Installation Guide

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reducedinsize.
1.Usingasmallplaneorutilityknife,planeorshaveoff75%oftheledgeofthegroove(Fig.7).
2.Becarefulnottotrimtoomuch.Excessivereductioncanweakenthejoint.
3.Afterthegrooveledgehasbeentrimmed,placetheboardinpositionlaterallyandlightlypullthe
boardintoplaceusingthepullbar.
4.Sometimes,morethanonepassingmaybenecessaryinordertotrimtheledgeofthegroovetothe
correctheight.
5.Jointshouldbetightwithnomovement;however,athin3/32"(2.4mm)beadofglueontopoftongue
onlyshouldbeusedatthisjuncturetoensurejointintegrity.
FULLBATHROOMINSTALLATIONRECOMMENDATIONSFORLOCKINGLAMINATE
Prolongedexposuretowatercoulddamagethelaminateflooring.Installationrecommendationsshouldbe
closelyfollowedtopreventwaterfromcontactingthecorematerialoftheflooring.
1.Fullbathroominstallationsrequirefoldingtheunderlaymentupthewall2"(5cm).Cutthe
underlaymentevenwiththetopofflooringafterinstallation.
2.Alljointsmustbeproperlyglued.Applyathin,continuous3/32"(2.4cm)beadofgluetothetopofthe
tongueONLY(Fig.22).
3.Athin,continuousbeadofgluemustoozetothesurfaceasthelaminatepiecesarelockedtogether.
Propergluingprovidesbothstrengthandmoistureresistancetothejoint.Wipeoffexcessgluewitha
dampcloth.
4.Jointintegrityisintegraltomoistureresistance.Avoidexcessivejointflexingduringinstallation.
5.Allowtheinstallationtodryovernightbeforeusingthebathroom.
6.Allperimeterexpansionzonesmustbecompletelyfilledwith100%siliconecaulkfollowingthe
manufacturer'srecommendations.Whenapplyingcaulk,itishelpfultofirstapplyastripofmasking
tapeparalleltoandapproximately1/32"(.79mm)fromtheedgeofthelaminate(Fig.23).Thenfillthe
expansionzonewithcaulk,removetheexcesswithaplasticscraperorputtyknifeandremovethe
tape.
7.Moldingmaybeusedalongastraighttuborshowerbase(Fig.24).Theexpansionzoneshouldbe
filledwith100%siliconecaulkandthemoldingseatedinthecaulkwhileitisstillwet.Thejoint
betweenthemoldingandthetuborshowerbaseshouldalsobecaulked.Ifmoldingisnotanoption,
anormal1/4"(6.35mm)expansionzonemaybeusedatthetubandthencompletelyfilledwith
100%siliconecaulk.