Installation Sheet

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SolidTech Flooring—Floating Installation Instructions
Inspect the final surface of the installed floor. Install base molding to the wall. Never attach the
base to the floor itself. In places where profiles or base cannot be installed, fill the expansion
gaps with silicone.
When the new flooring meets a threshold or a doorway, we recommend undercutting the door
jamb. To secure the right cut, turn a plank upside down and place it on the floor up to the door
frame. Then place a handsaw flat against the plank and simply cut through the frame. Remove
the cut out and vacuum away debris. You can now secure the plank on the long side at the
side of the door jamb. Use an installation tool pull bar to securely join the long and short joints.
If it is difficult to tilt the planks (e.g. under radiators), use a pull bar installation tool to pull the
planks together.
In rows where there is a pipe, make sure the pipe falls exactly in line with the short side of two
planks. Take a drill bit with the same diameter as the pipe plus 1/2 inch (10 mm). Click the
planks together on the short side and drill a hole centered on the joint between the two planks.
Then install the planks.
For a double pipe, drill a hole at each of the marked points that is equivalent to the diameter of
the pipes plus 1/2 inch (10 mm). If located on the long side of the plank, make a 45° cut from
each hole to the edge of the plank.
Then, using an appropriate glue along the cut edges of the piece you cut out, glue the piece in
place. Be sure no glue comes between the cut out piece and the subfloor.
3. FINISHING
You may walk on your new Quick·Step
®
Luxury Vinyl Floor immediately after installation.
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For technical assistance, please contact your ooring dealer or Quick·Step® Technical Services by calling 888-387-9882, opon 1.
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Inspect the nal surface of the installed oor. Install base molding to the wall. Never attach the
base to the floor itself. In places where profiles or base cannot be installed, fill the expansion space
with silicone.
When the new ooring meets a threshold or a doorway, we recommend undercutting the door
jamb. To secure the right cut, turn a plank upside down and place it on the oor up to the door
frame. Then place a handsaw at against the plank and simply cut through the frame. Remove the
cut out and vacuum away debris. You can now secure the plank on the long side at the side of the
door jamb. Use an installation tool pull bar to securely join the long and short joints.
If it is difcult to tilt the planks (e.g. under radiators), use a pull bar installation tool to pull the
planks together.
In rows where there is a pipe, make sure the pipe falls exactly in line with the short side of two
planks. Take a drill bit with the same diameter as the pipe plus 1/2 inch (10 mm). Click the planks
together on the short side and drill a hole centered on the joint between the two planks. Then
install the planks.
For a double pipe, drill a hole at each of the marked points that is equivalent to the diameter of the
pipes plus 1/2 inch (10 mm). If located on the long side of the plank, make a 45° cut from each
hole to the edge of the plank.
Then, using an appropriate glue along the cut edges of the piece you cut out, glue the piece in
place. Be sure no glue comes between the cut out piece and the suboor.
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3. FINISHING
You may walk on your new Mohawk
®
SolidTech Floor immediately after installation.
For technical assistance, please contact your flooring dealer or Mohawk® Technical Services by calling 888-387-9881, option 3.