Installation Guide

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InstallationInstructions5/16"(8mm)SolidStrip&PlankFlooringStapleDownandGlue
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ProductInformation
R ECOMMENDEDADHESIVES:ArmstrongEqualizer™urethaneadhesive
R ECOMMENDEDMOISTURERETARDANT:BruceVaporLock™moistureretardantbarrier(staple
downapplications);ArmstrongS135VapArrest™
ProfessionalMoistureRetardantSystem(gluedownapplications)
R ECOMMENDEDADHESIVEREMOVER:LowOdorMineralSpirits
R ECOMMENDEDCLEANER:BruceHardwood&LaminateFloorCleaner
R ECOMMENDEDADHESIVES:ArmstrongEqualizerUrethaneAdhesive,ArmstrongSummitAllInOne
Adhesive
R ECOMMENDEDMOISTURERETARDANT:Clearpolysheathing(stapledownapplications);
ArmstrongS135VapArrestProfessionalMoistureRetardantSystem(gluedownapplications)
R ECOMMENDEDADHESIVEREMOVER:LowOdorMineralSpirits
R ECOMMENDEDCLEANER:ArmstrongHardwood&LaminateFloorCleaner
GeneralInformation
Owner/InstallerResponsibility
Beautifulhardwoodfloorsareaproductofnatureandtherefore,notperfect.Ourhardwoodfloorsare
manufacturedinaccordancewithacceptedindustrystandards,whichpermitgradingdeficienciesnotto
exceed5%.Thesegradingdeficienciesmaybeofamanufacturingornaturaltype.Whenflooringis
ordered,5%mustbeaddedtotheactualsquarefootageneededforcuttingandgradingallowance(10%
fordiagonalinstallations).
Theowner/installerassumesallresponsibilityforfinalinspectionofproductquality.Inspection
ofallflooringshouldbedonepriortoinstallation.Carefullyexamineflooringforcolor,finishand
qualitybeforeinstallingit.Ifmaterialisnotacceptable,donotinstallit.Contacttheseller
immediately.
Priortoinstallationofanyhardwoodflooringproduct,theowner/installermustdeterminethat
thejobsiteenvironmentandthesubsurfacesinvolvedmeetorexceedallapplicable
standards.Recommendationsoftheconstructionandmaterialsindustries,aswellaslocal
codes,mustbefollowed.Theseinstructionsrecommendthattheconstructionandsubfloorbe
clean,dry,stiff,structurallysoundandflat.Themanufacturerdeclinesanyresponsibilityforjob
failureresultingfromorassociatedwithsubfloorandsubstratesorjobsiteenvironmental
deficiencies.
Priortoinstallation,theowner/installerhasfinalinspectionresponsibilityastograde,
manufactureandfactoryfinish.Theinstallermustusereasonableselectivityandholdoutorcut
offpieceswithdeficiencies,whateverthecause.Shouldanindividualpiecebedoubtfulasto
grade,manufactureorfactoryfinish,theinstallershouldnotusethepiece.
Useofstain,fillerorputtystickfortouchupandappropriateproductsforcorrectingsubfloor
voidsisacceptedaspartofnormalinstallationprocedures.
Precautions
ProductInformation
GeneralInform ation
Precautions