Installation Guide

Protect all exposed edges by installing wall molding and/or transition

strips. It is recommended to use proper transitions that are designed

for floating LVT floors that provide adequate expansion of Traffic Master

InterLock Flooring. It is best if transitions are used at doorways, room

changes, level changes or product changes. Use caution to prevent the

fasteners from securing the planks to the subfloor.

Like with all floor coverings, close your curtains or blinds where extreme

sunlight hits the floor. A combination of heat and sunlight can cause

most home furnishings fading, discoloration or thermal expansion.

Prolonged direct sunlight can result in discoloration and excessive

temperatures may cause floor to expansion (which may cause buckling)

or delamination.

Repairing TrafficMASTER InterLock:

Although TrafficMASTER InterLock is tough, it is not indestructible. We

suggest you keep several planks from the original installation to be used

when replacing a damaged plank. If the damaged plank is along the

perimeter of the room, the easiest technique is to just disconnect the

planks until the damaged plank is removed. Replace the plank and

reassemble the planks.

If its impractical to just disconnect and reassemble the planks the

following procedure should be used:

Using a straight edge and a sharp utility knife, cut out the center of the

damaged plank leaving approximately a 1in strip attached to the

surrounding planks.

Carefully cut back from the corners of the plank to the inside edge.

Remove the plank edges by wiggling the cut plank out from the tongue

and groove of the surrounding planks.

Prepare the replacement plank by placing the face of the plank down

and folding back and removing the groove strip on both the long and

end profile. Using the decorative surface of the tongue end as a guide,

cut away this over-hanging profile using a sharp utility knife.

Position the replacement plank by engaging the tongue of the long

side into the groove of the adjoining plank. “Hinge” the prepared

replacement plank into position.

Apply a thin application of “super glue” (cyanoacrylate glues) into all

four seams of the replacement plank. Do not get the glue on the

surface of the flooring. Place weights on the replaced plank for at least

15 minutes until the adhesive secures the planks.

For more information call: 1-800-835-2656.