Installation Guide

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grooveONLY.Placeopenedcartonsofplanksintheroomwheretheyaretobeinstalledforatleast48hours.Indrier
climatesbelow25%RHorveryhumidclimatesabove60%RHallow96hoursofacclimationtime.Example:dry
environmentssuchasColoradoandArizonaandwetenvironmentssuchasFloridaandGeorgia.
Note:Forallinstallationswhereenvironmentalconditionscannotbecontrolled,wheretherelativehumiditylevelisbelow
35%orexceeds55%atthetimeofinstallationorwheretherelativehumiditycannotbemaintainedbetween35%and55%
consistentlyaftertheproducthasbeeninstalled,a3/32”beadofgluemustbeappliedtotheendgrooveofeachplank.
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INTRODUCTION
FloatingFloorStructure
ArmstrongandBruceLaminateFlooringisconsidereda“floating”floorandisinstalledusingafloatingfloor
system.Thesefloorsareintendedforindooruseonlyandcanbeinstalledovervirtuallyanyexistingfloor
structure.Sincethesefloorsarecomposedofnaturalcellulosefibers,theywillexpandandcontractwith
changesinrelativehumidity.InlargeLightCommercialorCommercialinstallationswheretherelative
humiditycannotbecontrolledandexcessivelowhumidityiscommon,theuseofTMoldingsorwidermolding
systemsisrequired.
Donotattachtothesubflooratanypoint,unlessafullspreadgluedownoptionisdesired.
Donotfitflushagainstanyfixedverticalsurfaceslikewalls,pipes,passagewaysorstaircases.
Relativehumiditymustbemaintainedbetween35%and55%.
Aminimum1/4"(6.35mm)to1/2"(12.7mm)expansionzoneisrequiredaroundtheperimeterofthe
roomaswellasagainstanyfixedobjects.Thiszoneaccountsforthenormalmovementofthefloor
system.
Wheretheroomislargerthan40'(12.19m)butlessthan80'(24.38m)inplanklengthorwiderthan
26'(7.92m)butlessthan52'(15.85m)inplankwidth,aminimumof1/2"(12.7mm)expansionzone
isrequiredaroundtheperimeteroftheroomaswellasagainstanyfixedobjectsorTmoldingsmust
beusedtocompensateforthismovement.RefertoSectionI,CoordinatedTransitions&Molding
Pieces,forfurtherdetails.
Temperaturechangeswillhavelittleeffectonthemovementofthesefloors.
Thenumberofsquarefeetoflaminaterequiredisnotequaltothenumberofsquarefeetinthearea
oftheroombecausethelaminatemustbefittowallsandobjects.Anapproximatecuttingallowance
of10%forwoodvisualsand15%fortilevisualsmustbeaddedtothesquarefootageestimate.
FlooringGlue(ArmstrongEverSeal)
Specificallydesignedtocreateastrong,waterresistantbondbetweenthetongueandgroove.
Theintegrityofthefloorinstallationdependsontheuseoftheappropriateglue,theamountofglue
andtheproperinstallationtechniques.
UseforallLaminateinstallationsinfullbathroomsandhighmoistureareas.
Easycleanup.
Coverageforusingflooringglue:upto150sq.ft.(500Lin.ft.)/16ouncebottle
GluedownLaminateinstallation
LaminatemaybefullyadheredtoapprovedsubstratesusingArmstrongProConnectWoodFlooring
Adhesive,BruceEVERBONDWoodFlooringAdhesiveSummitAllInOneWoodFlooringAdhesive,
orArmstrongEqualizerurethaneadhesive.(Forfullinstallationinstructions,refertotheinstructions
ontheadhesivelabel.)
ForinstallationsoverVapArrestS135ProfessionalMoistureRetardantSystem,useArmstrong
EqualizerPremiumUrethaneAdhesive.
Maximumadhesiveworkingtimes:ArmstrongEqualizerUrethaneadhesive60minutes;Armstrong
ProConnectProfessionalHardwoodFlooringAdhesive60minutes.Whennotinuse,keepthe
adhesivecontainertightlyclosedtopreventthickening.Thickeningwillcausedifficultyinspreading
theadhesive.
OpentimesandcuringtimesofALLadhesivesvarydependinguponsubfloorporosity,air
movement,humidityandroomtemperature.Urethaneadhesivehasashortenedworkingtimein
highhumidityenvironments,whereastheworkingtimeforProConnectandpolymericresin
adhesiveswillbelengthened.Inareasoflowhumidity,opentimeswillbelongerwithurethane
adhesivesandshorterwithProConnect.Adjusttheamountofadhesivespreadonthesubfloor
accordingly.Theadhesiveshouldnotbeappliedifsubfloororroomtemperatureisbelow60°F
(16°C).WORKINGTIMEWILLVARYDEPENDINGONJOBSITECONDITIONS.
Holdtrowelataminimum45°anglefirmlyagainstthesubfloortoobtaina5060ft.
2
(45.5m
2
)per
gallonspreadrate.Thetrowelwillleaveridgesofadhesiveandverylittleadhesivebetweenthe
ridges.Thiswillallowyoutostillseethechalklinesbetweentheridgesandprovidethe
recommendedspreadrate.
Foradditionalapplicationinstructions,followtherecommendationsontheadhesivecontainer.
Properventilationwithintheroommustbeprovided.Anelectricfanishelpful.
Rollingisnotrequired,butifdesired,donotdosountiltheadhesivehascuredfor2hours.
SPREADTHEADHESIVE(GlueDownApplications)
Spreadsufficientamountsoftherecommendedadhesivewiththerecommendedtrowelinanarea
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