Installation & Assembly

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holes will not be covered by the wall base or quarter round trim, fill the holes with wood filler designed to blend with your

wood floor.

Note: Typically the first few rows must be edge nailed by hand rather than with a nailing machine due to a vertical

wall obstruction. When clearance allows, use the appropriate nail/staple tool, which drive fasteners, simplifying and

speeding up the nail/staple process.

y Install each successive row of planks by edge nailing the tongue side every 8” - 10” to within 2” - 3” from board ends.

Be attentive to staggering the ends of the boards appropriately in adjacent rows to avoid clustering end joints. Upon reaching

the last row to be installed, the planks should be ripped to allow proper expansion space. The last rows must be fastened by

nailing approximately 1/2” to 3/4” from the back edge of the board every 12”. Use the same process of counter sinking the

face nails and applying wood filler as used on the starter wall.

Make sure when the installation is complete that the expansion space is covered with the correct molding.

GLUE DOWN INSTALLATION METHOD

JOBSITE PREPARATION

y Undercut door case moldings as needed.

y Remove any existing wall base, shoe molding, quarter round or doorway threshold moldings.

Step 1: GETTING STARTED

• Install the flooring parallel to the longest wall in the room.Measure out from the wall in two places allowing the proper

expansion space. Mark and snap a chalk line across the two marks. Glue the first row and place spacers against the walls

to secure the row in place.Continue installing the floor from left to right.Spread only enough glue to install what can be

set within 45 minutes.Planks can be set directly into wet glue (wet set),as Shawbond Adhesive does not require flash

off.Work your way out of the room.After the install is completed, keep the floor free from foot traffic for a minimum of

8-12 hrs.to allow adhesive to properly set.

Step 2: SPREADING THE SHAWBOND ADHESIVE

• Always refer to the specific instructions on the Shawbond

or authorized hardwood flooring adhesive label.

• When using Shawbond Adhesive,use 1/4”x1/4”x1/4” square notched trowel,(yields 30 sq.ft.per gallon spread ratio).

• Over very level,flat sub-floors use 3/16”x3/16”x3/16”square notched trowel,(yields 40 sq.ft.per gallon spread ratio).

Note :For Hardwood planks less than 5” wide, use a 3/16”square notch trowel. For planks wider than 5”,use a

1/4” square notch trowel.

Only trowel enough adhesive to set 30-45 sq.ft. of wood. The hardwood can be “wet set”into the Shawbond

adhesive which has 45 minute open working time.

Step 3: STARTING THE INSTALLATION

• The flooring should be installed from several cartons at the same time to insure proper color, grain and shade mix..

• Proper expansion spacing is required on all installations.

• Working from the subfloor and not on the hardwood from left to right, lay the next board and continue working towards

the right until you need to cut a piece to complete the first row. Measure the size you need to complete the first row and

cut to length. The balance of the piece you cut may possibly be used to start the next row, if the length is a minimum of

12”. Be attentive to staggering the ends of the boards correctly in adjacent rows to avoid clustering end joints. A tapping

block/hammer, can be used to tap the boards until they are in proper position. Lock the row in place using spacers

against the wall in the expansion space.

• To protect the face of the boards, always saw with the teeth cutting into the face of the board.