When my pergo arrived, I answered the door and the driver told me he had 900 pounds of flooring on 2 pallets, I have to admit, I panicked. Where was I going to put it?
He couldn't get it up on the sidewalk and to my front porch, nor was he allowed to break it down and help me carry it into my house. So, I pulled a car out of the garage so he could bring the pallets in. They were low and I managed to bring all 25 boxes @ 35 pounds a piece in my house and up the stairs...You're always stronger than you think you can be.
Working in the hall I learned several things about my house. Although the dramatic angles, lines and vaulted ceilings are impressive looking, they can be a pain for a DIY project. I decided to use Pergo flooring to match the downstairs floors (that came with the house) but sadly, the same color is no longer sold so I decided to go with Whitehall Pine since it goes nicely with the cream and white color scheme I already have in the main areas, not to mention looking pretty snazzy on the stair landings where I couldn't just paint white!
Since pergo is a floating floor you have to cut it to accommodate the tongue and groove space needed to interlock the boards and slide them together. In a nice rectangular area, this is no problem at all. If you have any funky angles, like I do - then you have to get creative.
This is how I'm learning to use a jigsaw like a professional!
once the hall was finally finished I also discovered that the walls are slightly wavy, needless to say this made trimming that last row tricky.
Phase 2, Hall Complete!
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