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4. Installation
Check the flooring boards for visible damage / defects. Determine which is the tongue and which is the groove (Figure 1 / Figure 2).
Start installing the first two rows in the left-hand corner of the room, ensuring that both tongue sides of the first board face the
wall and both groove sides face the fitter (Figure 1 / Figure 2).
The boards in the first two rows can be installed simultaneously, which means constantly alternating them whilst complying with the
minimum offset of the end joints of 200 mm (
Attention!
In the case of Long format boards, a minimum offset of 500 mm applies, as
shown and described below.
Wall
8 - 10 mm
8 - 10 mm
Board 1
= Lay in a left-hand corner of the room
Board 2
= Longitudinal angling of this shortened board. To do so, place the longitudinal tongue diagonally from above into the
longitudinal groove of Board 1 and lower Board 2 until it is lying flat. (see Figure 3)
Board 3
= Longitudinal angling & pressing in the short side. To begin with, return the longitudinal tongue at a slight angle from
above into the longitudinal groove of Board 1. Now push Board 3 in this slanted position towards the front of Board
2, until the short sides of both elements push against each other and fits perfectly. Once again lock the longitudinal
connection by lowering and at the same time the frontal connection by pushing until you can feel them snap into place.
(see Figure 4)
Board 4
= Longitudinal angling on the opposite side and pressing in the short side as before. Place the longitudinal groove at a
slight angle under the longitudinal tongue of Board 3. Push Board 4 in this slanted position towards the front of Board
1, until the short sides of both boards push against each other and fit perfectly. Now once again lock the longitudinal
connection by lowering and at the same time the frontal connection by pushing until you can feel them snap into place.
(see Figure 5)
Board 5
= Longitudinal angling and pressing on the short side (see Board 3).
Board 6
= Longitudinal angling and pressing on the short side (see Board 4)
Board 7
= Longitudinal angling and pressing on the short side (see Board 3)
Board 8
= Longitudinal angling and pressing on the short side (see Board 4).
Install all remaining boards for the first and the second row as described above, and cut the last boards to fit (Figure 6)
Finally, orientate the first two rows to face the walls, as required, check the wall distance (8-10 mm) from the wall and position the
spacers. (Figure 7 to Figure 10)
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b
c
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7
2
9
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b
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4
8
3
1
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