Installation Instructions

INSTALLING PLANKS
LAYING THE FIRST THREE ROWS
1. Remove wood moldings around the perimeter of the floor.
2. Lay the long dimension of the planks parallel lo the long dimensions of the room.
3. It is important to plan your layout to avoid an unbalanced installation with narrow plank widths or short
end lengths at the walls. Always plan your layout to prevent having less than a half plank width at the
side walls and no less than 12" lengths at the end walls.
4. Measure the width of the room at the front, middle and back and divide the widths of each
measurement by the width of a plank. If the remainder is less than half the plank width, then the planks
on your starter row should be narrowed to make the last row approximately half the width of the plank.
The width of the last plank should be approximately the same width as the first plank.
Please note: This may also be figured out by laying down loose planks across the width of the
room without securing them to each other and making the necessary adjustments.
5. Same for the length. Measure the length of the room at left wall and divide by the length of a plank. If
the remainder is less than 12", then you need to cut the first plank down to make the remainder 12" or
longer.
6. Begin installing the first row of planks along the left side wall from the left front corner with the tongue
side facing the wall. Lay down your first plank, then insert the tongue end of the second plank into the
groove end of the first plank at an angle of approximately 20 degrees and push down. You should feel the
planks lock together. It is very important that the planks line up perfectly, the joints are tight and do not pull
apart, and the seams are tight without any gaps. Put 1/8" spacers along the walls to maintain a 1/8"
expansion zone between the wall and the planks. Spaces should be approximately 20" apart.
CUTTING THE LAST PLANK IN THE FIRST ROW
Mark the last plank, score it with a straight edge and utility knife, & break it at your scoring line.
IMPORTANT: This product is manufactured with a fiberglass layer which adds dimensional
stability to each plank, minimizing expansion, contraction and curling. When you score the
planks, cut cleanly through the fiberglass layer before breaking the plank.
Always stagger the end joints in a random manner by at least 6” from row to row, and always
avoid the clustering of end joints. If the layout of the room permits you may use the cut piece
from the end of first row to start the next row.
INSTALLING THE FIRST AND SECOND PLANK OF THE SECOND ROW
 Insert the tongue on the side of the first plank of the second row into the groove of the first plank in the
first row at an angle of approximately 20 degrees. With lightly applied pressure, click the tongue into the
groove. Make sure the seams are tight with no separations or gaps.
 Interlock the end of the second plank with end of the first plank, leaving the second plank long side
tongue just over the first row plank groove. Then at a very low angle, slide/push the lengths together.
Check to make sure there are no gaps in the end or long side seams.
The seams must be tight with no separation at the ends or along the sides.