Installation Guide

SPC RIGID CORE
LUXURY VINYL FLOORING
HYDROSTOP - Deco Products™ is a registered trademark property of Deco Products Global LLC. USPTO 87796615 Ref. 10355/2018
• 5% waste is recommended to add for cutting above the actual square footage. 10% extra
material would be better if install diagonal you may require.
• An extra box is also recommended that you retain for future repairs (when required).
• Leave at least 1/4" for expansion space. And must be placed between the flooring and all vertical
obstructions (door jams, walls, staircases, posts, pipes, fixtures, etc.).
• Planks can not be glued, screwed, nailed, or otherwise fixed (e.g. closet track, door stopper,) to the
subfloor in any way. It must have room to expand and contract freely.
• Can be installed in light-wet areas but can not be installed in wet areas like patios and showers, or
exteriors unless the outdoor area be below a roof.
• Be sure that subfloors be Clean, Dry and Flat (within 1/8" over 6', and 3/16" over a 10' span). If
found differences in floor flatness must either be sanded or ground down, or built-up with a
suitable floor leveling material because improper substrate or flatness can result in gaps, or poor
plank fitting during assembly.
• Install confident over most existing floors if clean, flat, dry, and well bonded/secured tile flooring,
vinyl flooring, sheet vinyl, VCT, LVT, ceramic tile, and hardwood flooring that have a “wood” subfloor
underneath
• Don’t install over cushioned vinyl flooring, or any existing floating floor products.
• Carpeting and padding must be removed before laying this floor
INSTALLATION TOOLS
• Safety Glasses, Tape Measure, Metal Framing Square, Rubber Hammer, 1/2" Spacers, Utility
Knife, Chalk line or pencil.
BEGINING INSTALLATION
• Decide which direction the planks will be installed. Sunlight entering direction is reccomended for
creating a sense of larger space.
• For a best looking floor, it would be better to mix planks, pulling from different boxes.
• If your starting wall has raised baseboards, or drywall that is more than 1/2" off the floor, you
may need to temporarily secure the spacers to the wall with painters tape to prevent movement
of starting row.
HOW TO ASSEMBLE HYDROSTOP by DECO PRODUCTS™ SPC FLOORING - RIGID CORE LUXURY
VINYL PLANK
Be sure that all doors will swing open with enough clearance over the planks. Remove any existing
quarter round, shoe moldings and doorway transitions. Place wedged spacers for a 1/4" expansion
gap between the planks and the walls or other fixed objects. The spacers must be adjacent to each
plank joint, at the beginning and end of each row on the whole area.!
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