"Floating" floor.. refers to how the new flooring is put down. A "floating" floor, is glued, (or in some cases, snapped) together, without nailing, or glueing it to the floor underneath. The pieces are glued together, not to the floor below. So.. the whole thing 'floats' on top of the original floor…it is not 'nailed down', or 'glued down'.

YES!! you can do this! As long as your parquet floor is fairly level (no large humps, etc) you will have no trouble at all. If you buy the kind of laminate flooring that snaps together, you wont even need glue. If you do use the type that glues together, simply keep a damp rag handy, to wipe up any excess glue that squeezes up out of the joint.

You want to leave a small gap, around the outer walls, which you can cover with trim…this allows for the seasonal expansion of the laminated floor. (note, when nailing the trim in place, nail it to the wall, not the floor )

One of the answers above mentioned a foam backing on the new product…. some laminated flooring does come with a foam backing already on it. Tho, it is more common to see the type without a backing. You DO need to get a backing, to put down, if the new product comes without it. It comes in rolls, not too wide, and easy to handle… just roll it out on your old floor, and tape the seams together (duct tape works well) This foam, or in some cases, felt, backing allows the 'floating' floor, to expand and contract seasonally, more easily. It also helps eliminate some squeeks of the new product rubbing against the old.

This is a project that can be done by yourself, if you have a miter saw, to cut the pieces to length….if you feel the slightest discomfort about doing the project yourself, talk to the store you are buying the new flooring from, most will arrange for installation.
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I will "guestimate" that this has a foam backing, right?

If so, you CAN put it down on pergo flooring, but, DONT GLUE IT! Run it down to the edge of the floor and put your "quarter round" over it, like you did your pergo flooring.

(The reason for not glueing, is your pergo is "floating" and it needs to "move". It contracts and expands with the heat and cold, and if you "glue" your linoleum down, it cant do that and may buckle!).

Run it too the edge like you have the pergo and tuck it under the molding, and it should be fine. Also, check the door, to make sure it will be able to get it under the door with out cutting the door up.

I wish you well…

Jesse
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