Installation Guide

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Please read and understand this entire manual before attempting to assemble or install the product.
WARNING: Wood Dust
•Cutting,sandingormachiningwoodproductsproduceswooddust.WhilewoodproductsarenothazardousundertheOSHAHazardCommunication
Standard(29CFR1910.1200),theInternationalAgencyforResearchonCancer(IARC)andthestateofCaliforniahaveclassiedwooddustasa
human carcinogen.
• Airbornewooddustcancauserespiratory,skinandeyeirritation.Powertoolsshouldbeequippedwithadustcollector.Useanappropriate
NIOSH-designateddustmask.Avoiddustcontactwithskinandeyes.
•Incaseofirritationusheyeswithwater.Ifneededseekmedicalattention.Ifdermatitisoccurs,seekmedicalattention.
• PROPOSITION 65 WARNING: This product contains chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer.
•TheproductsinthiscartonDO NOT contain asbestos or crystalline silica.
• DO NOT MECHANICALLYCHIPORPULVERIZEEXISTINGRESILIENTFLOORING,BACKING,LININGFELT,ASPHALTIC“CUTBACK”
ADHESIVESOROTHERADHESIVES.
• DO NOT sandexistingresilienttile,sheetooring,backingorfeltlinings.Theseproductsmaycontainasbestosbersthatarenotreadilyidentiable.
Inhalationofasbestosdustcancauseasbestosisorotherseriousbodilyharm.Checkwithlocal,stateandfederallawsforhandlinghazardousmaterial
beforeattemptingtheremovaloftheseoors.
• IMPORTANT HEALTH NOTICE FOR MINNESOTA RESIDENTS ONLY: These building materials emit formaldehyde. Eye, nose and throat irritation,
headache, nausea and a variety of asthma-like symptoms, including shortness of breath, have been reported as a result of formaldehyde exposure.
Elderlypersonsandyoungchildren,aswellasanyonewithahistoryofasthma,allergiesorlungproblems,maybeatgreaterrisk.Researchis
continuingonthepossiblelong-termeffectsofexposuretoformaldehyde.Reducedventilationmayallowformaldehydeandothercontaminantsto
accumulateintheindoorair.Highindoortemperaturesandhumidityraiseformaldehydelevels.Whenahomeistobelocatedinareassubjectto
extreme summer temperatures, an air-conditioning system can be used to control indoor temperature levels. Other means of controlled mechanical
ventilationcanbeusedtoreducelevelsofformaldehydeandotherindooraircontaminants.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsregardingthehealtheffectsof
formaldehyde, consult your doctor or call your local health department.
Important Information
•Allworkinvolvingwaterormoisture(plumbing,masonry,wainting,plastering)mustbecompletedpriortoooringinstallation.Buildingenvelopemust
becompleteandexteriordoorsandwindowsinstalled.ExteriorgradingandgutterdownspoutsshouldbecompletedandpermanentHVACsystemsin
operation.
•Precautionsshouldbetakentoprotectoorsfromothertradework.DO NOT coveroorswithplastic,redrosin,feltorwaxpaperorpreviouslyused
cardboard. Instead, use a breathable material such as clean, dry, plain uncoated cardboard or craft paper; inks from printed cardboard could damage
thehardwood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.
•Roomtemperatureshouldbe60-80°F,withrelativehumiditybetween35-55%.Theseenvironmentalconditionsarespeciedaspre-installation
requirementsandmustbemaintainedforthelifeoftheproduct.Additionally,anyHVACsystemmustbeinoperationforaminimumof14dayspriorto
performing moisture tests or installation.
•Buildinginteriorsareaffectedbytwodistincthumidityseasons–HeatingandNon-Heating.Careshouldbetakentomaintainhumiditylevelsbetween
35-55%yearround.Aswithallwoodooring,expansionandcontractionwillbeminimizediftheinteriorrelativehumidityisconsistentlymaintained
yearround.Humidicationand/ordehumidicationsystemsmaybenecessarytomaintainyourhomeenvironmenttoprescribedrelativehumidity
conditions.
•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.
•Duringthenon-heatingseasonproperhumiditylevelsshouldbemaintainedbyusinganairconditionerordehumidier.
• DO NOT install this product in full bathrooms.
•Purchaseanadditional5%ofooringtoallowforcutsandadditional10%ifinstallingdiagonally.
SAFETY INFORMATION
BEFORE YOU BEGIN