General Commercial Installation Guide LMINTE
Laminate & DXP IVC US Commercial Installation Guide - Laminate PressXpress & DropXpress Materials Required for Installation: Small hand saw Jigsaw Pencil ox cutter Measuring tape Pull ar Waterproof adhesive tape Sanding block or sanding machine Spacers Tapping lock cceptable Underlayments IVC US s Laminate products are a floating floor system and can be installed directly over virtually any hard surface. Soft surfaces (such as wall-to wall carpet) must first be completely removed. We do not recommend installing over another floating floor system. Note: Do NOT nail or glue laminate product to subfloor. Concrete Moisture levels of concrete slabs before, during and after installation must be 8 lbs. or less per 000 square feet per 24 hours using an anhydrous calcium chloride test according to STM F869; or, if using STM F270, the max RH score is 85 per 000 square feet (relative humidity). If using the CM Method, the humidity of the concrete should not exceed 2.5% Wood Subfloor Wooden subfloors must be constructed according to local building codes, be structurally sound and deflection free. Repair any squeaky floor prior to installation. Sand or plane high spots. Fill all low spots with Portland cement based patching compound. It is not necessary to use a vapor retarder on top of a wooden subfloor. Wooden subfloors constructed over a crawl space must have adequate ventilation,.5 sq. ft. per 00 sq. ft. of floor space. asement walls and floors must be dry to prevent damage due to excessive water vapor emissions into the wooden sub floor overhead. Radiant Heating IVC US laminate floors can be used without difficulty in combination with water floor heating on condition that the warm water lines are min..2 inches (3 cm) underneath the surface and the contact temperature of the floor doesn t exceed 85 F (29 C) and the max warm water temperature is 22 F (50 C). efore installing the floor, you should take these aspects into account: efore you start, switch off the radiant heating; the floor should not exceed a temperature of 64 F (8 C); before, during and 24 hours after installation of the laminate. Install moisture barrier, underlayment and the laminate as described in the installation instructions. ut first check the suitability of the underlayment in combination with radiant heating. fter the installation of the floor wait at least 24 hours before you switch on the radiant heating again. void excessive differences in temperature and turn your heating up or down step-by-step; (max. 4 F/day (5 C/day). The highest acceptable heat conductivity for any kind of floor covering is 0.5 K.m2/W. For electrical underfloor heating a value of 60W/m2 must not be exceeded MKF_0029_2 0/28/5
Laminate & DXP Storage and Handling cclimate the flooring a minimum of 48 hours before installation in the area it is to be installed. Conditions between 65 F - 85 F (8 C - 29 C) and are required before, during and after installation. Relative indoor air humidity between 40% and 65% should be maintained. Leave the planks (packed) horizontally in the center of the room where you are going to install the laminate floor. Subfloor and Wall/Door Preparation The surface beneath the floor must be sufficiently prepared in advance to guarantee a successful installation of the flooring. Clean the subfloor and make sure it is smooth, flat, dry and sound. Remove any contaminates. Subfloor must be flat with a maximum 3/6 inch in a 3 foot span (4 mm in a meter span) On concrete substrates, a moisture barrier is required. IVC US recommends installing alterio ComfortSound underlayment. ComfortSound is an all in one solution (underlayment + moisture barrier). If you choose to use a separate underlayment and/or moisture barrier (PVC foil) from another manufacturer, please note this may void your warranty. Check the laminate planks for any defects. To measure the height of the doorframe, place a laminate plank with underlayment against the doorframe, with the design side down; mark the height and saw off the door and doorframe to the height marked. The laminate plank can then easily be pushed underneath the doorframe. Inspection of flooring material prior to installation is required. ny defects should be immediately reported to the retail store from which the flooring was purchased before installation. IVC US will not be responsible for labor costs to repair or replace material with defects that were apparent before or noticed at the end of an installation. NOTE: Do not install cabinets or walls on top of laminate floors. How to Install ComfortSound Underlayment Lay out ComfortSound underlayment from wall to wall, ensuring it lays flat and smooth. (Place logo side up.) llow ComfortSound underlayment sheets to rest up against one another. DO NOT overlap. Use alterio Comfort LU Tape (waterproof adhesive tape) to tape ComfortSound underlayment sheets together. DO NOT overlap. Start of Installation It is the installer s responsibility to inspect the flooring prior to installation to ensure that there are no visual defects. Do not install flooring with visible defects. If visible defects are present, contact your retailer immediately. Floor must be clean, smooth, flat, sound and dry before installation. Check the laminate edges to assure it is free of debris or damage. To achieve maximum appearance, mix planks from two to three cartons from the same production. NOTE: Never nail or glue the Laminate product to the floor. Do not install cabinets or walls on top of laminate floors. The advantage of IVC US s Laminate PressXpress or DropXpress locking system is that it allows you to choose your own starting position. Moreover, you may work either from right to left or from left to right, whichever is best in your own specific situation. Depending on the direction in which you work you are advised to begin from either a door or a corner. It is advisable to begin with the tongue side of the plank turned towards the wall. For plank designs, measure the width of the room and divide by the width of one plank. If the remainder is 2 ½ or less, cut down the width of the first row to allow the last row to be more than 2 ½ wide. Walls are not always straight. Snap a chalk line for your first row to follow. See next page for step by step instructions. See next page for step by step instructions. 2 MKF_0029_2 0/28/5
Laminate & DXP Start of Installation max 20 inches / 50 cm Spacer max 20 inches/ 50 cm 40 ft 2 m Connecting pro min 8 mm Remove existing trim (baseboard, Undercut doorjambs quater-rounds, Installation Option etc.) : Expansion Starting in gaps the along Expansion gaps along the perimeter and the corner perimeter of a room and fixed objects: fixed objects: min 3/8 inch (8 mm) min 3/8 inches (8 mm) You can go both directions but we Spacers must be placed at least recommend to go from left to right. every 20 (50 cm) Tongue facing the wall. Start installing the first row by clicking the end joints together (follow your specific click system Connection profiles (T-molding) Use a connection profile every running Cut last 40 laminate feet (2 plank m) both at the sides. end of the Expansion row (4a): min gaps: 0 min inches 3/8 (25 inch cm). (8 mm) Use the remaining cut piece () or a random cut piece so as not to show a repeating pattern to start the adjoining row. * Depending on your particular guidelines). product s Spacers click must system, be placed at follow the click guidelines for either PressXpress or DropXpress. least every 20 (50 cm). djoining rows: joint separation must be 2 3 4a PressXpress () 5 3 6 7a at least 0 (25 cm). max 50 cm / 9.7 inch min 25 cm / 9.8 inch 2 2 3 4a min 25 cm 9.8 inch Installation Option : Starting in the corner of a room To click the planks together: angle the adjoining row along the length. Then angle the tongue of plank you are installing into the groove of the adjoining row. Tongue must face the previously installed row. lack plastic insert must sit in place. Then rotate downwards as indicated with the arrow. click Expansion gaps along the perimeter: min 0.4 (8 mm) You can go both directions, but we Click the end joints together by pushing recommand the end joint to downwards go from left on to the right. left edge Tongue of plank facing you are the installing wall. Start until installing you hear a the click first or row. snap. by Do clicking not tap. the end joints together (see steps 6 and 7). Spacers must be placed at least every 20 (50 cm) djoining rows: joint separation must be at least 0 (25 cm) DropXpress (DXP) End cut piece at the end of the row (4a): min 0 (25 cm). Use the remaining cut piece () to start Repeat step for the rest of the room. the adjoining row. DXP DXP DXP 5 6 To click the planks together: angle the adjoining row along the length. Then angle the tongue of plank you are installing into the groove of the adjoining row. Tongue must face the previously installed row. Click the end joints together by pushing the end joint downwards on the left edge of plank you are installing until it falls into place. Do not tap. Repeat step for the rest of the room. 3 MKF_0029_2 0/28/5
Laminate & DXP Installation Installation Option : Starting in the corner of a room 5 2 3 4a 6 7a Tongue Side 3 max 20 inches / 50 cm min 0 inches / 25 cm 2 2 3 4a min 0 inch 25 cm Installation Option : Starting in the corner of a room Expansion gaps along the perimeter and fixed objects: min 3/8 inch (8 mm) You can go both directions but we recommend to go from left to right. Tongue facing the wall. Start installing the first row by clicking the end joints together (follow your specific click system guidelines). Spacers must be placed at least every 20 (50 cm). djoining rows: joint separation must be at least 0 (25 cm). Cut last laminate plank at the end of the row (4a): min 0 inches (25 cm). Use the remaining cut piece () or a random cut piece so as not to show a repeating pattern to start the adjoining row. h = 3/8 inch 8 mm 35 nk along the length, e expansion gap, which x mm x inch 2 3 4a 5 7b 8 9 0 2 3 4a 5 6 7a 7b 8 9 20 2 22 23 24a x inch = 3/8 inch x mm = 8 mm 2 25 26 27a 27b 28 29 30 3 32 33 34a 3 35 36 37a 37b 39 40 6 7a 4 42 43 44a 4 45 46 47a 47b 48 49 50 To click the planks together: angle the Last How adjoining row: to install cut row the along plank the along doorway length. the 42length, Then of the leaving last angle row the room (see tongue plank for the of 48) expansion plank you gap, are which is installing 3/8 inch (8 into mm) the groove of the adjoining row. Tongue must face the previously installed row. lack plastic insert must sit in place. Then rotate downwards as indicated with the arrow. 47b 37b 4 48 click 45b 47b 42 Click the end joints together by pushing the How end to install joint downwards along the doorway on the left of the edge of last plank row: you Sand are down installing the grooves until you of the hear a click surrounding or snap. planks Do not as tap. indicated by the dotted line (about 50% of the lip) with a sander (short end plank 47b, along the length for plank 4 and 45b). 4 4 48 45b 42 Repeat step for the rest of the room. Tap the piece being installed under the doorway (plank 48) in to place with a tapping block or a scrap piece. Tap along the width and length as indicated with the arrows. *Only use tapping block under doorways. 42 45b SlimTrim (T-molding) SlimTrim (T-molding) or or End Cap End Cap installed under the in to place with a crap piece. Tap along th as indicated with the lock under doorways. Use end cap or connection SlimTrim to finish off. It is recommended to provide Use end an cap expansion or connection joint between SlimTrim to different finish off. rooms It is recommended (i.e. under doorways) to provide an expansion joint between different rooms (i.e. under doorways) 4 MKF_0029_2 0/28/5
Laminate & DXP Installation Installation Option : Starting from the doorway. PLESE Remember to follow your click system s click guidelines when installing from the doorway 4 3 2 5 6 7 8a 8b 9 0 5 3 2 3 Installation Option : Starting from the doorway Trim the edges as indicated Expansion gaps along the perimeter and fixed objects: min 3/8 inches (8 mm). You can go both directions but we recommend to go from left to right. Tongue facing the wall. Start installing the first row by clicking the end joints together (follow your specific click system guidelines). Spacers must be placed at least every 20 (50 cm). djoining rows: joint separation must be at least 0 (25 cm). x mm x inch x inch = 3/8 inch x mm = 8 mm Last row: cut the plank along the length, leaving room for the expansion gap, which is 3/8 inch (8 mm) Installation Finish 48a 47 44 43 4a 40 Remove the spacers. Install baseboard and/or quarter rounds to cover the expansion joints along the perimeter. DO NOT nail down or adhere the baseboard nor quarter round to the laminate floor. Instead, nail or adhere directly to the wall. To allow expansion, do not install baseboard too tight to laminate. 5 MKF_0029_2 0/28/5