Installation Guide

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PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS AND WARRANTY BEFORE INSTALLING YOUR BEASLEY
FLOORING.
OWNER RESPONSIBILITY: Installation of flooring material denotes acceptance of the flooring. It is the owner of the flooring and
the installer’s responsibilities to inspect and approve each piece of flooring prior to installation. If the flooring will not satisfy the
customer fully do not install it. This decision to stop the installation must be made within the first 10% or 100 square feet of flooring
opened, whichever is less. Industry standards allow a variance from grading and manufacturing tolerances of 5%. For hold harmless
agreements check with legal counsel.
Important decisions must be made at the jobsite for a successful wood floor installation and are the responsibility of the
installer/owner. Installation of the flooring also signifies proper jobsite assessment has been completed and that all are within a living
condition, with heating and air conditioning systems operational and the jobsite is built to proper construction standards. These
include but are not limited to: interior environmental conditions (temperature and relative humidity) at the time of installation;
crawlspace and/or basement environmental conditions; proper storage and handling of flooring materials; complete evaluation and
permanent record of site conditions including moisture testing of the subfloor and flooring; acclimation of flooring to living
conditions; subfloor preparation and construction; under-floor construction and conditions; flooring layout; milling and appearance of
the flooring including color, gloss, grade, and scraping; proper installation methods; sufficient quantity of flooring to complete the job.
HANDLING & INSTALLATION: Beasley Flooring takes steps to ensure that the flooring we produce meets our high standards. In
order to preserve that quality, several procedures must be followed between the time your flooring leaves our facility and the time it is
installed in your home.
Prior to flooring delivery, the jobsite should be checked to make sure it is ready to receive the flooring. Beasley wood flooring is for
interior use only and should never be exposed to excessive moisture conditions. Abuses during shipment or storage such as exposure
to excessive moisture conditions or rough handling should be noted and reported immediately. Once delivered, Beasley wood flooring
should be allowed to acclimate to the area where it is to be installed. This helps prevent moisture related problems such as gaps
between strips, cupping and/or buckling. Acclimation should only be carried out if jobsite conditions have been assessed properly and
shown to be within a normal, living condition for the region.
According to the National Wood Flooring Association (www.nwfa.org, or [phone]), the following items should be done and
maintained prior to, during and after delivery to the jobsite and installation of the flooring:
(1) Surface drainage of the land around the building should be directed away from the structure;
(2) The building must be “dried-in” with the roof on, all exteriors walls completed and all outside windows and doors in place;
(3) All concrete, masonry, sheetrock, and framing members should be thoroughly dry;
(4) The basement and/or crawl space must be dry (meaning no presence of high humidity conditions as well as no standing or liquid
water) and a ground cover of 6 mil polyethylene film should be in place over 100% of the crawlspace earth;
(5) The interior environment must be near occupancy levels with the heating or air conditioning system operating at time of flooring
delivery and until after installation and occupancy;