Installation Guide

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Installer/Owner Responsibility (cont’d)
oor. The oor should be thoroughly cleaned before covering to remove grit and debris that would damage the nish. The oor 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 ooring 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. Humidiers are recommended to prevent excessive shrinkage or
gapping in wood oors 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 dehumidier.
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 ooring 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 ooring and store in a climate controlled area for future repairs in the event of damaged ooring.
The use of stain, ller or putty for correction is considered a normal practice and a routine part of installation.
Basic Tools Needed
• Safety glasses
• Wood moisture meter
• Concrete moisture meter
• Chalk line
• Tapping block
• Tape measure
• Jamb saw
• Table saw
• Appropriate adhesive trowel
• Coordinating stain, ller, or putty
• Mineral spirits (odorless)
• Thick felt protectors
• Putty knife
• Broom or vacuum
• Starting row wedges
• Pry bar or trim puller
• Pencil
• Flooring adhesive
• Utility knife
• Low adhesion painter’s tape
• Plastic scraper
• Terry towels
• Pull bar
• Carpenters square
• Miter saw
Accessories Needed
• 15 lb. felt or rosin paper (for staple down method)
• Coordinating transition strips or molding
• NIOSH approved dust mask
• Performance Accessories Underlayment (for oating method)
• Hardwood oor cleaner
Direct Glue Installation: Use Performance Accessories Adhesives and Sealers or products that meet or exceed manufacturer’s adhesive and sealer specications
as specied in Adhesive Selection section below. Refer to container labels for specics on trowel size, etc.
Pre-Installation and Job Site Conditions
Do not install wood ooring until appropriate temperature and humidity conditions have been achieved. Flooring should be delivered and stored inside the
HVAC controlled portion of the jobsite. Flooring should be stacked with at least a 4" airspace under the cartons. Remove any and all plastic wrap that may have
been used to ship the material. Make certain that the room temperature is set to normal living conditions as described above.
To reduce the risk of moisture related failures, the suboor and wood ooring must be of similar moisture content. Test the suboor by taking a minimum of 20
moisture content readings for per 1,000 square feet of suboor using a pin type moisture meter. Average these readings and include on the data sheet on page