Installation Instructions

ECODOMO Leather and Cork
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
BEFORE YOU START:
 Calculate floor area and add 5% of material to allow for custom
cutting.
 Acclimate the closed packages in the room, 24 hours prior to
installation. Put the packs in the middle of the room.
 Do not open packages until you are ready to start installation.
 Inspect each plank before installation. If you find any defects do
not use it and contact your supplier immediately.
 Read these instructions in its entirety.
IMPORTANT
Leather and Cork are natural materials. Expect some color and
shade variation between planks. Always work from several boxes at
the same time and shuffle planks for the best visual appearance.
Protect flooring from direct sunlight, to reduce fading!
All natural materials will change in color/shade with exposure to
light.
JOB SITE PREPARATION
Remove existing carpet, baseboards, quarter-rounds and
thresholds and undercut door jams, using a piece of flooring
material as a guide. Repair all defects in the sub-floor.
Check that:
 The doors can still open and close after installing the floor.
(minimum 3/8” clearance)
 The door frames may need to be adapted to install the floor
under them.
 For aesthetic appearance we suggest that you dry lay the
material across the width of the room to insure that the pieces of
the last row are no less than 4'' wide.
 For a pattern or design in flooring we recommend you find the
center of the room and measure out to build the pattern.
SUB-FLOORS
Repair any defects in sub-floor. All sub-floors have to be clean, firm,
flat (within 3/16'' in 10 ft), dry (3% moisture on concrete, 10% or
less on plywood) and smooth. You can lay the planks over any solid
and stable sub-floor material, including plywood, chipboard, old
non-creaking flooring boards, hardwood flooring, concrete slabs,
PVC or most ceramic tile (avoid heavily embossed tile).
In all installations, first cover sub-floor with 6-mil poly, overlap
edges by 12'', duct-tape seems and run up 4'' on each wall.
ECODOMO Leather and Cork Flooring already have a built-in a
cork underlayment so no additional foam pad is required.
FLOOR LAYOUT
The floor should be installed from several cartons at the same time
to ensure color and shade mix. If possible, lay the planks parallel
with the incidence of light. The ideal environment is a temperature
of 60-70°F and relative humidity of 40-60%. The floor will be
stronger and more stable if you lay it so the joints are staggered by
at least 12".
Staggered or irregular joints lead to less waste and improve overall
appearance. Expansion spacers (part of your installation kit) must
be used on all walls. Installing expansion spacers on all four walls
will ensure proper expansion space has been allowed. The spacers
will be removed after the flooring installation has been completed.
This expansion space (minimum 3/8”), will be covered by
baseboards and/or quarter round.
TOOLS
Never hit the planks directly with your
hammer. Always use the recommended
installation kit (10mm – 3/8” spacers, pull
bar, tapping block) plus:
• Hammer (1 lb)
• Saw (fine-toothed hand saw,
jig saw or cross-cut saw)
• Tape Measure
• Pencil
INSTRUCTIONS:
ECODOMO Leather and Cork
are floating floors that feature a
glue-less interlocking, tongue-
and-groove, system. The floor
can be assembled together by
angling or tapping the planks
together. DO NOT USE GLUE!
Always use the tapping block
provided in the installation kit.
 Floating floors must be able to expand or contract on ALL sides.
 A minimum 3/8'' expansion gap MUST BE provided at all walls.
The same must also be provided around pipes, at thresholds,
and at doorways.
 Expansion gaps are covered by a molding that is not fixed to the
leather or cork floor but to the wall.
 ECODOMO Leather and Cork Flooring can be installed in any
direction, depending on incoming natural light or the final look
you are trying to achieve, but the planks are normally installed in
the same direction as the longest wall (less cuts will be needed).
 In areas longer or wider than 30 feet an expansion T-mould
must be used.
1) THE FIRST ROWS
 Start installing the floor on
the right side corner of the
room. Always remember
that the easiest way to
install the floor is by
clicking the tongue (A) into
the groove (B).
 Saw off the tongue of the first plank to
be installed, both on the short as well
as the long edge. For all other first-row
planks cut off the tongue on the long
side (Photo I).
 Install the first plank on the right-hand
corner of the room. Leave a minimum
spacing of 3/8'' from the wall, using the
spacers provided in the installation kit.