Inspection responsibility Despite strict quality controls, damages or defects on single
panels can occur. Always check each panel before and during
installation. No visible defect claims will be entertained
post installation. ELF laminated flooring is not suitable for installations in wet
rooms such as bathrooms, saunas or similar rooms, and
installation in such rooms is not recommended and would void
any guarantee. Sub-floor requirements All sub-floors must be prepared for installation in accordance
with normal sub-floor preparation procedures and accepted
tolerances within the flooring and building industry. The sub-floor should not exceed a moisture level of 2%. Evenness requirements are based on industrial standards, and
a maximum tolerance of 3mm/m is allowed. • The sub-floor has to be a closed and self-supporting surface.
• The sub-floor has to be clean and in a vacuumed condition.
• Unsuitable sub-floors are textile surfaces such as carpets.
• Only ELF approved underfloor heating is recommended and
the temperature is to not exceed 27˚C. (Please ask the CTM sales assistant for guidance.)
• Temperature may only be increased by 5˚C per day until the
desired temperature is reached.
• As a moisture barrier, all installations are to have the
minimum
requirement of 90 micron builders plastic or PREMILAY,
overlapping at least 20mm and ending no further than 8mm
from any fixed structure such as walls, pillars and built-in
cupboards.
• Any deviation not in line with sub-floor requirements should
be
corrected prior to any installation of laminated flooring
products.
Failure to adhere to above sub-floor requirements prior to
installation would result in the guarantee being null and void. Installation preparations • Acclimatise the floor panels in the room where the
installation
is to take place, for a minimum period of 48 hours prior to
installation. Failure to acclimatise the product would result in
the guarantee being null and void.
• Laminated floors look best when the laminate panels are
installed parallel to the light coming in through the window.
• Determine the width of the room and divide it into the width
of the laminated floorboard. If the last row is to be less than
5cm wide, it should be adjusted by cutting the first row
lengthways.
• It is necessary to leave expansion gaps of at least 12-15mm
around all parts in the structure, i.e. walls, door frames,
stairs,
pipes, pillars, cupboards etc. If the necessary minimum
requirement of 12-15mm expansion is not met, the product
guarantee would be deemed null and void. ELF laminated
flooring is made of organic material and is therefore subject to
movement such as expansion and shrinkage due to climatic
changes.
• Transition mouldings have to be installed in the following
areas: At all doorways; All passage ways; Single room with a
length of more than 10m. Failure to fit these transition
profiles
would result in incorrect movement due to climatic changes
and could result in a possible claim. If the profiles and
transitions
are not installed in accordance with installation guidelines,
any
claim arising would be deemed null and void. |
