Installation Guide

RESIDENTIAL D.I.Y. FLOATING FLOOR
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
WARRANTY GUIDELINES
May 2015 Page 8
REPAIRING DAMAGED PLANKS
NovaClic™FD is tough and durable; however, it is not indestructible. If a plank becomes damaged, it can be replaced. If
the damaged plank is along the perimeter of the room, the easiest technique is to disconnect the planks until the damaged
plank is removed. Replace the plank and reassemble the planks.
If it's impractical to disconnect and reassemble the flooring, the following procedures should be used.
NOTE: When disassembling NovaClic™FD clic products, disconnect the long edge of the planking first by angling the row of
planks up and away from the previous row. It may require more than one person to prevent damaging the locking system.
The end joints can only be disconnected by horizontally sliding the connected boards apart!
Repair instructions:
A. Using a straight edge and a sharp utility knife, cut out and remove the center of the damaged plank, leaving
approximately a 1" strip attached to the surrounding planks on all sides. Carefully cut back from the corners of
the plank to the inside edge at a 45⁰ angle towards the removed section of the damaged plank.
B. Remove the long plank edges by lifting up on the piece at an angle and pulling from the tongue and groove of
the surrounding planks.
C. To remove the end joints, use a flexible putty knife to carefully lift the overlapping edge joint while pushing the
piece of planking towards you gently. Once the corner of the piece to remove clears the edge of the adjoining
plank continue to carefully slide the joint apart.
D. For the remaining short edge piece, using a utility knife with a sharp blade, carefully slide the blade into the
joint and carefully cut the bottom portion of the locking system from the piece. Do not cut into the adjoining
planks and damage the locking mechanism. Once the piece has been removed you can carefully pull the
remaining piece of the joint from under the overlapped edge lock.
E. Prepare the replacement plank by placing the plank face down and folding back and removing the groove strip
on both the top edge long profile. Using the decorative surface of the tongue end as a guide, cut away this
overhanging profile using a sharp utility knife.
F. Place some double sided carpet tape onto the subfloor covering sufficient area of top edge of the removed
plank and the adjoining plank. Both sides of the joint should be covered by the piece of tape. Be sure to
leave one side of the tape covering on the tape, with the covering facing down on the substrate.
G. Position the replacement plank carefully sliding the underlap edge lock under the adjoining plank at a slight
angle. You will be able to fully seat this edge under the lap joint.
H. Next, engage the bottom edge locking joint by angling it into the adjoining long edge. At this point both of the
short edges should be together also.
I. "Hinge" the prepared replacement plank into position.
J. Using a rubber mallet, firmly mate both of the fold down locking mechanisms on the short edges of the
replacement plank.
K. Use a hand roller to firmly press the replacement plank into the repair tape.