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1.

INSP

EC

TIO

N

Woo

dpec

ker

Lam

inat

e flo

orin

g is

prod

uced

at a

n ad

vanc

ed p

rodu

ctio

n sit

e. T

hrou

ghou

t the

pro

duct

ion

proc

ess,

inpu

t pro

duct

s as

wel

l as

the

finish

ed p

rodu

cts

are

stric

tly c

ontr

olle

d. D

espi

te o

ur s

tric

t qua

lity

cont

rols,

dam

ages

on

singl

e pa

nels

can

occu

r, i.e

. thr

ough

mish

andl

ing

and

tran

spor

t. T

here

fore

, it i

s re

quire

d to

ch

eck

each

floo

ring

pane

l bef

ore

and

durin

g in

stal

latio

n.

2.

SUB

FLO

OR

S2.

1 T

he s

ubflo

or m

ust b

e pr

epar

ed fo

r in

stal

latio

n in

acc

orda

nce

with

nor

mal

sub

floo

r pr

epar

atio

n pr

oced

ures

and

acc

epte

d to

lera

nces

with

in th

e flo

orin

g in

dust

ry.

Plea

se c

onsid

er th

e fo

llow

ing

poin

ts b

efor

e st

artin

g in

stal

latio

n of

you

r flo

orin

g: th

is ap

plie

s to

con

cret

e flo

ors

with

out a

dditi

ves,

with

add

itive

s, a

nd fa

st-s

ettin

g co

ncre

te.

• T

he m

easu

rem

ents

and

lim

its s

peci

fied

by th

e re

spec

tive

man

ufac

ture

r sh

all a

pply

.•

The

test

mat

eria

l mus

t be

obta

ined

from

the

low

er o

ne-t

hird

of

the

conc

rete

floo

r.•

Dur

ing

this

proc

ess,

the

conc

rete

floo

r th

ickn

ess

mus

t be

mea

sure

d an

d do

cum

ente

d.2.

2 W

oodp

ecke

r La

min

ate

floor

ing

inst

alle

d as

a fl

oatin

g flo

or c

an b

e in

stal

led

on a

ll su

b flo

ors

whi

ch m

eet t

he a

bove

des

crib

ed r

equi

rem

ents

. Her

e ar

e so

me

exam

ples

:•

All

type

s of

con

cret

e su

b flo

ors,

incl

udin

g ho

t wat

er r

adia

nt s

ub fl

oor

syst

ems

• Pa

rtic

le b

oard

sub

floo

r co

nstr

uctio

ns•

Fibr

eboa

rd s

ubflo

or c

onst

ruct

ions

• Ex

istin

g flo

orin

g su

rfac

es s

uch

as P

VC

, lin

oleu

m, n

atur

al s

tone

sla

b, c

eram

ic ti

les

MO

IST

UR

E T

EST:

T

he te

st m

ust b

e ca

rrie

d ou

t usin

g a

CM

-dev

ice

and

shou

ld n

ot e

xcee

d th

e fo

llow

ing

moi

stur

e le

vel:

• Fo

r ce

men

t-ba

sed

conc

rete

2 C

M%

- he

ated

con

crea

te 1

.8 C

M%

• Fo

r an

hydr

ite /

anh

ydrit

e flo

win

g co

ncre

te (c

alci

um s

ulph

ite c

oncr

ete)

0.5

CM

% -

heat

ed c

oncr

eate

0.3

CM

%

CLI

MAT

E C

ON

DIT

ION

TES

T:

The

follo

win

g co

nditi

ons

shou

ld b

e te

sted

bef

ore,

dur

ing

and

afte

r th

e in

stal

latio

n:•

A r

oom

tem

pera

ture

of

a m

inim

um o

f 18

°C (6

4°F)

• A

floo

r su

rfac

e te

mpe

ratu

re o

f a

min

imum

of

15°C

(59°

F)•

A r

elat

ive

hum

idity

bet

wee

n 40

% a

nd 6

0%

UN

SUIT

ABL

E SU

B FL

OO

RS

INC

LUD

E:•

Text

ile s

urfa

ces

i.e. c

arpe

ts

SUIT

ABL

E SU

B FL

OO

RS

INC

LUD

E:•

Ele

ctric

rad

iant

sub

floo

r he

atin

g sy

stem

s (c

ontr

olle

d th

roug

h th

e su

rfac

e te

mpe

ratu

re).

An

elec

tric

al r

adia

nt s

ub fl

oor

heat

ing

syst

em is

an

appr

oved

sub

floo

r ty

pe o

nly

if th

e he

atin

g el

emen

t is

inst

alle

d w

ithin

the

conc

rete

or

othe

r su

b flo

ors

and

not i

nsta

lled

in a

foil

heat

ing

elem

ent o

n to

p of

the

conc

rete

or

othe

r su

b flo

ors.

• El

ectr

ic r

adia

nt s

ub fl

oor

heat

ing

syst

ems

inst

alle

d as

a fo

il he

atin

g el

emen

t may

be

used

onl

y if

the

man

ufac

ture

r of

the

heat

ing

elem

ent c

an e

nsur

e th

at th

e su

rfac

e te

mpe

ratu

re n

ever

exc

eeds

28°

C (8

3°F)

.

SUBF

LOO

R L

EVEL

:

The

sub

floo

r le

vel i

s re

quire

d to

mee

t typ

ical

indu

stria

l sta

ndar

ds. M

axim

um to

lera

nce

of 2

mm

ove

r 1m

. Lev

el m

ust b

e m

easu

red

usin

g a

stra

ight

edge

at l

east

2.

5m in

leng

th.

LOA

D C

APA

CIT

Y:

The

sub

floo

r ha

s to

be

a cl

osed

and

sel

f-sup

port

ing

surf

ace.

CLE

AN

LIN

ESS

T

he s

ub fl

oor

has

to b

e in

a c

lean

and

vac

uum

ed c

ondi

tion.

3.

SUB

FLO

OR

SC

ON

CR

ETE

SUBF

LOO

RS

If

the

floor

ing

is to

be

inst

alle

d ov

er a

con

cret

e su

bfloo

r, it

mus

t be

cons

ider

ed th

at p

ossib

le r

esid

ual m

oist

ure

in th

e su

b flo

or w

ill m

igra

te to

the

surf

ace

of th

e su

bfloo

r. Fo

r th

is re

ason

, all

conc

rete

sub

-floo

rs (w

ith th

e ex

cept

ion

of m

astic

asp

halt)

req

uire

, prio

r to

the

inst

alla

tion

of a

sys

tem

-spe

cific

insu

latin

g la

yer,

a m

oist

ure

prot

ectio

n fil

m w

ith a

n SD

val

ue >

75m

m to

be

inst

alle

d as

a v

apou

r ba

rrie

r ov

er th

e en

tire

surf

ace

and

exte

ndin

g up

the

wal

l. T

he s

trip

s m

ust o

verla

p by

20c

m in

the

join

ing

area

s.

CO

NC

RET

E W

ITH

HO

T W

ATER

RA

DIA

NT

HEA

TIN

G S

YST

EMS

D

epen

ding

on

the

inte

nded

use

, any

floo

r w

ith a

n un

derfl

oor

heat

ing

syst

em r

equi

res

plan

ning

and

coo

rdin

atio

n in

ord

er to

ass

ure

long

-ter

m a

nd o

ptim

um

func

tiona

lity.

All

exist

ing

floor

sur

face

s ne

ed to

be

rem

oved

prio

r to

the

inst

alla

tion

of o

ur fl

oorin

g el

emen

ts. I

n ad

ditio

n to

the

stan

dard

sub

floo

r te

sts,

it is

ne

cess

ary

to p

rovi

de a

cer

tifica

te th

at th

e pr

oper

hea

ting

up a

nd c

oolin

g ph

ases

hav

e be

en c

ompl

eted

. The

cor

rect

hea

ting

up a

nd c

oolin

g of

the

conc

rete

co

nstr

uctio

n w

ill b

e re

quire

d at

all

seas

ons

of th

e ye

ar.

TH

E H

EAT

ING

UP

AN

D C

OO

LIN

G P

HA

SE

Func

tiona

l hea

ting:

In th

e ev

ent o

f a

subfl

oor

bein

g a

cem

ent-

base

d co

ncre

te, d

o no

t sta

rt th

e he

atin

g-up

pha

ses

prio

r to

21

days

afte

r th

e co

ncre

te h

as b

een

pour

ed. I

n th

e ev

ent t

hat t

he s

ub fl

oor

is an

anh

ydrit

e co

ncre

te, d

o no

t sta

rt th

e he

atin

g-up

pha

se p

rior

to 7

day

s af

ter

the

conc

rete

has

bee

n po

ured

.

Alw

ays

obse

rve

the

man

ufac

ture

r’s s

peci

ficat

ions

.

Floo

r cu

ring

heat

ing:

In th

e ev

ent t

hat t

he s

ubflo

or is

a c

emen

t-ba

sed

conc

rete

, do

not s

tart

the

heat

ing-

up p

hase

bef

ore

28 d

ays

afte

r th

e co

ncre

te h

as b

een

inst

alle

d. In

the

even

t tha

t the

sub

floor

is a

n an

hydr

ite c

oncr

ete,

do

not s

tart

the

heat

ing-

up p

hase

bef

ore

14 d

ays

afte

r th

e co

ncre

te h

as b

een

inst

alle

d.

Day

1 –

Sta

rt th

e he

atin

g-up

pha

se w

ith a

wat

er te

mpe

ratu

re o

f 25

°C (7

7°F)

and

incr

ease

it b

y 10

°C (1

3.5°

F) p

er d

ay.

D

ay 4

– T

he m

axim

um w

ater

tem

pera

ture

is r

each

ed (m

ax. 5

5°C

/ 1

31°F

).

Day

5 th

roug

h to

day

18

– ho

ld th

e m

axim

um w

ater

tem

pera

ture

.

Day

19

– flo

or c

urin

g te

st –

CM

mea

sure

men

t (co

ntin

ued

heat

ing

is re

quire

d if

exce

ssiv

e re

sidua

l moi

stur

e is

dete

cted

).

Day

19

thro

ugh

21 –

low

er th

e w

ater

tem

pera

ture

by

10°C

(13.

5°F)

dai

ly u

ntil

a w

ater

tem

pera

ture

of

25°C

(77°

F) is

rea

ched

.

Inst

alla

tion

of W

oodp

ecke

r La

min

ate

floor

ing

can

com

men

ce o

nce

a su

rfac

e te

mpe

ratu

re o

f 18

°C (6

4°F)

is r

each

ed fo

r th

e co

ncre

te fl

oor.

Dur

ing

and

3 da

ys

afte

r in

stal

latio

n, h

old

the

tem

pera

ture

spe

cifie

d ab

ove.

Afte

r th

e en

d of

3 d

ays,

the

wat

er te

mpe

ratu

re c

an b

e in

crea

sed

slow

ly if

req

uire

d.

AT

TEN

TIO

N! T

he s

urfa

ce te

mpe

ratu

re m

ust n

ot e

xcee

d 28

°C (8

2°F)

. Ins

talli

ng a

full-

surf

ace

0.2m

m (3

/32”

) PE

film

und

erne

ath

the

unde

rlay

is m

anda

tory

. W

hen

usin

g un

derla

ys th

at a

re in

stal

led

sepa

rate

ly a

nd u

sed

eith

er a

s a

syst

em-s

peci

fic fl

oatin

g in

stal

latio

n on

con

cret

e flo

ors

with

und

erflo

or h

eatin

g sy

stem

s vo

ids

all w

arra

ntie

s in

reg

ards

to c

ompl

ianc

e w

ith th

e eff

ectiv

e, m

axim

um a

llow

able

ther

mal

tran

sfer

res

istan

ce o

f th

e ov

eral

l str

uctu

re.

NAT

UR

AL

STO

NE

SLA

B A

ND

CER

AM

IC T

ILES

Si

nce

resid

ual m

oist

ure

mig

ratio

n m

ust b

e ex

pect

ed, i

nsta

lling

a m

oist

ure

barr

ier

in th

e fo

rm o

f a

full-

cove

rage

vap

our

cont

rol l

ayer

SD

> 7

5 is

requ

ired

befo

re

the

unde

rlay

whi

ch m

ust b

e es

peci

ally

spe

cifie

d fo

r W

oodp

ecke

r La

min

ate

floor

ing.

PART

ICLE

AN

D F

IBR

EBO

AR

DS

In

ord

er to

impr

ove

impa

ct s

ound

, one

of

the

Woo

dpec

ker

unde

rlays

esp

ecia

lly s

peci

fied

for

Woo

dpec

ker

Lam

inat

e flo

orin

g is

reco

mm

ende

d. It

is n

ot

nece

ssar

y to

inst

all a

PE

film

moi

stur

e ba

rrie

r on

this

type

of

subfl

oor.

HA

RD

WO

OD

FLO

OR

ING

BO

AR

DS

Lo

ose

floor

boar

ds m

ust b

e pr

oper

ly s

crew

ed d

own

if re

quire

d. In

ord

er to

impr

ove

impa

ct s

ound

, one

of

the

Woo

dpec

ker

unde

rlays

esp

ecia

lly s

peci

fied

for

Woo

dpec

ker

Lam

inat

e flo

orin

g is

reco

mm

ende

d. It

is n

ot n

eces

sary

to in

stal

l a P

E fil

m m

oist

ure

barr

ier

on th

is ty

pe o

f su

bfloo

r. Su

ffici

ent v

entil

atio

n in

the

subfl

oor

stru

ctur

e m

ust n

ot b

e im

paire

d. W

oodp

ecke

r La

min

ate

floor

ing

mus

t be

inst

alle

d cr

ossw

ise to

exi

stin

g flo

orbo

ards

.

4.

INST

ALL

AT

ION

PR

EPA

RA

TIO

NS

AC

CLI

MAT

ISAT

ION

W

oodp

ecke

r La

min

ate

floor

ing

has

to b

e st

ored

in th

e ro

om w

here

it is

to b

e in

stal

led

or in

a r

oom

with

the

sam

e cl

imat

e co

nditi

on b

efor

e st

artin

g th

e in

stal

latio

n. T

he a

cclim

atisa

tion

mus

t be

carr

ied

out a

s fo

llow

ing:

• In

sea

led,

uno

pene

d bo

xes

• Fo

r a

time

perio

d of

at l

east

48

hour

s•

Flat

layi

ng w

ith a

t lea

st 5

0cm

(20”

) dist

ance

to th

e w

alls

• A

t a r

oom

tem

pera

ture

of

at le

ast 1

8°C

(64°

F)•

At a

floo

r su

rfac

e te

mpe

ratu

re o

f a

min

imum

of

15°C

(59°

=F)

• A

t a r

elat

ive

hum

idity

bet

wee

n 40

% a

nd 6

0%

INST

ALL

ATIO

N D

IREC

TIO

N

Woo

dpec

ker

Lam

inat

e flo

orin

g lo

oks

best

whe

n in

stal

led

para

llel t

o th

e lig

ht c

omin

g in

thro

ugh

the

win

dow

s. In

the

even

t tha

t the

sub

floor

con

stru

ctio

n co

nsist

s of

har

dwoo

d flo

orin

g bo

ards

or

woo

d st

rip fl

oorin

g, th

e la

min

ate

floor

ing

mus

t be

inst

alle

d at

90

degr

ees

to th

e su

bfloo

r bo

ards

.

PLA

NN

ING

TH

E FI

RST

RO

W

Afte

r de

term

inin

g th

e be

st la

yout

of

the

floor

ing

and

the

star

ting

wal

l, m

easu

re th

e w

idth

of

the

room

and

div

ide

it by

the

wid

th o

f th

e W

oodp

ecke

r pl

anks

to

dete

rmin

e th

e nu

mbe

r of

row

s an

d th

e w

idth

of

the

last

row

. If

the

last

row

is d

eter

min

ed to

be

less

than

5cm

(2”)

wid

e, it

sho

uld

be a

djus

ted

by c

uttin

g th

e fir

st r

ow le

ngth

wise

.

EXPA

NSI

ON

GA

PS

As

Woo

dpec

ker

Lam

inat

e flo

orin

g is

mad

e of

org

anic

mat

eria

ls, it

is s

ubje

ct to

cer

tain

mov

emen

t (sh

rinka

ge/e

xpan

sion)

due

to c

hang

es in

clim

ate

cond

ition

s.

The

cor

rect

exp

ansio

n ga

ps o

f 8

to 1

0mm

at a

ll fix

ed p

oint

s w

ill a

llow

the

lam

inat

e flo

orin

g to

mov

e in

its

natu

ral b

ehav

iour

.

TR

AN

SIT

ION

MO

ULD

ING

S

Tran

sitio

n m

ould

ings

mus

t be

inst

alle

d in

the

follo

win

g ar

eas

beca

use

of th

e na

tura

l beh

avio

ur o

f th

ese

floor

ing

elem

ents

:•

At a

ll do

or th

roug

hway

s•

At a

ll pa

ssag

e w

ays

• A

ngul

ar r

oom

s•

Sing

le r

oom

leng

th a

nd/o

r w

ith m

ore

than

10m

(33f

t)

5.

INST

ALL

AT

ION

PR

EPA

RA

TIO

NS

ELA

STIC

FLO

OR

ING

SU

RFA

CES

(PV

C, L

INO

LEU

M, V

INY

L)

With

thes

e ty

pes

of fl

oorin

g, in

stal

ling

a PE

film

moi

stur

e ba

rrie

r is

not r

equi

red

since

the

elas

tic fl

oorin

g as

sum

es th

e fu

nctio

n of

a m

oist

ure

barr

ier.

In o

rder

to

impr

ove

impa

ct s

ound

, one

of

the

Woo

dpec

ker

unde

rlays

esp

ecia

lly s

peci

fied

for

Woo

dpec

ker

Lam

inat

e flo

orin

g is

reco

mm

ende

d.

WET

RO

OM

S

AT

TEN

TIO

N! W

oodp

ecke

r La

min

ate

floor

ing

is no

t sui

tabl

e fo

r in

stal

latio

ns in

wet

roo

ms

such

as

bath

room

s, s

auna

s or

in s

imila

r ro

oms.

6.

INST

ALL

AT

ION

C

heck

all

pane

ls fo

r po

ssib

le d

amag

es/d

efec

ts. E

nsur

e yo

u un

ders

tand

the

diffe

renc

e be

twee

n th

e to

ngue

and

the

groo

ve o

n th

e pa

nel (

Figu

res

C1)

. Sta

rt to

in

stal

l the

firs

t row

in th

e le

ft-ha

nd c

orne

r of

the

room

with

bot

h to

ngue

sid

es o

f th

e pa

nels

faci

ng th

e w

all a

nd b

oth

groo

ved

sides

faci

ng th

e in

stal

ler

(Fig

ures

C

1/C

2). T

he e

lem

ents

of

the

first

two

row

s m

ay b

e in

stal

led

simul

tane

ousl

y, th

at is

, in

cons

tant

alte

rnat

ion

whi

le o

bser

ving

the

min

imum

offs

et o

f th

e sh

ort

ends

is a

t 20c

m, a

s pr

esen

ted

and

desc

ribed

bel

ow.

El

emen

t 1 =

Inst

alla

tion

in le

ft-ha

nd c

orne

r of

the

room

El

emen

t 2 =

Ang

ling

the

long

sid

e of

this

elem

ent c

ut to

leng

th. F

or th

is pu

rpos

e, p

lace

the

long

itudi

nal t

ongu

e at

a s

light

ang

le fr

om

abov

e in

to th

e lo

ngitu

dina

l gro

ove

of e

lem

ent 1

and

low

er th

e el

emen

t 2 u

ntil

it re

ache

s a

flat p

ositi

on. (

Figu

re C

3)

Elem

ent 3

= A

nglin

g th

e lo

ng s

ide

and

pres

sing

in th

e sh

ort s

ide.

To

begi

n w

ith, r

etur

n th

e lo

ngitu

dina

l ton

gue

at a

slig

ht a

ngle

from

ab

ove

into

the

long

itudi

nal g

roov

e of

ele

men

t 1. N

ow p

ush

elem

ent 3

in th

is sla

nted

pos

ition

tow

ards

the

fron

t of

elem

ent 2

, unt

il th

e

shor

t sid

es o

f bo

th e

lem

ents

pus

h ag

ains

t eac

h ot

her

in a

per

fect

fit.

Onc

e ag

ain

lock

the

long

itudi

nal c

onne

ctio

n by

low

erin

g an

d at

th

e sa

me

time

the

fron

tal c

onne

ctio

n by

pus

hing

unt

il yo

u ca

n fe

el th

em s

nap

into

pla

ce. (

Figu

re C

4)

Elem

ent 4

= O

ppos

ite a

nglin

g of

the

long

sid

e an

d pr

essin

g of

the

shor

t sid

e as

abo

ve. P

lace

the

long

itudi

nal g

roov

e at

a s

light

ang

le

unde

r th

e lo

ngitu

dina

l ton

gue

of e

lem

ent 3

. Pus

h el

emen

t 4 in

this

slant

ed p

ositi

on to

war

ds th

e fr

ont o

f el

emen

t 1, u

ntil

the

shor

t

sides

of

both

ele

men

ts p

ush

agai

nst e

ach

othe

r in

per

fect

fit.

Now

onc

e ag

ain

lock

the

long

itudi

nal c

onne

ctio

n by

low

erin

g an

d at

the

sa

me

time

the

fron

tal c

onne

ctio

n by

pus

hing

unt

il yo

u ca

n fe

el th

em s

nap

into

pla

ce. (

Figu

re C

5)

Elem

ent 5

= A

nglin

g th

e lo

ng s

ide

and

pres

sing

in th

e sh

ort s

ide

(see

Fig

ure

C3)

El

emen

t 6 =

Ang

ling

the

long

sid

e an

d pr

essin

g in

the

shor

t sid

e (s

ee F

igur

e C

4)

Elem

ent 7

= A

nglin

g th

e lo

ng s

ide

and

pres

sing

in th

e sh

ort s

ide

(see

Fig

ure

C3)

El

emen

t 8 =

Ang

ling

the

long

sid

e an

d pr

essin

g in

the

shor

t sid

e (s

ee F

igur

e C

4)

Inst

all a

ll re

mai

ning

pan

els

for

the

first

and

the

seco

nd r

ow a

s de

scrib

ed a

bove

. The

last

ele

men

ts a

re c

ut to

leng

th. (

Figu

re C

6)

Fina

lly, o

rient

ate

the

first

two

row

s to

face

the

wal

ls, a

s re

quire

d, w

hile

obs

ervi

ng th

e w

all d

istan

ce (8

-10

mm

) to

the

wal

l and

pla

ce

the

spac

ers.

(Fig

ure

C7

to F

igur

e C

10)

A

TT

ENT

ION

! Mak

e su

re th

at th

e sh

ort e

nds

are

stag

gere

d at

leas

t 200

mm

. In

case

of

prod

ucts

sup

plie

d w

ith a

bev

el, e

nsur

e th

e off

set i

s ev

en a

ccor

ding

to th

e be

vel.

In

stal

l the

firs

t ele

men

t of

the

third

row

by

inse

rtin

g th

e lo

ngitu

dina

l ton

gue

side

into

the

long

itudi

nal g

roov

e of

the

seco

nd r

ow a

t a s

light

ang

le fr

om a

bove

. T

hen

low

er th

e pa

nel u

ntil

it is

lyin

g fla

t.

To in

stal

l the

sec

ond

pane

l of

the

third

row

, onc

e ag

ain

tilt t

he lo

ng e

dge

with

the

tong

ue d

own

and

slide

it in

to th

e gr

oove

on

the

long

sid

e of

the

seco

nd r

ow.

With

the

pane

l in

this

tilte

d po

sitio

n, n

ow s

lide

it to

war

ds th

e en

d of

the

first

pan

el in

the

third

row

unt

il th

e fr

onta

l con

nect

ion

mec

hani

sms

are

abov

e ea

ch

othe

r so

they

are

per

fect

ly fi

ttin

g. O

nce

agai

n lo

ck th

e lo

ng e

dge

by lo

wer

ing

the

pane

l and

the

fron

t by

push

ing

until

you

can

feel

the

lock

.

Inst

all a

ll re

mai

ning

pan

els

for

the

third

row

as

desc

ribed

abo

ve. T

he la

st p

anel

is o

nce

agai

n cu

t to

leng

th. A

ll su

bseq

uent

row

s ca

n be

sta

rted

with

the

rem

aini

ng

pane

l fro

m th

e pr

evio

us r

ow, i

f it

is at

leas

t 200

mm

.

You

can

then

con

tinue

to la

y bo

ard

afte

r bo

ard.

In

ord

er to

pre

pare

the

last

row

of

elem

ents

for

inst

alla

tion,

take

the

elem

ent a

nd p

lace

it e

xact

ly o

n to

p of

the

row

bef

ore

last

. By

mea

ns o

f a

re

sidua

l pan

el (e

lem

ent w

idth

) it i

s po

ssib

le to

tran

sfer

the

wal

l str

uctu

res

to th

e el

emen

t with

in a

pre

-cho

sen

dist

ance

.

7.

INST

ALL

AT

ION

FIT

TIN

G A

ROU

ND

PIP

ES

Mea

sure

the

posit

ion

of th

e pi

pes

and

mar

k it

on th

e pa

nel (

cons

ider

also

the

expa

nsio

n ga

p).

Ta

ke in

to a

ccou

nt m

easu

rem

ents

from

the

spac

ers.

Dril

l a h

ole

of 1

6mm

(5/8

”) b

igge

r th

an th

e pi

pe d

iam

eter

– e

xpan

sion

prov

ision

.

Saw

at a

45

degr

ee a

ngle

to th

e ho

les.

A

pply

glu

e to

the

saw

n ou

t pie

ce a

nd fi

t in

with

a p

ull b

ar.

CO

MM

ERC

IAL

AR

EAS

IN C

LASS

ES 3

1, 3

2 A

ND

33

A

dditi

onal

exp

osur

e to

moi

stur

e in

com

mer

cial

are

as m

ust b

e an

ticip

ated

. The

refo

re it

is r

equi

red

to u

se th

e sp

ecia

lly d

esig

ned

seal

ing

glue

for

com

mer

cial

are

a in

stal

latio

ns. A

pply

the

seal

ing

glue

to th

e to

p of

the

tong

ue o

n th

e sh

ort a

nd lo

ng e

dge.

The

glu

e sh

ould

ooz

e ou

t alo

ng th

e co

mpl

ete

long

and

sho

rt e

dge

afte

r th

e pa

nels

have

bee

n co

nnec

ted

toge

ther

. It i

s ea

sy to

rem

ove

exce

ss s

ealin

g gl

ue fr

om th

e su

rfac

e ei

ther

imm

edia

tely

or

afte

r a

shor

t dry

ing

perio

d.

AT

TEN

TIO

N! M

ake

sure

that

ther

e is

no g

ap in

the

floor

ing

join

ts u

nder

the

seal

ing

glue

.

8.

INST

ALL

AT

ION

/ C

LEA

NIN

G A

ND

CA

RE

Fo

r w

oode

n do

or fr

ames

, we

reco

mm

end

unde

rcut

ting

them

– w

ith th

e ap

prov

al o

f th

e en

d-co

nsum

er –

acc

ordi

ng to

the

thic

knes

s of

the

floor

ing

and

the

unde

rlay.

In

stal

l the

floo

ring

unde

rnea

th th

e do

or fr

ame

– le

avin

g th

e ne

cess

ary

expa

nsio

n ga

ps. I

n th

e ev

ent t

hat y

our

inst

alla

tion

job

will

end

und

erne

ath

a do

or fr

ame,

w

e re

com

men

d th

at th

e lo

ckin

g pa

rt is

rem

oved

or

the

prot

rudi

ng g

roov

e of

the

pre-

inst

alle

d pa

nel w

ith a

util

ity k

nife

. The

new

ly la

id p

anel

can

now

be

push

ed

horiz

onta

lly o

ver

the

groo

ve o

f th

e pr

evio

usly

laid

pan

el. U

se s

ealin

g-gl

ue fr

om W

oodp

ecke

r on

top

of th

e to

ngue

to s

ecur

e th

e co

nnec

tion.

If

you

have

a d

oor

jam

b w

hich

can

not b

e sh

orte

ned,

e.g

. met

al d

oor

jam

b, w

e re

com

men

d th

at y

ou c

over

the

expa

nsio

n ga

ps w

ith m

ould

ings

or

fill t

hem

with

co

lour

sea

lant

ava

ilabl

e fr

om W

oodp

ecke

r.

As

with

all

othe

r flo

or c

over

ings

, you

sho

uld

prot

ect y

our

new

Woo

dpec

ker

Lam

inat

e Fl

oorin

g ag

ains

t con

tam

inat

ion

with

dirt

par

ticle

s by

taki

ng s

uita

ble

step

s to

avo

id tr

acki

ng in

dirt

:

• U

se d

oor

mat

s (o

r ru

gs) i

n th

e en

tran

ce a

rea

in o

rder

to k

eep

away

coa

rse

dirt

, grit

and

sto

nes

from

the

floor

.

• In

the

case

of

com

mer

cial

app

licat

ions

whe

re th

e la

min

ate

floor

ing

area

lead

s di

rect

ly o

utsid

e, a

n ap

prop

riate

ly s

ized

cle

an-o

ff z

one

shou

ld b

e bu

ilt in

to th

e flo

or s

truc

ture

.•

Att

ach

felt

floor

pro

tect

ors

to th

e le

gs o

f ch

airs

and

tabl

es a

nd a

ll ot

her

easil

y m

ovea

ble

furn

iture

.•

Whe

n m

ovin

g he

avy

furn

iture

, lift

it, d

o no

t dra

g it

acro

ss th

e flo

or.

• U

se o

nly

role

s of

type

W (s

oft)

for

cast

or c

hairs

.•

Rem

ove

imm

edia

tely

any

wat

er s

pilla

ge o

r ot

her

liqui

d fr

om th

e flo

or.

• D

o no

t cle

an th

e flo

or w

ith v

apou

r cl

eane

rs.

• D

o no

t wet

was

h th

e flo

or –

a w

ell s

quee

zed

dam

p cl

oth

is su

ffici

ent.

• N

ever

use

abr

asiv

es o

n la

min

ate

floor

ing.

• D

o no

t use

res

idue

bui

ldin

g cl

eani

ng p

rodu

cts

(we

reco

mm

end

the

Woo

dpec

ker

clea

ner

for

lacq

uere

d an

d la

min

ate

floor

s).

• D

o no

t wax

or

polis

h yo

ur fl

oor.

• Su

bseq

uent

ly s

ealin

g W

oodp

ecke

r La

min

ate

floor

ing

is ne

ither

nec

essa

ry o

r pe

rmiss

ible

.•

Use

the

hard

floo

r no

zzle

whe

n va

cuum

cle

anin

g.

Your

loca

l floo

ring

deal

er h

as a

det

aile

d cl

eani

ng in

stru

ctio

n as

wel

l as

war

rant

y ca

rd a

vaila

ble.

In th

e un

likel

y ev

ent o

f th

e ha

rdw

earin

g flo

orin

g pa

nel s

uffer

ing

dam

age,

ther

e ar

e se

vera

l opt

ions

for

a re

pair.

If th

e da

mag

e is

sligh

t, th

e pr

oble

m c

an b

e ea

sily

solv

ed u

sing

a co

lour

fill r

epai

r pa

ste.

If th

e da

mag

e is

mor

e se

rious

, a p

rofe

ssio

nal i

nsta

ller

will

be

able

to r

epla

ce a

n en

tire

pane

l. Pl

ease

con

tact

you

r lo

cal d

istrib

utor

for

mor

e in

form

atio

n. F

or s

peci

al in

stal

latio

n te

chni

ques

, i.e

. ins

talla

tion

on s

tairs

, ple

ase

cont

act y

our

loca

l dist

ribut

or.

10-1

5 cm

8-10

mm

Wan

d / W

all

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