TD Vinyl Flooring Installation Guide

10/3/2013

III.INSTALLATION

3.Radiatorpipes–Principlecutout

Fig 15. Fig 16.

Installationatradiatorpipes.

Markthecentreoftheholesanddrilltheholewithadiameterabout½”biggerthanthepipediameter(=¼”gap

around),cutasshownwithasaworwithasharputilityknife.Installthefloorplank.Ifnecessary,putglueon

thecut

pieceandreplace.

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IV.REPAIRS

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damagedplankandreplace.Ifitisimpracticaltodisconnectandreassembletheflooring,

thefollowingprocedureshouldbefollowed:

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1. 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.

2. Carefullycutfromthecornersoftheplankinwardthroughtheinsideedge.

3. Removetheplankedgesbywiggling

thecutplankoutfromthetongueandgrooveofthesurroundingplanks.

4. Preparethereplacementplankbyplacingfacedown,foldingback,andremovingthegroovestriponboththe

longandendprofile.Usethedecorativesurfaceofthetongueendasaguide.Cutawaythis

overhanging

profileusingasharputilityknife.

5. Placesomedoublesidedcarpettapeontothesubfloorcoveringtheareaoftheremovedplank.

6. Positionthereplacementplankbyinsertingthetongueofthelongsideintothegrooveoftheadjoiningplank.

Pivotthereplacementplankintoposition.

Useahandrollertoassistinaligningtheplankedgesintoposition

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CAUTION:Sometypesofnails,suchascommonsteelnails,maycauseadiscolorationofthevinylfloorcovering.Gluing

orscrewingtheunderlaymentpanelsisnotrecommended.Solventbasedconstructionadhesivesareknowntostain

vinyl

floorcoverings.Allresponsibilityfordiscolorationproblemscausedbytheuseoftheabovementionedproductsis

nottheresponsibilityofthemanufacturerbutrestswiththeinstaller.

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V.MAINTENANCE

Usedoormatsoutsideeachentrancetoyourhometopreventdirt,sand,grit,andothersubstancesfrombeingtracked

ontoyourfloor.Usenon‐stainingmatsonyourfloor.Donotputrubberbacked,latexbackedorcocofibermatsonyour

floorbecausetheywillstainanddamagethesurface.

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Closeyourcurtainsorblindswhereextremesunlighthitsthefloor.Acombinationofheatandsunlightcausesmost

homefurnishingstofadeordiscolor.

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