Installation Guide

ManualsBrandsFlooors by LTL ManualsFlooringTake Home Sample - Calista Oak Engineered Hardwood Flooring - 7-31/64 in. x 8 in.

Carefully read these instructions before you start

work. Check whether the floor panels are

undamaged and fault-free, since the guarantee only

applies to hidden defects

Important note: Place the

material in the room in which the

installation is to be done, without

opening the packing, and allow

it to acclimatise for at least 48

hours. The material should be

placed flat on the floor in the

horizontal position, at a distance

of at least 50 cm from the wall.

(see 1).

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

The only tools you need is a

Complaints concerning visible deviations will not be

entertained after floor panels have been installed. Ensure

good lighting when installing the floor.

SKIRTING BOARDS

You may remove the existing

skirting boards and

reinstall them after installation

(see 3).

To enable the floor to shrink and

expand freely under the skirting

boards, end-piece and transition

skirting boards should be fixed on

the walls. Flat skirting boards can be glued to the floor

panels. Because wood naturally expands when it gets wet

and shrinks when it is dry, you should always leave a (an

expansion) gap between the wall and your Solidfloor, which

gap is equal to the thickness of your floor panel. For that

reason, floors with a thickness of

15 mm require an expansion gap of 15 mm.

These expansion gaps can be created by using special

spacer blocks, which should be placed every 40 cm. This

expansion gap is also needed for possible columns,

heating pipes and other fixed objects in the room in which

the installation will be done. Remove the spacers after 24

hours and replace them by resilient cork or rubber blocks/

strips.

SUBFLOORS

Solidfloor panels can be installed on practically

any subfloor. This subfloor should, however, be

permanently dry, hard, flat, clean, and have adequate load-

bearing capacity. A floor is flat if there is less than 2 mm

height difference over a distance of

one continuous meter. Unevenness exceeding

2 mm/meter should be levelled out.

CONCRETE SUBFLOORS

A concrete floor should not contain

more than 2 % moisture (your

supplier can measure this for

you with a moisture meter). You

should install an underlayment on

top of this. A 3 mm underlayment

will be adequate from the

technical point of view (see 4).

You should also always install a moisture insulation foil (for

example building foil) underneath the subfloor. Joints

should be thoroughly sealed. The foil should extend behind

and up the full height of the skirting board.

> 0,2mm > 2mm

hammer, a fine-toothed (hand or > 1/16”

jig)saw, a folding ruler, a pencil,

a tensioning wire (cord) along

the length of the room, and an

installation set that consists of a

stop block, a stop iron and spacer

blocks. Wood glue for a floating

floor. Glue and a glue comb to glue the floor (consult your

supplier) (see 2).

STORAGE

The room in which you will be installing the floor panels

should be dry. The floor panels should be installed at a

room temperature of at least 16

°C. The relative air humidity in the room, to be measured

using a hygrometer, should not be less than 40 % and not

exceed 65 %. The humidity should also remain within these

limits during and after the installation. When the level of air

humidity is too high you should ensure that there is

sufficient air circulation and add humidity to the air with the

help of a humidifier during long dry periods, i.e. the heating

season. If the floor panels are going to be stored (in the

packing) for long periods of time, such storage should

always be at room temperature. The storage space should

have an average relative humidity not exceeding 65 %. The

floor panels should not be stored in a room with a high

level of humidity.

BEFORE STARTING INSTALLATION

Your flooring has been manufactured with the best possible

care. However, we would still advise you

to check the floor panels for visible deviations such as

damage, extreme color differences and shape

or dimensional deviations, if these are not in accordance

with the specification. Contact your dealer for the correct

specifications of your floor.

Flooors by LTL - www.ltlhomeproducts.com

INSTALLATION

INSTRUCTIONS

Summary of content (4 pages)

PAGE 1
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Carefully read these instructions before you start work. Check whether the floor panels are undamaged and fault-free, since the guarantee only applies to hidden defects Important note: Place the material in the room in which the installation is to be done, without opening the packing, and allow it to acclimatise for at least 48 hours. The material should be placed flat on the floor in the horizontal position, at a distance of at least 50 cm from the wall. (see 1).
PAGE 2
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS WOODEN SUBFLOORS The wood moisture content of a wooden subfloor should not exceed 14 %. Your supplier can carry out the required measurements using an wood humidity meter. You must first check the floor for loose parts and tighten the same in place (see 5). You may level the floor by sanding it down or installing a chipboard sheet. The wooden subfloor should have an underlayment.
PAGE 3
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Now make the required markings and cut with the saw. Also keep in mind the prescribed expansion joint (see 18). If it is Now place the second floor panel, and so on, until the installation of the first row of floor panels is completed. Now check whether the first row is fully straight by tensioning a rope along the length (see 11). After the third row has been laid, check again if the floor is level. 11 3.
PAGE 4
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS After the epoxy resin and/or the primer has dried up, the floors can be glued. The glue must be used in accordance with the instructions of the glue supplier. The glue must be applied with the right glue comb. Do not apply glue to too big of a floor surface but apply plank by plank or, if necessary, row by row to prevent the glue from hardening.