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Installation Instructions

For Mohawk Engineered Hardwood oors with Ply Construction

Final Touches

Trim excess underlayment (floating installation only) and install or re-install any transition pieces, reducer strips, T-moldings, thresholds, bases and/or quarter

round moldings. Trims and moldings should be nailed into the wall or subfloor, not the floor. Install the proper trim molding at the doorways to achieve the

transition and along the walls to cover the edges of any gaps along the wall due to irregularity.

Complete the job by using the wood filler that coordinates with the installed engineered flooring for minor corrections or areas where brad nails were used in

the trim or the flooring. Clean the finished floor with Mohawk Hardwood and Laminate Cleaner.

To prevent surface damage, avoid rolling heavy furniture and appliances on the floor. Use plywood or appliance lifts if necessary. Use protective castors/

castor cups or felt pads on the legs of furniture to prevent damage to the flooring.

IMPORTANT: If the floor is to be covered, the floor should be thoroughly cleaned prior to covering to prevent grit damage to the finish. Do not cover with

plastic, red rosin, felt or wax paper or previously used cardboard. Inks from printed cardboard could damage the hardwood floor. Instead use a breathable

material such as clean, dry, plain uncoated cardboard or Kraft paper.

A common reinforced builder’s paper is a good choice. Any covering should be taped with a low-adhesion tape to base or shoe moldings. Avoid taping to

finished flooring. When taping paper or sheets together, tape them to each other, not to the floor. The floor must be completely covered to eliminate uneven

ambering from exposure to UV light.

Staple Down Instructions

Tongue and groove Enhanced Engineered Core hardwood floors may be installed over wood subfloors with the exception of Parquet or Masonite. When

installing engineered wood planks, it is necessary to use the proper type of flooring stapler made for or properly adjusted to the thickness of the engineered

wood flooring that is being installed.

NOTE: In order to reduce squeaks and noises created by the opposing floors, in addition to the ground cover in the crawlspace, a 15 lb. felt or rosin paper, or

equivalent underlayment must be installed over the subfloor prior to the installation of the engineered wood flooring.

When installing ½" & 9/16" products, apply a bead of GLU1-D3 Mohawk Tongue & Groove Glue to the bottom side of the groove, to lock the tongue and

groove profile in place. This will reduce the potential for movement of the tongue and groove, which could contribute to squeak and crackle.

Thickness Fastener Gauge Side Spacing End Spacing

3/8"

20 4"-6" 1"

1⁄2" 18 not less than 1-1/2" in length 4"-6" 1"

9/16" 18 not less than 1-1/2" in length 4"-6" 1"

3⁄4

15.5 g staple or 16 or 18 g cleat 4"-6" 1"