Installation Guide
Tongue / Languette / Lengüeta
(Short side / Côté court / Deslizador corto)
Figure A
Groove / Rainure / Ranura
(Short side / Côté court / Deslizador corto)
Tongue
(Long side)
Languette
(Côté long)
Lengüeta
(Deslizador largo)
Groove
(Long side)
Rainure
(Côté long)
Ranura
(Deslizador largo)
It is important to understand the parts of the plank to ensure proper installation:
NOTE: ILLUSTRATION IS NOT TO SCALE. FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY.
STEP 1 – Begin laying planks
left to right, placing 5/16 inch
spacers between the wall and
the plank on either side of the
joint. Note: Ensure the tongue
side of the plank is positioned
against the wall.
STEP 2 – Use a laminate
ooring tapping block to gently
tap second plank against the
short side to join plank A and
plank B.
Refer to CUTTING A PLANK
before proceeding to step 3.
STEP 3 – Install the second row
by angling plank C to allow the
tongue to slip into the groove
of the plank in row 1. Push the
plank at to the oor until it
clicks into place. CAUTION: Do
not force the plank closed, and
never tap the long side of the
plank.
STEP 4 – The next plank (plank
D) should be installed with the
tongue on the left side of the
plank next to the previous plank.
Push plank at to the oor as in
step 3.
STEP 5 – Once plank is at,
gently tap the second plank
against the short side of plank
C, joining plank C and D.
STEP 6 – Continue laying
the oor from left to right, as
described in steps 1 to 5.
CUTTING A PLANK:
STEP 1 – If you need to cut
a plank in order to achieve
a desired staggered look or
because the last (or rst) plank
in a row is too long (but not
less than 12 inches), ip a full-
sized plank over so the tongue
points toward the wall, with the
underside of the plank facing up. Mark where the plank
should be cut, then cut with the decor side down.
STEP 2 – Flip the plank back
over (décor side up) so the
tongue faces the groove of
the adjacent plank; install as
shown in step 4.
STEP 3 – Tap the two sides
together using a pull bar. If the
remainder of the previous plank
is at least 12 inches long, use it
to start the next row.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Clarion Laminates REV 08/2015
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