Flooring – the weight limit on pergo flooring

flooring

We currently have pergo installed in our kitchen/dining room and have had it for a number of years – no complaints. We are now faced with the issue of pulling up carpet in the living room/hall as it has met its life cycle. We live in a mobile home and the carpet apparently was not installed properly when we had it done as it buckled and looks terrible and we have had to live with it for too long. I don't want carpeting again if this is going to happen again. We were thinking of pergo but have furniture that is very heavy and want to know what kind of weight pergo will withstand. Any ideas?

Best Answer

It can basically take any amount of weight. Well I am sure there might be a theoretical limit but nothing you are going to possibly have will effect it. The key is to allow for some minor expansion gaps on your out walls and to never nail/screw/whatever anything into the flooring.

You have to make sure that no cabinets, shelves, or anything else that is anchored to the floor. Other than that you are good to go in a mobile home. The only issues I have seen with Pergo is when people screw down an island on top of it or very large rooms - 20 feet plus squared.