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Profloor Excel Batten
Type 58 / 72 / 82
INSTALLATION GUIDE
Products MUST NOT be stacked
Products must be kept dry AT ALL TIMES
BEWARE
Packs/Boards exceeds 15Kg
Fold the Profloor Flanking Strip onto the flooring board, apply weight to compress the system
(tradesman’s weight is normally sufficient) and fix the skirting so that it rests on the flanking strip.
Trim the edge of the Profloor Flanking Strip flush with the skirting. See figure 20 & 21.
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SKIRTING BOARDS
Fig. 20 Timber Installation
Continue the perimeter Excel Batten past the door opening. Where butt joints are formed
at thresholds, place a continuous length of Excel Batten directly beneath the joint of adjacent
boards with each board securely fixed to it.
The joint must be glued and where deemed necessary, for secure fix, screws should be used
to secure both edges of the butt joint to the same batten. Allow a gap between the batten,
flooring and doorframe for the Profloor Flanking Strip. See figure 16 & 17.
Care should be taken at the design stage to ensure that fire stops are fitted to the same
standard as that required for the fire doors. Technical advice can be provided for individual
projects.
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DOORWAYS
Fig. 16 Timber Installation
When a concentrated floor loading is in excess of 1.5kN/m2, i.e. kitchens, bathrooms,
cupboards containing water heaters etc… it is necessary to modify the batten installation to
provide additional support. It is also recommended that hallways, both internal and common,
be treated in the same manner to accommodate the combination of high foot traffic and small
floor areas.
Profloor Excel Battens should be installed with spacing closed to 300mm centres. See figure
18 & 19.
Where night storage heaters are to be supported off the floating floor, additional battens
should be installed to sufficiently support the increased load. Contact the A. Proctor Group
Tech Desk for further advice.
Fig. 18 Timber Installation
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KITCHEN / BATHROOM (areas of increased loadings)
Fig. 13 Timber Installation
Fig. 15
Fig. 14 Concrete Installation
Where ends of flooring boards fall between a line of battens, place a continuous length of
batten for support with each board securely fixed to it following advice given in 4 Fixing
Flooring.
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SUPPORTING NOGGINS
Where access is required to services below the flooring system, the necessary hatch can be
cut in the floor finish material. Additional battens should be placed around the perimeter of
the hatch to support the main floor and the hatch cover. The floor finish is fixed to the battens
in the normal manner. Ensure correct specification of batten depth to accommodate services
allowing 1-2mm for compression of the foam.
*in cases of Robust Detail constructions, the gap between batten ends where battens have
been cut to accommodate perpendicular service runs, should be no more than 50mm.
**other than radiator legs.
Fig. 17 Concrete Installation
Fig. 19 Concrete Installation
Fig. 21 Concrete Installation
