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Thank you for choosing Trojan FLOOR ART Engineered Timber Flooring. This document contains useful instructions on the installation of
Trojan FLOOR ART. Correct installation will ensure your floor performs at its peak now and into the future.
INSTALLATION GUIDE
1
GETTING STARTED
Store the boards in a cool, shaded and protected dry place. Do not open the packets until the day of installation to avoid moisture pickup.
Check each board carefully prior to installation. Never install any damaged floor and conduct inspections as you work.
Should any obvious mistakes or damages be found when opening the packages, all claims should be raised immediately before
installation.
Timber is a natural product with natural variations of colour, grains and
characteristics. These variations are not considered a defect.
Always work out of several different bundles alternatively for installation. Mix and match between packs to create a beautiful colour
spread across your floor.
Timber is a living material, which swells if moisture or humidity increases and shrinks if moisture of humidity decreases. If the climate
and humidity of the room where your timber is laid is left too high or too low for an extended period of time, this can lead to irreversible
deformation of your floor. This can particularly occur if, e.g. in winter, the humidity in a heated room falls below 45%. If you are heating
your room, you should install an air humidifier to prevent damage to your floor. The same may be necessary in an air conditioned room.
2
SUBFLOOR PREPARATION
Before installation, remove all debris or dust and clean the floor. Trojan FLOOR ART can be
installed on concrete, particle board or timber subfloors, providing the subfloor is flat, level,
smooth and dry. Ensure the subfloor is free of any cracks. Irregularities in the subfloor should not
exceed 3mm every 1 metre in all directions. Ensure that the subfloor is thoroughly cleaned to
avoid mould growth.
In case there is a need to level the concrete subfloor, a cement based floor-filler should be used.
Timber and particle board subfloors must be structurally sound. If a particle board subfloor is
used, ensure the edges are sanded prior to installation.
Trojan FLOOR ART is not
structural and therefore, it will
reflect the condition of the
subfloor. Ensure your subfloor
is structurally sound and flat,
smooth, level and dry.
NOTE:
Should the Relative Humidity (RH) of the environment be above 95%, no flooring should be installed.
Installation in these conditions will void all warranties.
3
UNDERLAY
Age resistant polyethylene membrane plastic sheets (0.2mm thickness) for vapour barrier are recommended and necessary for the
floating-system installation. Joining between the plastic sheets should have sufficient overlap and/or sufficient tight joins to avoid
leakage of vapour from underneath. Recommended overlap should be at least 20cm.
It is important that a suitable underlay with a moisture barrier is utilised. Both Trojan Silent Walk and Trojan IQ Underlays are suitable to
be used in the floating installation of Trojan FLOOR ART.
