Installation Guide

6. Ceramic, porcelain, marble and granite tiles are suitable
and must be properly bonded with intact grout joints and free of
cracks or loose tiles. Surface of tile and grout joints should be free
from sealers, coatings, dirt and contaminants. Properly prepare
the surface of tiles by grinding any high areas and using a suitable
Portland-based leveling compound and primer to ll in all low
areas.
7. For any subfloors or substrates not listed please contact
Novalis Technical Services. Any surface deemed unsuitable should
be covered with an approved ¼” wood underlayment or suitable
Portland-based cement leveler or patching compound. Always
follow the manufacturer’s recommended practices when covering
an existing substrate.
Installation and Layout
PROCORE™ oating ooring is designed with an angle/drop
mechanism. The angle/drop ooring requires that the top or long
sides be installed rst by engaging the joint at a shallow angle
while lining up the short side drop lock mechanism. Once the top
joint is engaged, rmly press the left end (top of the drop-lock joint)
down with the thumb to properly seat and align the joint. The
installing plank should not be resting on the face of the adjacent
plank nor should there be any gaps in between the two planks.
Once properly aligned the end joint can be carefully seated with a
rubber mallet while tapping approximately 1” from the end of the
joint.
NOTE: The drop lock joints cannot be ‘lifted’ or angled
apart when removing or repositioning a plank or tile. Do
remove a plank or tile, if necessary to replace an installed
plank during the installation the best method is to replace
the whole row. The planks can be carefully slid apart
horizontally, which will require a tapping block and gentle
tapping along the floor approximately 6” from the joint to
get it started to move. Then you should be able to ‘slide’
the drop joint apart along the floor. Failure to slide this joint
apart will damage the drop lock mechanism and prevent
proper re-installation of the affected plank or tile.
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stapling pattern, sanding and lling of joints, and acclimation to
installed environment. Where not specied consult ASTM 1482 or
the relevant document from the American Plywood Association.
3. Gypsum and Lightweight Cellular Concrete Substrates
shall be per ASTM F2419 or F2471 respectively.
Contact Novalis Technical Services at 866-NOVALIS or
[e-mail] for instructions over gypsum
and lightweight concrete substrates.
4. Existing resilient flooring must be single layer only,
thoroughly stripped of all wax, oor nish, dirt and other
contaminants that may affect adhesive bond. Be rmly bonded
to the substrate, at and smooth with no curling edges or loose
seams. Must not be of a cushion back, loose-lay, or perimeter
bonded oor.
5. Adhesive residue shall be properly prepared by hand scraping,
mechanical scraping or grinding be used as a primary means of
removing old adhesive residue. Black cutback/asphalt adhesives
shall only be scraped by hand to remove any loose patches, trowel
ridges and puddles so that only a thin residue layer remains.
Residues shall be properly covered using a Portland based patching
compound properly mixed with the manufacturer’s recommended
latex/acrylic additive. Do not use chemical adhesive removers.
WARNING!
DO NOT SAND, DRY SWEEP, BEADBLAST, SHOTBLAST
OR USE ANY OTHER MECHANICAL MEANS TO PULVERIZE
EXISTING TILE FLOORING, BACKING, LINING FELT,
ASPHALTIC “CUT-BACK” OR ANY OTHER ADHESIVES. THESE
PRODUCTS MAY CONTAIN ASBESTOS FIBERS AND/OR
CRYSTALLINE SILICA. AVOID CREATING DUST. INHALATION
OF SUCH DUST IS A CANCER AND RESPIRATORY TRACT
HAZARD. SMOKING BY INDIVIDUALS EXPOSED TO
ASBESTOS FIBERS GREATLY INCREASES THE RISK OF
SERIOUS BODILY HARM. UNLESS POSITIVELY CERTAIN
THAT THE PRODUCT IS A NON-ASBESTOS CONTAINING
MATERIAL, YOU MUST PRESUME IT CONTAINS ASBESTOS.
REGULATIONS MAY REQUIRE THAT THE MATERIAL BE
TESTED TO DETERMINE ASBESTOS CONTENT.
INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE GUIDELINES
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