Full Product Manual

WPC Flooring – Installation and Maintenance
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§ Concrete Slab
§ Existing wood flooring
§ Ceramic tile
§ Resilient tile and sheet vinyl
All subfloors must be:
§ Dry
§ Structurally Sound
§ Clean: thoroughly swept and free of debris
§ Level: flat to 4.7mm (3/16”) per 3.3m (10-ft) radius
Wood subfloors must be dry and well secured. Nail or screw every 6” along joists to avoid squeaking. If the subfloor is not
level, sand down the higher sections and fill lower sections with a Portland Based leveling patch.
Concrete subfloors must be fully cured, at least 60 days old, and have a minimum 6mm polyfilm between the concrete and
the ground. The subfloor should be flat and level within 3/16 inch per 10 foot radius. If necessary, grind down the higher
sections and level the low sections with a Portland leveling compound.
Ceramic Tile, resilient tile, and sheet vinyl must be clean, level, in good condition, and well-bonded to the subfloor. Do not
sand existing vinyl floors as they may contain asbestos.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
TOOLS REQUIRED (for all installation methods)
§ Tape measure
§ Tapping block (typically a trimmed piece of flooring)
§ Pencil
§ Pry bar or pull bar
§ Chalk line
§ Crosscut power saw
§ 3M Scotch-blueä 2080 tape
§ Rubber mallet
§ Flooring adhesive (optional)
STARTING YOUR INSTALLATION
Work from several open boxes of WPC flooring and lay the floor completely flat and dry prior to installing. This will allow
you to view and select the planks with varying textures and colors, in order to arrange them in a harmonious pattern that
you most prefer. It is the installer’s responsibility to set expectations for the finished flooring with the end user prior to
installation, culling out pieces that do not meet his or her expectations.
Begin installation next to an outside wall, typically the most straight and best reference for establishing a straight working
line. Establish this line by measuring an equal distance from the wall at both ends and snapping a chalk line. The distance
you measure from the wall should be the width of a plank. You may need to scribe cut the first row of planks to match the
wall in order to make a straight working line if the wall is not completely straight.