Parqé Installation Instructions Glue free installation - get a perfect result quick & easy. IMPORTANT! For a good end result and validity of the warranty: Store your Parqé floor flat in unopened packages at normal room temperature for at least 48 hours prior to installation. The Parqé floor is to be installed as a floating floor. Make certain the correct distance from the walls is maintained (5-8 mm gap). Do not install the floor in wet or damp rooms, such as bathrooms or rooms with a floor drain. To help protect the floor, a doormat should be laid inside all external doorways. Use felt pads on furniture legs to prevent scratching. Preparations   The floor should not be glued or fixed to the sub floor or walls in any way. With the climatic changes, the flooring will expand and contract very slightly, therefore a minimum of 5-8 mm expansion space should be left to walls, thresholds, pipes and other fixed objects. An expansion profile must be used in door openings, angled rooms, returning corners in corridors and if the flooring is longer than 12 m or wider than 8 m. The sub floor must be dry (max 60% RH, at 18 °C), even (3 mm/2 m; 1.2 mm/0.25 m) and clean. If you have under-floor heating, please speak to your retailer. Parqé can be installed on vinyl, linoleum, wood and ceramic tiles. Remove textile carpets and underlay before installing. On concrete floors including those with vinyl tiles installed, first place a 0.2 mm polyethylene film with an overlap of 200 mm. Check that the planks are without defects and undamaged before installing.   Installation   Start the installation in the left-hand corner of the room with the tongue facing the wall.    Use spacers to secure the correct expansion gap. The panels are assembled by putting the tongue into the groove of the installed panel at an angle of approximately 30 degrees by pushing the panel gently down to lock the joint. Start with the short side joint and place the long side as close to the installed panel as possible. After the short side joint is assembled gently lift up the long side joint and press it into the joint before you angle it down. Install the panels in order. The off-cut from cutting the last plank in one row is used to begin with in next row. Ensure that end-joints are more than 200 mm apart. Continue this way during the entire installation.   Maintenance   For normal cleaning, use a vacuum cleaner without the beater bar, and when necessary a damp mop with some mild detergent. Never use any wet or steam cleaning equipment. Never sand, wax or polish the flooring. Stubborn stains may be removed with methylated spirits or similar and cotton wool.   Print installation page