Mirabella & Classic Estate Installation
Mirabella & Classic Estate installation
Install vapor barrier if subfloor is cement (6 mil polyethylene film).
Always use an underlayment padding above the vapor barrier and below the laminate flooring planks. If pad is pre-attached, no additional underlayment should be used.
Install parallel to main light source; if no exterior light source, install parallel to longest wall.
If possible, start to lay panels under the door jam and finish installing planks on a wall without a door jam.
Start placing panels so that tongue sides face the wall. Confirm first row is straight.
Remove the tongue on the panels that abut the walls to allow room for spacers and
prevent problems from spills.
12” end joint stagger row to row. 16” smallest usable piece.
Engage next plank and slide into overlapping end joints position.
Push down to engage end joint. Long joint of next row holds end joint in place. End joints in first and last rows are held in place by base molding/1/4 round.
Always allow for 5/16” – 3/8” expansion around fixed objects.
An expansion gap T-strip is required when length of planks measure 40’ max and when width of planks measures 25’ max. Transition strips should be placed in all doorways directly under the door when the door is closed.
Cut the row along the wall to account for the unevenness of the wall while leaving 3/8”
expansion room (2.5” minimum plank width).
To measure and cut last piece in a row, rotate offcut section 180º, mark accordingly, cut, rotate back 180º and slot into space.
Ensure floor is able to expand.
REMOVAL
Disengage planks from other rows. Carefully lift plank straight up.
