Installation Guide

2. Wood be a minimum of 1” or thicker and free of must be
3. Basements and crawl spaces must be dry. Use of a 6 mil black polyethylene membrane is required to cover 100%of
the crawl space earth.
crawl space clearance from ground to underside of joist should be no less than 18” and
perimeter vent spacing should be equal to 1.5% of the total square footage of the crawl space area to provide cross
ventilation.
of the planks. Generally, planks are
direction of the main room. Place a mark
the room and snap a chalk line between
Floor Layout
First, determine the installation direction
normally installed running in the long in
the center of
at each end of the
marks.
Original Center Line
To avoid small narrow planks along the walls, divide the distance from the center line to the wall by the plank width (6”).
If the remainder is less than 3 inches, adjust the center line one half width of a plank in either direction.
will provide
a balanced layout with larger cut pieces at the wall.