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Installation Instructions

For 3/4" Mohawk Solid Hardwood oors

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Hardwood flooring must be installed over a proper subfloor. Tongue and groove (T&G) flooring MUST be blind nailed.

NOTE: When installing planks 5" wide or wider, additional spacing is required. Use a washer or removable spacer every few rows, or omit 15 lb. felt and run

a bead of glue in a serpentine pattern along the floor underneath each plank.

Wood Flooring Type Fastener Size Fastener Spacing

Solid Strip T&G

3/4" x less than 3" wide

1-1/2" to 2" fastener, or 6d to 8d casing or finish nails.

On slab with 3/4" underlayment use 1-1⁄2" fastener,

1/2" crown on staples

Blind fastener spacing along the length of the strips, minimum 2

fasteners per piece near the ends (1" to 3"). In addition, every 8" to

10" apart for blind nailing, 10" to 12" for face nailing.

Solid Strip T&G

3/4" x 3" or wider

1-1⁄2" to 2” fastener or 6d to 8d casing or finishing

nails. On slab with 3/4" underlayment, use 1-1/2"

fastener. 1/2" crown on staples 1" to 2” long

Blind fastener spacing along the length of the strips, minimum 2

fasteners per piece near the ends (1” to 3”). In addition, every 6"

to 8" apart for blind nailing, 10" to 12" for face nailing. To assist

nailing on planks 5" and wider, options are to screw and plug the

plank ends or to apply adhesive.

Solid Strip T&G

1/2" x 1-1/2", 1/2" x 2"

1-1/2" fastener

Blind fastener spacing along the length of the strips, minimum

2 fasteners per piece near the ends (1" to 3"). In addition, apply

fastener every 10".

Solid Strip T&G

3/8" x 1-1/2", 3/8" x 2"

1-1/4" fastener

Blind fastener spacing along the length of the strips, minimum

2 fasteners per piece near the ends (1" to 3"). In addition, apply

fastener every 8".

Solid Strip T&G 5/16"

Narrow crowned (under 3/8") 1" to1-1⁄2" staples or 1"

to 1-1/4" flooring cleats

Space fasteners at 3" to 4" intervals for staples, 4" to 6" for cleats

and within 1" to 2" of the end joints.

Subfloor over concrete

Hardened steel pins, 1-1/4" to

2-1/8" recommended

Minimum of 50% of fastener must penetrate concrete. Space

fasteners one per square foot or as recommended by fastener

manufacturer.