Installation Guide

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ensure you enjoy our ooring products for years to come please
read this installaon guide for your unnished ooring.
Step 1 – Prepare the Boards with Vapor-Barrier Paper
• Find your room’s square footage by mulplying the width by the
length, but also allow for an extra 10 to 15 percent for mistakes and
uneven boards.
• Leave the boards in the room for 48 hours to adjust to the room’s
humidity and temperature to avoid warping and gapping.
• Then staple vapor-barrier paper to the sub-oor leaving at least a
4-inch overlap of the vapor-barrier.
• Lay the boards perpendicular to the oor joists to create a solid
anchor.
• Face-nail the rst row to the oor joists.
Step 2 – Allowing for Expansion
• It’s important to allow for expansion. Leave a 3/8-inch gap along the
walls and secure the boards with a pneumac nail gun.
Step 3 – Avoid Awkward Alignment
• Put nails into the tongue every 10-12 inches.
• Then tap the groove to ensure a snug t.
• To avoid awkward aligning at the end joints, stagger boards at least 6
inches.
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Unnished Hardwood Flooring
Installaon Guide