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Installation Instructions

For 3/8”, 1/2”, and 9/16” Mohawk oors with Enhanced Engineered Construction

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Installer/Owner Responsibility

It is the responsibility of the installer/owner to ensure that job site environmental, subfloor and subsurface conditions involved meet or exceed all

requirements as outlined in installation instructions prior to installation. Manufacturer declines all responsibility for product performance or installation failure

due to subfloor, substrate or environmental deficiencies or jobsite conditions.

All wood continually expands and contracts until it reaches moisture equilibrium with the environment in which it’s installed. As with all wood flooring,

expansion and contraction will be minimized if the interior relative humidity is consistently maintained year round. Humidification and/or dehumidification

systems may be necessary to maintain your home environment to prescribed relative humidity conditions.

The owner/installer assumes all responsibility for final inspection of product quality. Examine flooring for color, finish and style PRIOR TO INSTALLATION.

If material is unacceptable, contact the seller immediately. Wood is a natural product and contains characteristics such as variations in color, tone and

graining. Flooring is manufactured in accordance with industry standards, which allows manufacturing and natural deficiency tolerances up to 5% of the

total installation. Installer should work from minimum of three cartons at a time to ensure good color and shade blend. The installer must use reasonable

selectivity and hold out or cut off pieces with deficiencies. Do not install undesirable pieces. Flooring warranties DO NOT cover materials with visible

defects once they are installed. Installation is acceptance of product quality.

All work involving water or moisture (plumbing, masonry, painting, plastering) must be completed prior to flooring being delivered. Building envelope must be

complete and exterior doors and windows installed. Exterior grading and gutter downspouts should be completed and permanent HVAC systems in operation.

Precautions should be taken to protect floors from other trade work. Do not cover floors with plastic, red rosin, felt or wax paper or previously used cardboard.

Instead use a breathable material such as clean, dry, plain uncoated cardboard or construction paper. Inks from printed cardboard could damage the

hardwood floor. The floor should be thoroughly cleaned before covering to remove grit and debris that would damage the finish. The floor must be completely

covered to eliminate uneven ambering from exposure to UV light.

Permanent HVAC should be on and operational for a minimum of 5 days and maintained between 65° and 75°F with a relative humidity of 35% to 55% prior

to delivery, during and after installation of the flooring for the life of the product. If HVAC is not possible at time of installation, the environmental conditions

must be at or near normal living conditions between 60° and 80°F and at the average yearly relative humidity for the area.

Building interiors are affected by two distinct humidity seasons—heating and non- heating. Care should be taken to maintain humidity levels between 35%

and 55% year round.

Heating season, low humidity, dry. All heating methods create dry, low humidity conditions. Humidifiers are recommended to prevent excessive shrinkage

or gapping in wood floors due to seasonal periods of low humidity.

Non-heating season and coastal or waterfront areas, high humidity, wet. During the non-heating season or in areas with high humidity year round,

proper humidity levels should be maintained through the use of an air conditioner or dehumidifier.

Manufacturer warranties do not cover natural expansion and contraction that results in separation between planks or damage caused by

excessively low or high humidity. Seasonal gapping is not considered a manufacturing defect.

Purchase an additional 5% of flooring to allow for cuts and additional 10% if installing diagonally.

WARRANTY NOTE: Installer should provide owner with one carton end label from installed product along with the pre-installation moisture content

readings for warranty purposes. Owner should retain carton end label and copy of invoice with product style name and style number for their records. Owner

should retain excess flooring and store in a climate controlled area for future repairs in the event of damaged flooring.

The use of stain, filler or putty for correction is considered a normal practice and a routine part of installation.