Bruce Reserve Premium - Manual (Page 28)

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10. Apply a bead of glue to the bottom lip of the groove of the piece of flooring to be installed.
11. Place the piece of flooring into position and gently tap the pieces together using the tapping block.
12. A small, continuous bead of glue must ooze to the surface to ensure a
water-resistant joint.
13. Remove the excess glue with a damp cloth followed by wiping with a clean, dry, cotton cloth.
Setting the Router Bit
1. Set the depth of the router bit by placing two pieces of flooring on a flat, sturdy surface with the
factory grooves facing each other.
2. After the bit has been installed into the router, place the router on the surface of the flooring and
adjust the bit height visually to match the groove position.
3. To check the accuracy of your router bit setting, rout a groove on the tongue edge of a piece of scrap.
4. If there is a slight scrap of the tongue left above or below the groove, adjust the bit depth accordingly
and recheck your adjustment.
NOTE: If desired, the stair nose and laminate may be grooved and splined together regardless of the
direction of the laminate installation. Use a 7 mm router bit and 7 mm splines for 7 mm products and an 8
mm router bit and 8 mm splines for 8 mm products. When using splines the tongue or groove edge of the
laminate flooring and the bottom lip of the stair nose must be removed.
Expansion Zone
All expansion zones between the edge of the laminate flooring installation and all vertical surfaces parallel to
the stair nose should be increased according to the chart below:
If distance between nosing
and vertical surface is: Expansion zone should be:
5'–9' 1/4"
10'–14' 3/8"
15'–19' 1/2"
20'–24' 3/4"
25'–29' 7/8"
30' + 1"
K. SPECIAL CUTTING PROCEDURES
Irregular-Shaped Pieces
Make a paper pattern for irregular-shaped pieces, and transfer the pattern to
the piece to be cut (Fig. 34).
Holes for Pipes
1. In placing the hole on the end of the piece of laminate, measure and drill
a hole that is 1/2" (12.7 mm) larger in diameter than the pipe.
2. Cut across the piece through the center of the hole (Fig. 35).
3. Glue the edge of the end piece.
4. Use the pull bar to put the piece in place.
5. Use spacers as wedges to hold in place.
6. In placing the hole on the long side of the piece of laminate, mark and
drill a hole that is 1/2" (12.7 mm) larger in diameter than the pipe.
7. Cut in from the edge at a 45° angle toward the holes in the piece (Fig. 36).
Fig. 34
Fig. 35
Fig. 36