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installation. Flooring that has not been acclimated can expand and buckle or shrink and gap or cup after
installation.
Acclimate planks out of the box, sticker-stacked (all edges and faces exposed), for a minimum of 72 hours prior to
installation. Always acclimate the flooring in the installation environment at the temperature and relative
humidity at which it will be maintained on an ongoing basis (if you are going to keep your house at 72 degrees at
55% relative humidity year-round then acclimate your flooring prior to installation at this temperature and relative
humidity). Note – it may take up to 1 week per percent of desired moisture content change for the planks to
completely acclimate. Acclimation is complete when the moisture content of your floor no longer changes.
ACCEPTABLE MOISTURE VAPOR BARRIER AND MOISTURE VAPOR RETARDERS:
Concrete Subfloors:
o Floating Installation: Use an impermeable vapor barrier system such as 10mil Polyethylene Sheeting or
equivalent.
o Glue Down Installation: Franklin Titebond 531 PLUS Moisture Control System for use in conjunction with
Titebond 771 or 821 adhesive or equivalent.
Wood Subfloors:
o Floating Installation: Use a UU-B-790a, Grade B, Type 1, Style 1a permeable vapor retarder such as Fortifiber
Aquabar “B” or equivalent.
o Glue Down Installation: Use Franklin Titebond 771 or 821 adhesive or equivalent.
RADIANT HEATING NOTES: This Engineered Floating Floor product is suitable for use over Radiant Heating systems
when installed as a floating floor and installed via the NWFA Radiant Heating Guidelines (available for download on
Trinitybamboo.com). Concrete must be allowed to properly cure and dry a minimum of 8 weeks prior to the
installation of your flooring. Moisture vapor emission rate for concrete subfloors must not exceed 3 pounds per
1000 sf per 24 hours using Calcium Chloride test ASTM F1869, or 75% RH using the Relative Humidity Probe test
ASTM F2170. Wood subfloors must not have a moisture content (MC) greater than 2 percentage points more
than the flooring being installed (if your flooring has a 9% MC, your subfloor should have a MC no higher than
11%). Note – for installations over radiant heating systems, you must install a moisture vapor barrier over
concrete subfloors or a moisture vapor retarder over wooden subfloors.