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Installation Instructions

For 3/4" Mohawk Solid Hardwood oors

Basic Tools Needed

10D nails Construction adhesive and caulk gun Table saw

15# felt paper or rosin paper Mohawk FloorCare Essential Hardwood Floor Cleaner Tape measure

Broom Columbia Flooring Hardwood Cleaner Utility knife

Chalk line and string Mechanical fastener Wood spacers

Cleats or staples (see schedule) Miter saw Straight edge

Coordinating stain, filler or putty Moisture meter Hand or electric jam saw

Coordinating trims or moldings Pencil

Drill and drill bits Pry bar or trim puller

Pre-installation and Job Site Conditions

Flooring material should be delivered to the job site and stored in the room(s) for a minimum of 72 hours prior to installation to allow flooring material to

acclimate. Additional time may be required to allow flooring to recover from prior storage and transportation conditions. Open carton ends but do not remove

the product from the cartons. Make sure the room temperature is set at a normal living temperature as described above. The flooring is acclimated and ready

for installation when it has reached a moisture level consistent with the job site and normal living conditions.

The subfloor and flooring should be tested with an appropriate moisture meter. The subfloor moisture level must not exceed 12%. The difference between the

moisture content of the wood subfloor and the hardwood flooring must not exceed 4%. For hardwood products greater than 3" wide, the moisture content of

the wood subfloor and hardwood floor should not differ more than 2%.

Suboor Requirements

The following subfloor recommendations are intended to complement the installation of hardwood flooring as an interior finish. Hardwood flooring is not a

structural component. These recommendations are not intended to supersede federal, state or local building codes but, as with many other interior finish

products, may require modifying existing structural components for a successful installation.

Building codes establish requirements for structural support components of flooring systems which may not provide adequate rigidity and support for proper

installation and performance of a hardwood floor. Whenever possible, install flooring perpendicular to the floor joists for maximum stability.

NOTE: Avoid subfloors with excessive vertical movement or deflection. If the subfloor exhibits excessive vertical movement (deflection) before installation of

the flooring, it will likely do so after installation of the flooring is complete. Indications of excessive deflection are uneven finish wear, fastener release,

squeaking, compromised or damaged locking systems, sectional contours such as bowing or dipping in floors and uneven flooring material. Nail or screw

subfloor panels to secure boards with excessive vertical movement or deflection.

Our warranties DO NOT cover any problems created by failure to modify substructure for installation of a solid wood floor.

Mohawk solid hardwood flooring

• IS NOT recommended to be installed in below-grade installations.

• IS NOT recommended to be installed over radiant heat.

• IS NOT recommended to be glued directly to any suboor surface.