Installation & Assembly

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Installation Instructions
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
SITE AND MATERIAL PREPARATION
A. Remove carpet and padding. Also remove any wood ooring installed on concrete. Do not remove products unless they are
asbestos-free.
B. Undercut door frame and wallbase. Slide the ooring at least 1/4” underneath the door frame and wallbase. Also leave a
concealed 3/8” minimum expansion space under each.
C. Remove bumps or peaks in suboor and ll depressions with oor leveling compound to ensure no more than 3/16”
unevenness per 10 foot span.
D. Acclimate unopened product before installation. If there is no time for acclimation, there should be no more than a
difference of 25° F and 20% relative humidity between the stocking/transportation environment of the flooring and
the final installation environment of the flooring.
E. Clean debris from suboor before installation.
F. For concrete suboors, install vapor barrier with overlapped seams of 8” or more.
G. For planks without attached underlayment, install over single layer of underlayment appropriate for NatureTEK Select
oors.
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D
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Door
Frame
Cutting Line
Wallbase
Casing
1 inch
(2,5 cm)
B
G
48 hours
60° – 85° F
15° – 29° C
35% – 65% RH
E
subfloor
6 mil (0.15 mm) virgin
polyethelene vapor barrier
> 8" (200 mm)
F
C
FLOORING INSTALLATION
1. Inspect each plank. Floor should be installed blending planks from several cartons at the same time to ensure good color
and shade mixture throughout the installation.
2. For the rst row along straight walls, remove the tongue on all long side joints and on the short side of the rst plank only.
3. For uneven walls, trace contour on tongue side of plank and cut.
4. Assemble the rst row tongue side toward wall. Insert the end tongue into the end groove and rotate downward to
assemble. Keep the planks aligned and the joints closed.
5. Two spacers thick side to thick side equals 3/8”.
6. Provide a 3/8” space for expansion on all sides. First piece must be at least 8” long. Start new rows with pieces trimmed
from previous row. Ensure at least a 6” end joint offset.
7. At a slight angle, insert the tongue of plank 2 into the groove of plank 1 until the NatureTEK Select edges meet, and then
rotate down until the joints lock.