Solid Hardwood, Engineered and Laminate Flooring - additional sub floor question
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doityourself
08-28-01, 06:24 PM
Hello again,
Want to install some Pergo Presto Laminate. Ripped up carpet and padding and found tiles underneath. Verified tiles did not contain asbestos. Ripped them up. Applied Sentinel 747 Tile and Wood Adhesive Remover to remove the black mastic that held the tiles down. Then cleaned the floor with Sentinel 810 Floor Prep and Vinyl Cleaner per instructions. Did this last Sunday. The room stinks to high heaven (its Tuesday nite)! Would like to install the Pergo next weekend. Have the AC on to dry the room out and a fan running 24x7 with the windows opened a crack to aid ventilation. Questions:
1) Will the smell dissipate by this weekend on its own? If not, how can I get rid of it? Seal the subfloor? With what?
2) Have herd that laminate planks should be laid down parallel to longest wall, to run perpendicular with joists, but also that planks should be laid with short side towards incoming light source to minimize appearance of seams. Which of these should I follow? My subfloor is a .5" plywood subfloor under a .25" Laun underlayment that has been smoothed out with Henry 547 Universal Underlayment. Would go back and research, but my wife has recently given birth to our first child and don’t have the time.
thanks- Chris
Want to install some Pergo Presto Laminate. Ripped up carpet and padding and found tiles underneath. Verified tiles did not contain asbestos. Ripped them up. Applied Sentinel 747 Tile and Wood Adhesive Remover to remove the black mastic that held the tiles down. Then cleaned the floor with Sentinel 810 Floor Prep and Vinyl Cleaner per instructions. Did this last Sunday. The room stinks to high heaven (its Tuesday nite)! Would like to install the Pergo next weekend. Have the AC on to dry the room out and a fan running 24x7 with the windows opened a crack to aid ventilation. Questions:
1) Will the smell dissipate by this weekend on its own? If not, how can I get rid of it? Seal the subfloor? With what?
2) Have herd that laminate planks should be laid down parallel to longest wall, to run perpendicular with joists, but also that planks should be laid with short side towards incoming light source to minimize appearance of seams. Which of these should I follow? My subfloor is a .5" plywood subfloor under a .25" Laun underlayment that has been smoothed out with Henry 547 Universal Underlayment. Would go back and research, but my wife has recently given birth to our first child and don’t have the time.
thanks- Chris
twelvepole
08-28-01, 09:45 PM
Geez, you've gone to a lot of work. The Pergo would have gone just fine over the tile if it was level and smooth. Now, the smell! And, there is a newborn in the house. Whoa! Is there a relative nearby where you and your family can go stay until the smell gets out of the house. It will take open windows and fans blowing for several days probably get rid of that odor. Once you do and you close the windows and get the AC back on to bring the humidity and temperature back down to normal, your Pergo product should acclimate in the house for at least 4-5 days to adjust to the temperature and humidity levels in your home before you begin the installation. Most folks I know start laying parallel to the longest wall/perpendicular to the joists. Best regards.
doityourself
08-30-01, 09:29 AM
Just got off the phone with the company that makes the mastic stripper I used to clean the subfloor with.
They think that the lingering odor is due to some of the stripper being trapped around the perimeter of the room, where the drywall meets the floor.
They suggest cleaning that area again very thoroughly to speed up the removal of the odor.
If I take no action, they say the solvent will dissipate on its own, it will just take longer.
Thought I'd pass it along,
chris
They think that the lingering odor is due to some of the stripper being trapped around the perimeter of the room, where the drywall meets the floor.
They suggest cleaning that area again very thoroughly to speed up the removal of the odor.
If I take no action, they say the solvent will dissipate on its own, it will just take longer.
Thought I'd pass it along,
chris