Installation Guide

Elastilon Product Manual
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Installation has never been easier
Clean floor completely. In all below-grade applications, always add an approved 6
mil polyethylene film vapor barrier before laying the Elastilon. For concrete floors
that are on-grade or above-grade, if the moisture parameters are higher then the
allowed levels or the moisture levels cannot be determined, a 6-mil polyethylene
film vapor barrier must be installed. Roll out Elastilon next to one another, with
protective foil on top, perpendicular to the orientation of the wood flooring. Do
not overlap the rolls.
You will need to create a starter strip at the start of each row (where you will start
to build your floor) and when you come to the end of a roll. There are two methods
available:
First time users: peel back the white vinyl protective foil the width of 2 ½ planks
and cut off the Elastilon material below it (leaving the white protective foil). This
protective foil is the starter strip which now should be positioned up against the
wall where you intend to start laying the floor. The extra Elastilon that was cut off
can be used at a later point in the installation or on a future installation. Simply
place a leftover piece of the white protective foil over the exposed adhesive until it
is ready to be used.
After your first installation: use the white vinyl protective foil that was removed from a previous installation.
With the Elastilon rolled out, peel and fold back the white vinyl protective foil the width of 2 ½ planks along the
wall you will be starting at. (Do not cut the Elastilon or the foil)The adhesive layer will be exposed. Fold a piece
of the extra white vinyl protective foil in half and place it onto the exposed adhesive layer with the crease facing
the starting wall. Be sure that the temporary folded strip extends onto the original peeled back section. This
temporary fold is now the starter strip where you will begin to build your floor.
Place an expansion spacer of at least 5/8” (16 mm) at the start of the row and
remember to maintain this gap on all other stationary walls and objects.
With the white protective foil starter strip now folded back over the Elastilon, begin
assembling the first two rows of flooring over this folded back strip from side wall
to side wall. Be sure that the undersides of the flooring boards are clean and free of
any debris. The end joints should be staggered as per manufacturer’s guidelines and
for optimum performance a small amount of white carpenters glue (PVA) needs to
be applied to all end joints
/ small joints. Be sure to clean any glue residue before it dries.