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Donʼt build without it.

Detailed

Installation

Guide

used under license by AGT Products Inc. and AGT Products (USA) Inc.

Canada Patent 2315462, United States Patent 6918215.

2311 Royal Windsor Drive Unit 2

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5J 1K5

Phone: 1-905-403-0425

Toll Free: 1-866-767-6374

Fax: 1-905-403-0426

www.dricore.com

DRICORE DETAILED INSTALLATION GUIDE

Summary of content (8 pages)

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Detailed Installation Guide 2311 Royal Windsor Drive Unit 2 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5J 1K5 Phone: 1-905-403-0425 Toll Free: 1-866-767-6374 Fax: 1-905-403-0426 www.dricore.com © AGT Products (IP) Inc. DRICORE® is a registered trademark of AGT Products (IP) Inc. used under license by AGT Products Inc. and AGT Products (USA) Inc. Canada Patent 2315462, United States Patent 6918215. DRICORE DETAILED INSTALLATION GUIDE Donʼt build without it.
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Preparation The concrete floor and foundation should be relatively dry and free of large cracks, excessive moisture penetration or flooding problems prior to installing DRICORE® Subfloor panels. DRICORE® is not meant to be a replacement for good foundation maintenance.
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Installation Tools Needed A circular saw and/or jigsaw A hammer or rubber mallet A carpenter's square A tapping block and pull bar DRICORE® leveling kits (based on the formula 1 kit / 60 panels) A sufficient quantity of 1/4" flooring spacers against existing walls (Figure 1), or 1” spacers against foundations walls if framing on top of the subfloor (Figure 2) to create the proper expansion space between the panel edges and the walls, or other fixed surfaces.
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Setting Up The Layout First, choose the longest straight wall as your starting wall. Select one of the corners on this wall as the place to lay the first panel. Choose the corner of the room that will result in the least amount of cutting required for the entire room. Measure the distance between your beginning point and end of the wall where the first panel run will terminate. Trim the starting panel back to allow for at least a 3" panel section at the end of the first row.
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FIGURE 1 3" MIN. ROW 2 ROW 4 1 up to a 1/4” finished wall ROW 3 STARTING CORNER 2 1 3" MIN. up to a 1” foundation wall STAGGER PANEL JOINT S STAGGER PANEL JOINT S HOT WATER TANK ROW 1 The first three rows are the most critical to the success of a well formed subfloor. Take your time, and place down one row at a time installing tightly to prevent any seam separation. Continue to install the floor, checking for leveling and adjusting with DRICORE® leveling shims as necessary.
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The Leveling Kit Our panels can handle a slope of up to 2" over 10'. Variances of up to 1/16” is within tolerance for our panels. No shimming would be required as our panels will settle and contour to this after about 10 days. For anything between 1/16” – ¼”, you would use our leveling shims. If there is a dip or bump greater than ¼”, either a self-leveling compound or grinder is recommended to rectify the issue.
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Laminate / Free Floating Engineered Hardwood / Luxury Vinyl Flooring Install the floor manufacturer's approved underlayment for use over a wood subfloor and then proceed with the finished flooring on top of the DRICORE® panels. The installation of a continuous vapour barrier on top of DRICORE® is permitted as long as it is not sealed to the perimeter wall. Only remove the 1/4" wall spacers after the finished floor has been installed.
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Height Transitions Wood transition or reducing strips that are available in the floor and molding departments should be used to bridge floor height variances. Exterior Door Transitions Here are a few ideas for installing DRICORE® up to an existing exterior door area that, when combined with the finished flooring material, is higher than the door threshold: Install ceramic tile, in a small section large enough to allow for the door opening, as a transition up to DRICORE® panels and the finished floor.