Pergo Pergitory
Added over 20 pic's just now, and created a new album for the pergo.
I'd post them here, but there's so many....just click the link and you'll see...we kick pergo ASS!
(I should specify, we installed Antique Amber Oak Pergo Prodigy, It has the backing installed already, and is tounge and grove).
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What is the best tool to cut the Pergo, especially the length wise cuts can it all be done with a circular saw or is a table saw a good idea or even a chop saw? By the way great blog.
Jim
Posted by: Jim | May 18, 2006 11:49 AM
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Not yet, we're actually just starting on the last room right as I type this.
Posted by: d | May 18, 2006 11:49 AM
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Jim,
This is gonna be long :)
We tried using a 7 1/2" 60tpi blade, but it chopped the hell out of the pergo. We also used a 10" 60 tpb carbide blade for the table saw, and that worked well, but the problem is tables saws are really geared towards straight cuts. And we learned something doing all this....no wall is straight. I swear to god there is no such thing as a perfectly straight wall...especially by the corner's.
In the end, the best tools was a jigsaw with at least a 20 tpi blade (I recommend sears craftsman blades, they seem to last longer). You'll go through a lot of blades, but they're not to expensive and to the best job. Best of all your not limited to straight cuts and can adapt much easier. Also, make sure you use masking tape on both sides of teh cut (1 1/2") to protect the pergo from the jigsaw's base.
Plus watching the pergo video is a must...
As for the T-moulding in the door way's I recommend it. It's expensive...I was only able to get two doorway's out of an 8' piece but they are sooooo worth it. Also helps because we wanted to switch the "run" of the pergo so they were contrasting. That way the run of the pergo seams could run with the length of the largest section of the rooms. For example, the hallway is narrow and long, so the pergo runs East/West, where as the rooms are more squarish, but their longest walls run North/South...so we put the pergo in North/South. Look's pretty good in my opinion.
Getting back to the t-molding, if you look at the pics you'll see the result. Just remember to fill the 1/4" gaps with 100% pure silicone caulk and your golden.
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Posted by: Dennis | May 18, 2006 11:49 AM
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Boy, what a nice job
so is the upstairs done?
Posted by: donna | May 18, 2006 11:49 AM
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I will be doing about 1700 square feet of pergo in a few days and I had a few questions:
Is a table saw neccessary or a good idea. Is a circular hand saw (a skill saw) all that is needed and what other tools did you that really helped with the job?
What was the best tool for the long cuts?
Are t-bars need between hallwasy and bedrooms or if the Pergo is flowing correctly can you just go into the bedroom without a tbar
Posted by: Jim | May 18, 2006 11:49 AM