Use and Care Manual

2. Start by measuring the room and determining the starting point
in the room. It is recommended to install the material
perpendicular to the incoming light from the main window. This
will help minimize the appearance of the seams throughout the
room.
3. Lay out several pieces with the groove side facing right.
4. To ensure that all pieces are clicked together at exact 90° angles,
install a temporary piece along the front wall (parallel with the
material). Click the tongue of the rst piece into the groove of
the temporary piece, allowing the temporary piece to sit halfway
on the rst piece. See Figure 2. The temporary piece in the gure
is the top piece.
NOTE: The pieces must be perfectly aligned with one
another. Any variation in alignment from piece to piece can
create gaps between one row and the next.
5. Place the tongue of the second piece into the groove of the
temporary board at a 45° angle. See Figure 3.
6. Slide it gently to the left. Lower it into the groove of the rst
piece and press it into place. You should hear a clicking sound
when it locks into place.
7. Move the temporary board so it now sits halfway on the second
piece. See Figure 4.
8. Continue these steps until the end of the row.
9. Before laying the nal piece, remove the temporary board and
place spacers that are 3/8” wide along the length of the front wall
as well as the left side wall.
10. Slide the entire rst row so it is touching the spacers. Measure
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the distance from the edge of the last piece to the wall. Subtract
3/8” and cut the nal piece to t. Be sure to cut the piece so that
the cut edge will be touching the wall when it’s installed.
NOTE: If using a hand saw, the Marmoleum® side must be
facing upwards. If using a power saw, the direction of the blade must cut into
the Marmoleum® side of the board
(Marmoleum® side facing downwards).
11. Move the row away from the wall and with the use of a temporary board,
install the nal piece to the row.
12. Carefully slide the row back to the wall and place a 3/8” spacer at the right
side wall.
13. When installing Marmoleum® Click Cinch Loc panels, the joints of these
pieces must be staggered a minimum of 12”. It may be
necessary to cut the rst piece of the row to create this stagger. This same
stagger can be created by mixing both panels and squares throughout the
installation. Marmoleum® Click Cinch Loc squares can be installed with all 4
corners touching, or in a checkerboard pattern.
14. Start installing the second row to the rst row as outlined above in Steps
5 – 7. The rst row is used in place of the temporary piece.
15. The remainder of the room is installed following these steps. If there are
any other xed objects in the room, such as cabinets, pipes, etc., it is important
to leave a minimum of 3/8” spacer where the ooring meets these objects.
16. For the nal row, be sure to leave a minimum of 3/8” spacer at all walls. The
bottom groove that will be against the wall can be sawed o if necessary.
17. For areas where there are door moldings or other obstructions that the
material must slide under, remove the groove
from the previous row. Then, instead of clicking the nal row into place, it will
be slid into place. These areas must be secured using wood glue where the
tongue and groove would meet.
18. After the nal row is in place, molding, such as a quarter round, is installed
to cover the expansion perimeter around the room.
19. If for any reason you need to disassemble the oor, gently remove the nal
row and take the pieces apart starting from the last board on the right.
20. The oor can be walked on immediately after installation.