Installation Guide

2. Wood subfloor panels should be a minimum of 1” or thicker and free of vertical deflection. All fasteners must be
flush with the subfloor panels.
3. Basements and crawl spaces must be dry. Use of a 6 mil black polyethylene membrane is required to cover 100%
of the crawl space earth. The crawl space clearance from ground to underside of joist should be no less than 18” and
perimeter vent spacing should be equal to 1.5% of the total square footage of the crawl space area to provide cross
ventilation.
Floor Layout
First, determine the installation direction of the planks. Generally, planks are
normally installed running in the long direction of the main room. Place a mark
in the center of the floor at each end of the room and snap a chalk line between
the marks.
Original Center Line
To avoid small narrow planks along the walls, divide the distance from the center line to the wall by the plank width (6”).
If the remainder is less than 3 inches, adjust the center line one half width of a plank in either direction. This will provide
a balanced layout with larger cut pieces at the wall.
Center line after adjustment