a difference. Couldn't beleive the amount of dirt that came up with the Dyson! Bought one the very next day for the new house!
Re: the carpet shampooing - that's why I hate it when husband uses our shampooer. He uses way too much soap, which makes the carpets get dirty even quicker (and why I convinced him to install laminate here)
I was told that every time you shampoo you should go over it a second time with a protector. There supposedly are cleaners and protectors in one, but I think separating the two applications make more sense.
If you notice, right after the first time you shampoo your carpets they get dirty very quickly - that's because you've lifted the factory protection off.
I'm not advertising that company. You can probably google carpet protection and get other firms.
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