Installation Guide

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Step 3

• Install the product from left to right, across the room.

• Place the floor panel with the locking groove facing the room.

• Ensure there is expansion gaps. Between floorand the wall and all vertical fixtures during installation.

Step 4

• Place the short side tongue of the next floor panel at an angle into the short side groove of the first one and fold

down.

• Continue with the next floor panels in the same way.

Step 5

• Place the final floor panel face up, locking groove long side towards the wall, and the short end tongue posi-

tioned 5/16 to 3/8 inch (about 5 mm) from the wall.

• Mark the place where the floor panel is to be cut.

• Make a cut in the floor panel on the decor side with a utility knife. Use the snap method to break the unneeded

part off. If it does not break cleanly, use the power saw with plastic cutting blade.

Step 6

• Stagger the end joints between rows at a minimum 12 inches.

• If you can, use the cut piece of floor panel from the previous row. If not suitable, take a new floor panel and cut

it in half.

• Place the floor panel at a low angle and insert the long side tongue into the locking groove of the floor panel in

the previous row.

• Fold the floor panel gently down.

Step 7

• Place the short end tongue of the next floor panel at an angle against the previously installed floor panel and

fold gently down.

• Ensure that the long side tongue is positioned on the locking strip of the previous row.

Step 8

• Using gentle force and at an angle, gradually, from left to right, push the long side tongue into the locking groove

of the previous row.

• You may need to lift the floor panel to the left of it slightly to allow for the ‘sliding action’.

• Complete the whole row in the same way.