Installation Guide

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Tominimizepatternrepeatsinthefloor,alwayspullfromatleastthreecartonsofflooringwhileinstalling.
WallIrregularities
Allwallirregularitiesrequirecuttingthefirstorlastrowofboardstofitthecontourofthewall.
1.Usedividersora1"(2.54cm)spacerturnedsidewaystomarkthecontour(Fig.4).
2.Cuttoshape.
3.Positionthecutpiece,usingthepullbartotightenthelastpieceinplace.
4.Placeaspacerbetweentheendoftheboardandthesidewall.
5.Twotaperedspacerscanbeusedaswedgestoaccommodateirregularwalls(Fig.5).
Cutting
1.Agoodqualitycarbidetippedcuttingbladethathasbeendesignedforcompositionandlaminate
materialssuchasmelamine,coreboardorotherhard,dense,manmadematerialsisrecommended.
Whenextracleancutedgesarerequirede.g.,custominstallationsyoumayneedmoreelaborate
cuttingequipment.
2.Whenusingahandsaw,cutwiththedecorativesideoftheboardfacingup.
3.Whenusingpowersaws,thedirectionofblademustcutintothedecorativesideoftheboardto
minimizechipping.
4.Useasquaretokeepyourcutlinestraight.
5.Cutthemarkedpieceinanotherareatokeepthesawdustawayfromtheinstallationsite.
InstallingUnderlayments(allInstallations)
Coversubfloorwithunderlayment,logosideup.Ifsubfloorisconcreteorforanyexistingflooroverconcrete,
tapetheseamswithclearplastictape(Fig.6).
InstallingUnderaDoorjamborToeKick(allInstallations)
Installationoflockinglaminatethroughadoorjamborunderatoekickrequiresthelipofthegroovetobe