How do you install Pergo? And need tips on painting interior

[Miscue]

I'm a noob with this stuff. I need to figure out how to A: Remove existing base boards. B: Put in Pergo. C: Also put in tile/carpet and remove old stuff. Anyone know how? I've read stuff online, but I can't find the whole story. I guess for the base boards you're supposed to drill a hole in it, then screw in something to yank it out... anyway I can damage something during this?

Also, I'm going to repaint all the interior. How do you prepare dryboard that's been painted already?

[Bad_Dog]

ooooOoooOooo... Pergo..... (a sawblades worst enemy )

what type of floor are you replacing? does the room have base? door jams? vents?

does the room have more than one layer of existing flooring to be replaced? (hopefully it does) is the thickness of your selected Pergo the same thickness as the floor being replaced?

Pergo is fairly easy to install if you have the proper tools and get everything prepared right.

[ZAust]

as for painting the interior, really all you need is a good interior water-based primer to go on before the paint. check out h2Oil primer at the local hardware store.

[1stdeadeye]

Hire someone?

[Steelrat]

I just hired someone to put mine in. It wasn't that much extra, and he was able to do a much better job than I could have.

[PyRo]

Ok, i'm not 100% sure what baseboard is but i'm guessing the modling around the bottom of the wall.

Baseboard removal is easy, just use a hammer and a flatbar. Go to the corner and tap the flat bar down behind the molding and gently pry it out, you might have to move the bar to the right or left, the closer to the nail you get the less your chances of breaking it are. Then just move down the line, hold the part you already have out away from the wall a bit so you can find where the next nail is, put the bar ontop of or next to the nail and pry it out gently. That is assuming you plan on reusing it, I would just go for new stuff in which case just have at it with the hammer and bar. You might damage the sheet rock or molding (if you are using it again) a little bit, but your painting any way so its nothing a little spackle won't fix. This drill technique is news to me and sounds like more trouble than its worth.

As far as paint goes don't cheap out on the paint, and find out how to do it right. This is what happend when my mother let her friend paint the ceiling for her despite my protests.

And my percision baseboard removal tools (which were actually alreay out )

[Miscue]

ooooOoooOooo... Pergo..... (a sawblades worst enemy )

what type of floor are you replacing? does the room have base? door jams? vents?

does the room have more than one layer of existing flooring to be replaced? (hopefully it does) is the thickness of your selected Pergo the same thickness as the floor being replaced?

Pergo is fairly easy to install if you have the proper tools and get everything prepared right.

Going to rip out the existing carpet. Nothing on the floor - it's just cement.

I'm thinking of picking up a miter saw to cut it.

[Steelrat]

You need a miter saw to do it. The guy who installed mine was using one like crazy.

[Miscue]

You need a miter saw to do it. The guy who installed mine was using one like crazy.

Yeah, but I don't think it's worth buying one - I might just rent one or something. I don't know how often I would actually use it afterwards.

[PyRo]

Its a bunch of work but this may be the thing for your cuts.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...714126109&rd=1

Or borrow one, you must know someone you can get one from.

[teufelhunden]

To paint the walls, I'm going to echo the primer and paint. Might wanna use a couple coats of the topcoat, as with any application. Also, make sure any dings/dents/scratches/holes/etc. are plastered and then sanded/dry sanded [wet rag..] to get a nice flat finish.

[Bad_Dog]

Yeah, but I don't think it's worth buying one - I might just rent one or something. I don't know how often I would actually use it afterwards.

make sure you get an extra blade for whatever saw you use... Pergo will dull a saw blade fairly quickly... The first time I worked with the stuff I had my fine tooth blade in the miter box... four cuts and the blade was garbage...