I got a video tape at Home Despot that shows how to install Pergo (yes,
this will happen to you too). For the uninitiate, Pergo is a laminate
floor covering. It is from Sweden, and is manufactured in metric units.
The video does mention metric units, such as "start 8 inches, or 20
centimeters, from the wall." For much of the show, it uses inches only,
and the measuring tape they show is in feet-and-inches (of course, the
bottle of glue says ".5 l", and the spacers say "20 mm").
The thing that made me laugh out loud was this: at one point on the tape
they are telling you how to estimate how many planks you will need to
span the room. For the example room, the calculations are
_______
7+7/8" )14' 9"
or
_________
20 cm ) 450 cm
I almost expected them to give two project times, one if you use metric
and another if you use colonial units.
The website stinks: they have a project planner, but you enter the
dimensions in ft and sqft. There doesn't seem to be a metric option
(seems stupid for a metric dimensioned product).
Mike
Laurel, MD
