Installation & Assembly
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• Carpenter’s Square
• Utility Knife
• Tapping Block
• Spacers (3/8” to 9/16” )
• Safety Equipment (Goggles & Mask)
• Tape Measure
• Soft Rubber Mallet
• Broom
• Hammer
• Pull Bar
FOR FLOATING INSTALLATIONS YOU WILL ALSO NEED
• Shaw Hardwood Tongue and Groove
TM
Flooring Adhesive or equivalent
• Shaw Adhesive Remover or equivalent
• Damp and Dry Towels
FOR GLUE DOWN INSTALLATION ONLY YOU WILL ALSO NEED
• 100 or 150 lb. Roller
• Approved ShawBond Hardwood Flooring Adhesive or equivalent
• Shaw Adhesive Remover or equivalent
• Notch Trowel – ¼”square notch (planks 5” or wider),3/16”square notch (planks less than 5” wide)
• Damp and Dry Towels
FOR NAIL/ STAPLE DOWN INSTALLATION ONLY
For 3/8”, 7/16”, 1/2”thick engineered/cross-ply hardwoods – planks less than 5”wide
MODEL STAPLES/NAILS
• Power Nailer Model 200 (Pneumatic) E-Cleat nail/1 ¼”-1 ½”long
• Power Nailer Model 250 (Manual) E-Cleat nail/1 ¼”-1 ½”long
• Primatec #R- 610 (Manual) “T” Cleat nail / 1”long
• Porta Nailer #461 (Pneumatic) Staple ¼” Crown /1 ¼”long
• Stanley Bostitch Floor Runner #S3297-LHF (Pneumatic) Staple 3/16” Crown/ 1”long
For 7/16”, 1/2”, 9/16”, 5/8”thick engineered/cross-ply hardwoods- planks that are 5”or wider
MODEL STAPLES/NAILS
• Power Nailer Model 200 (pneumatic) E-Cleat Nail/1 ½”long
• Power Nailer Model 250 (manual) E-Cleat Nail/1 ½”long
• Stanley MIIIFS (pneumatic) use adapter plate ½”Crown x1 ½”-2”long staple
• Power Nailer #445 (pneumatic) use adapter plate 2”Cleat Nail
• Power Nailer #45 (manual) use adapter plate 2”Cleat Nail
Note: Use only a flooring nailer that engages the top profile over the tongue at the appropriate angle. Make sure that
the flooring nailer is in good working condition and seats properly against the board to prevent top edge and surface
damage.
Important: Set air compressor to 70-80 PSI (or follow manufacturer’s suggested PSI setting). Adjust the air pressure to
insure proper setting of staples. If tongue damage occurs, lower the air pressure.
Important: If you need to remove a side nailed staple, do not pull straight up from the tongue. This will damage the surface
of the board. Instead, pull out the staple from the tongue at the front of the board with all pressure from the hammerhead
directed into the subfloor.
SUBFLOOR PREPARATION
NOTE: As flooring manufacturers and wholesalers, we are unable to specifically evaluate each engineered
subflooring system. Spacing and span lengths, as well as their engineering methods, are the responsibility of the