Installation Guide

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Checkforatightfitbetweenalledgesandendsofeachplank.Endjointsofadjacentrows
shouldbestaggered6″(15cm)whenpossibletoensureamorefavorableoverallappearance
(Figure4).
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Figure#11
Itmaybenecessarytoaligntheproductwithacutoffpieceofscrapasshown(Figure11)Keep
scrapanglelowtoavoidedgedamage.
Toeliminateminorshiftingorgappingofproductduringinstallation,use3MScotchBlue2080
Tapetoholdtheplankstogether.Afterinstallationiscomplete,removeallthe3MScotchBlue
2080Tapefromthesurfaceofthenewlyinstalledflooring.Donotletthetaperemainonthe
flooringlongerthan24hours.Avoidtheuseofmaskingorducttape,whichleavesanadhesive
residueandmaydamagethefinish.
Ifnecessary,useweightstoflattenboardswithbows,untiladhesivecures,inordertoprevent
hollowspots.Boardsthatcannotbeflattenedshouldbecutinlengthtoreducethebowor
shouldnotbeused.
Besurenottospreadadhesivetoofaraheadofyourworkarea.(Figure10d)
Completetheinstallationusingthissametechniquefortheremainderofthefloor.
Avoidheavyfoottrafficonthefloorforatleast24hours.Liftthefurnitureorfixturesbackinto
placeafter24hours.
SpecialSituations
Noadditionalinformationforthisfield.
FinishingtheJob
C ompletetheInstallation
(A llInstallationMethods)
Removealltapeandcleanthefloorwiththerecommendedhardwoodflooringcleaner.
Installorreinstallanytransitionpieces,reducerstrips,Tmoldings,thresholds,basesand/or
quarterroundmoldingsthatmaybeneeded.Theseproductsareavailableprefinishedtoblend
withyourflooring(seebelow).Nailmoldingsintothewall,notthefloor.
Inspectthefloor,fillingallminorgapswiththeappropriateblendedfiller.
Iftheflooristobecovered,useabreathablematerialsuchascardboard.Donotcoverwith
plastic.
Leavewarrantyandfloorcareinformationwiththeowner.Advisethemoftheproductnameand
codenumberoftheflooringtheypurchased.
Topreventsurfacedamage,avoidrollingheavyfurnitureandappliancesonthefloor.Use
plywood,hardboard,orapplianceliftsifnecessary.Useprotectivecastors/castorcupsorfelt
padsonthelegsoffurnituretopreventdamagetotheflooring.
TRA NSITIONAND WALLMOLDINGS
R educerStrip:Ateardropshapedmoldingusedaroundfireplaces,doorways,asaroomdivider,orasa
SpecialSituations
FinishingtheJob