Instructions / Assembly

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Revised 11/27/17
Malibu Wide Plank Wall Installation
Instructions
INSTALLATION TOOLS
For all installation methods:
• Tape measure
• Tapping block (trimmed piece of flooring)
• Pencil
• Pry bar or pull bar
• Chalk line
• Crosscut power saw
• Air stapler/nailer compatible with profile of the flooring material
• 1 ½” – 2” nail, cleat, or staple that is compatible with the profile of the flooring material
• Air compressor
• Construction mastic for glue installation
GLUE INSTALLATION
If walls are in moderately good condition,
construction mastic is usually the easiest, fastest
way to install hard wood planks over drywall,
plaster, hardboard – even old paneling. To apply,
follow the adhesive manufacturer’s directions.
To help tighten joints while gluing, tack through
tongue into drywall or plaster every two to three feet.
Use small nails to hold planks in place until mastic
sets.
NAIL INSTALLATION
NOTE: If installing in a horizontal or diagonal
orientation, planks can be nailed directly on to wall
with wood stud framing as long as nails are placed
in studs. Planks installed in a vertical orientation will
require furring strips be nailed to the wall.
Match end joints and
nail over furring strips
1 x 4 Furring
Strips
36” Maximum
18” Minimum
Figure 1
Nail 1 x 4 furring strips to the wall
with a maximum spread of 36” or a
minimum spread of 18”. If installing
planks vertically to the wall the
furring strips must be nailed
horizontally across wall (Figure 1).
If installing planks horizontally to
the wall, the furring strips must be
nailed vertically across wall.
Figure 2
FURRING STRIP
NAILS