Installation Guide

INSTALLATION RECOMMENDATIONS
3/8" & 1/2" (10 mm and 13 mm) ENGINEERED HARDWOOD PRODUCTS
FOR STAPLE-DOWN, MECHANICALLY FASTENED, FLOATING AND GLUE-DOWN APPLICATIONS.
Do not staple down Pecan, Maple or Hickory Products
Note: All species of hand-scraped products can be stapled down with 20 gauge staples (1” minimum length).
Birch, Hickory, Maple and Pecan hand-scraped products can be stapled down using the recommended fastening
machines.
RECOMMENDED ADHESIVES: Armstrong™ ProConnect™ Flooring Adhesive, Armstrong® Equalizer Urethane
Adhesive, or Armstrong Summit Select™
Note: Please refer to floorexpert.com for full installation instructions, storage and handling
recommendations, all coordinating Trims, Moldings, Adhesives, accessories and installation
recommendations for each type of subfloor, including subfloor / underlayment requirements, instructions
for gluing and fastening patterns; http://www.floorexpert.com.
GENERAL INFORMATION
IMPORTANT HEALTH NOTICE FOR MINNESOTA RESIDENTS ONLY:
THESE BUILDING MATERIALS EMIT FORMALDEHYDE. EYE, NOSE, AND THROAT IRRITATION,
HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND A VARIETY OF ASTHMA-LIKE SYMPTOMS, INCLUDING SHORTNESS OF
BREATH, HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF FORMALDEHYDE EXPOSURE. ELDERLY PERSONS
AND YOUNG CHILDREN, AS WELL AS ANYONE WITH A HISTORY OF ASTHMA, ALLERGIES, OR LUNG
PROBLEMS, MAY BE AT GREATER RISK. RESEARCH IS CONTINUING ON THE POSSIBLE LONG-TERM
EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE TO FORMALDEHYDE.
REDUCED VENTILATION MAY ALLOW FORMALDEHYDE AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS TO ACCUMULATE
IN THE INDOOR AIR. HIGH INDOOR TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY RAISE FORMALDEHYDE LEVELS.
WHEN A HOME IS LOCATED IN AREAS SUBJECT TO EXTREME SUMMER TEMPERATURES, AN AIR-
CONDITIONING SYSTEM CAN BE USED TO CONTROL INDOOR TEMPERATURE LEVELS. OTHER MEANS
OF CONTROLLED MECHANICAL VENTILATION CAN BE USED TO REDUCE LEVELS OF FORMALDEHYDE
AND OTHER INDOOR AIR CONTAMINANTS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF FORMALDEHYDE, CONSULT
YOUR DOCTOR OR LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
WARNING: EXISTING IN-PLACE RESILIENT FLOOR COVERING AND ASPHALTIC ADHESIVES. DO NOT
SAND, DRY SWEEP, DRY SCRAPE, DRILL, SAW, BEADBLAST, OR MECHANICALLY CHIP OR PULVERIZE
EXISTING RESILIENT FLOORING, BACKING, LINING FELT, ASPHALTIC “CUTBACK” ADHESIVE, OR
OTHER ADHESIVE.
These existing in-place products may contain asbestos fibers and/or crystalline silica. Avoid creating dust.
Inhalation of such dust is a cancer and respiratory tract hazard. Smoking by individuals exposed to asbestos
fibers greatly increases the risk of serious bodily harm. Unless positively certain that the existing in-place product
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