Installation Guide

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Pre-install Activities
• Subfloors should be in clean condition.
• Understand the parts of the locking part of the flooring plank. The tongue is the thinner extension coming out of the side of the
planks. The groove is the wider extension coming out of the other side of the floor plank. The ends do not have tongue and groove.
There is an upper drop-lock end on one side and a lower-drop lock end on the other side.
• Lay out several cartons. Randomly rack planks to ensure good color and shade mixture and end joint spacing. Minimum end stagger
is 6”. Inspect plank quality and grading.
• Lay out trim moldings in advance and find planks whose shade closely matches. Set these aside for future use.
• Remove existing base, shoe molding or threshold carefully. They can be used to cover the 1/2” expansion gap left around the edge
of the room.
• Undercut doors and casings using a handsaw laid flat on a piece of scrap flooring.
• Install moisture barrier on concrete. For concrete, let the moisture barrier run up the wall a bit before cutting to size and tape all
seams
• Install the underlayment (if used) parallel to the flooring according to underlayment manufacture instructions. Any overlap (top)
should be on the same side as the groove of the flooring so that the hardwood will slide smoothly into place. Tape all seams. Secure
underlayment material as necessary to prevent excessive movement.
Right-handed or Left-handed Product
If your product appears like the image below, you have a right-handed product. With the right-handed product, you will be installing the
products in the left to right direction. The following installation instructions are for right-handed products.
If your product does not look like the image below, you have a left-handed product and you must install the product in the right to left
direction. Otherwise, everything else in the instruction is applicable to both right-handed and left -handed products.