Installation Guide

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PREPARATION
ADHESIVE SELECTION GUIDELINES
ADHESIVE TYPE
SUBFLOOR
REQUIREMENTS
USES
LowVOCsalineterminated
polymer adhesive
Concrete:
•Abovegradeconcretesubstrateswhereexcessive
moisture may be present
• FloorpHmustnotexceed11
•Forprotectionfromconcrete
moistureupto95%RH
•Soundreductioninmulti-storybuildings
•Cracksuppressionforinplanecracksupto
1/8in.wide
Hightri-polymerformula
adhesive
Wood:
•Woodsubstratesshouldtestlessthan12%usinga
wood moisture meter
Concrete:
•Upto85%RHLevelsusingIn-situProbesin
accordance with the latest version of ASTM F 2170.
•FloorpHtestresultsmustbebetween7.0-9
•Testforsealersandcuringcompounds
•Forprotectionfromconcretemoistureupto
85%RH
•Willnotetchthenishonapre-nishedboard
•Maybeusedonproperly
prepared concrete or wood substrates
Moisture curing urethane
adhesive
Wood:
•Substratesshouldtestlessthan12%usingawood
moisture meter
Concrete:
•Lessthan3lbs/1,000sq.ft./24hrs.CalciumChloride
Test(ASTMF1869)
•Upto75%RHLevelsinConcreteUsingIn-situ
Probes in accordance with the latest version of ASTM
F 2170
•Testforsealersandcuringcompounds
Important: Onlymanufacturerspeciedtrowelsandapplicationmethodsaretobeusedwith
adhesives;otherwise,theproductperformancewarrantiesandliabilitieswillbemadevoid.Useoftheseorproductswithequalorgreaterspecicationsare
necessary for warranty compliance.
Note: ALWAYSREFERTOTHESPECIFICINSTRUCTIONSONTHEFLOORINGADHESIVELABEL.Theinformationgivenhereisfortypical
installation.Adjustitaccordingtoadhesivemanufacturer’sinstruction.
Fasten-down Installation
Lockingengineeredhardwoodmaybemechanicallyfastenedtotheoorusingooringcleatsonly.Staplesarenot
recommended.
•Therecommendedoornailerisa20-gauge,L-cleat,pneumaticnailer.
•Cleatsmustbeplacedintothelockingportiononthegroovesideedgeoftheplank.
•Adjustthenailerforpropercleatplacement.
•Adjustairpressureto70PSItostart,thenadjustairpressureaccordinglytogettheproperdepth.
Note: Inadditiontothegroundcoverinthecrawlspace,15lb.feltorrosinpapermustbeinstalledoverthesub-oor
priortotheinstallationoftheengineeredwoodooringinordertoreducesqueaksandnoisescreatedbytheopposing
oors.
For FLOATING INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS, proceed below. For GLUE-DOWN INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS, skip to page 10, and for
FASTEN-DOWN INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS, skip to page 11.
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