Pergo Flooring?

[TML]

So would I be making a grave mistake using the new pergo flooring on the market? Anyone had luck? Are their static problems? Does it sound like crap or are reflections basically releections? I'm thining of putting it over a slab.
Tim

[AdAudioInc]

I have it in my room. No real problems. It looks nice, is cheap, saves overhead space compared to putting hardwood down, and floats itself, a little, on foam - good solution.

[PoorGlory]

Nothing wrong with Pergo, except you really need to make sure the slab is level. If it's the basement level, I highly recommend installing a subfloor first, like Dri-Core. It'll help with both insulation from the cold, and floats the floor somewhat. I actually installed Dri-core in my basement studio and really dug the look of it, so I kept it bare.

But with Pergo, nothing looks worse than when it's poorly installed. So if you're doing it yourself, don't take any shortcuts.

[FFTT]

Pergo looks great. but I'm not so sure I would use it where equipment is being
dragged across the floors.

[octatonic]

+1 and +100 on making the floor level.

I had one area of my room where I tried to level it with layers of underlay- it doesn't really work.

Aside from that mini-fkup my floor is great- cheap(ish), looks fine and took me 2 days to do with no prior experience.
Make sure you buy enough to do the whole floor + 20% to spare.
Make sure you have a tablesaw to cut the excess away.
I started with a handsaw and after about 2 hours went and bought one.

[river]

There's an aftermarket heavy duty foam for acoustic damping that works very well. My control room floor is like Pergo, on top of existing hardwood with a 5' crawlspace below, it has done a great job of decoupling and preventing low end stuff from invading the area. I got the foam at Lowe's, it's hospital green.

[Killahurts]

Originally Posted by river

There's an aftermarket heavy duty foam for acoustic damping that works very well. My control room floor is like Pergo, on top of existing hardwood with a 5' crawlspace below, it has done a great job of decoupling and preventing low end stuff from invading the area. I got the foam at Lowe's, it's hospital green.

Yes, this is a must!!!

In my last studio, I didn't do this, and I can tell you that Pergo vibrates at 124 Hz. -

Yeah, it had to be fixed.

Also, I did have static problems in the winter with that floor. Somebody told me that I should have run some flat conductive ribbons of some sort underneath the Pergo, connected to a ground, but I don't know if that would actually work or not (seems feasible though).

[Ethan Winer]

Originally Posted by TML

Does it sound like crap or are reflections basically releections?

Yes, it's fine. For the most part reflections are reflections. Sheet rock absorbs the extreme highs a little more than wood because paper and paint are softer. And ceramic tiles and glass reflect the extreme highs a little more than wood. But the difference in reflectivity between different wood types is insignificant.

--Ethan

[balanceman]

shock city in my place.
I used anderson laminate flooring. the static is crazy! you can't walk two steps sometimes without zapping yourself.
I did go for the fancy underlayment though.
it is called wilmat made by Wilson flooring
Wilsonart.com: Welcome!

[SoundsUnreal]

Good stuff...but if it gets chipped or a corner busts, it can be a real problem. It just seems to fall apart. Then you have to try and cut that piece out, etc.

Have a good metal blade to cut it, as well. A wood blade won't do....

[sethmeister]

I installed laminate in my space and have observed a huge increase in static electricity.

Anyone have suggestions for dealing with it?

[NLP]

This is typicaly, buy a better slippers

[Eganmedia]

I looked at hardwood, parquet, and Pergo when I was building my studio. After weighing the costs/benifits, I went with a stained concrete slab instead.

Check out
Kemiko Stone Tone Concrete Floor Stain

Or check out the link to my website in my sig file and navigate to the Music page. I've had it for almost 7 years now and it still looks great. You can repair major dings easily and it wears...well... like concrete. It also happens to sound great in conjunction with the other room treatments. There are other examples of studios with the same floor at FM Design Ltd : Architectural & Acoustic Design and Consulting

[sethmeister]

Originally Posted by NLP

This is typicaly, buy a better slippers

, actually switched to only wearing sneakers with rubber soles and it's still a problem..