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Benefits
Installation
Details
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- The full instructions for installation will be sent with the shipment and
any further questions can be answered over the phone or by fax/email. |
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Measure the room and determine
the square area. Add for closets, etc. and deduct any permanent built ins. For
basic installs a minimum waste factor of 5% should be added to your order. Upon
discussion with us, it may be determined that this needs to be greater.
Graph paper may be used for planning and layout. Using
the graph lines to represent the actual sizes of floor
tiles you can predetermine the best layout of a pattern
for the room and determine exactly what you need for tiles.
- sharp utility knife
- tape measure
- Shur-line/Padco
applicator for sealer, glue and urethane
- chalk line
- putty knife
- carpenter's square
- hand sander
The floor tiles need to be brought to room temperature,
in their packaging, 24 to 48 hours before installation.
- Complete subfloor preparation work before the cork
flooring installation is scheduled to begin.
- Make sure that site temperature and humidity can
be maintained within acceptable limits during cork
installation.
- Open packages and preglue the tile backs with approved
adhesive within 24 hours of the scheduled installation. Do not allow the glued
faces to contact each other.
- Prepare layout on the subfloor and determine
and mark the starting line (usually central).
- Apply approved adhesive to starting area of the
subfloor and allow the adhesive to dry before laying
cork floor tiles.
- Install
tiles at the start with the aid of a straight edge and continue gluing more subfloor
as installation proceeds.
- Trim cork floor tiles at walls as necessary and
trim tiles to fit precisely at cabinets, fixtures,
etc.
- Sand the floor surfaces (light
to moderate) with a palm type vibrating sander and vacuum thoroughly (this step
does not apply to semi-finished or pre-coloured tile).
- Apply the first coat of approved sealer (very thinly)
with a pad type applicator (this step does not apply
to semi-finished floor tile).
- Apply a second thin coat of the approved
sealer about 3 to 6 hours following the first coat (this step does not apply to
semi-finished tile).
- Apply a light to medium base coat of approved urethane
8 to 12 hours after the sealer and let floor rest for 2 days (this step does not
apply to semi-finished tile).
- Scuff sand the floor surface as necessary
and clean up thoroughly.
- Apply a medium coat of approved urethane and
then within 4 to 7 hours apply a final coat of urethane
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