Hydri-HDPC HDPCEV-139 HDPC Natural Wheat Brown Waterproof Interlocking Luxury Vinyl Plank Flooring Instruction Manual

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Luxury Vinyl Plank Flooring

Specifications

Care

Proper care is essential for maintaining the long-term performance and appearance of your Luxury Vinyl floor.

Follow these care tips:

Maintenance

Repairs

Using a utility saw, cut out the damaged plank, leaving a strip attached to adjacent planks.
Carefully cut back from the corners of the plank to create space for the replacement plank.
Remove the damaged plank edges without damaging adjacent planks.
Prepare the replacement plank by removing the tongue strip on one side.
Install the replacement plank by engaging the groove into the adjacent plank’s tongue and securing it with glue.

Q: Is waxing or polishing required for this Luxury Vinyl floor?

A: No, this floor is low maintenance and does not require waxing or polishing.

Q: How should I repair a damaged plank on the floor?

A: Follow the repair instructions provided in the manual for cutting out and replacing damaged planks.

Care and maintenance of your new Luxury Vinyl floor are essential for long-term performance and appearance. Because this is a low-maintenance floor, it will not require waxing or polishing.
Please read the following to ensure that your floor will give you many years of service and maintain its original appearance for as long as possible.

Care

Use doormats outside the entry doors to your home to prevent grit, sand, dirt, and other substances such as oil, asphalt, and other contaminants from being tracked indoors and possibly staining or damaging the flooring.
Do not use rubber-backed, latex-backed, coco fiber, or abrasive mats on your flooring, as some types of backings can stain or scratch the floor.
Use floor protectors (felt pads recommended) under heavy furniture to spread the weight and help prevent scratches and dents. Chairs and other moveable furniture with castors should have at least 2 flat rolling surfaces.
When furniture or chairs have metal caps, be sure to remove and use felt floor protectors.
Never push or drag heavy furniture or appliances across the floor; always use strips of wood or Masonite (hardboard) to serve as a runway underneath the rollers or wheels (including dollies) to avoid damage to the floor.
Avoid prolonged exposure to direct sunlight as it can cause any surface to fade or discolor over time. During peak exposure times to direct sunlight, we strongly recommend the use of drapes or blinds on windows and sliding glass doors.
Periodically move rugs or mats in sunlight areas as they may cause discoloration in the vinyl from UV rays.
Keep pet’s nails trimmed as un-manicured nails can be sharp and may scratch your flooring.

Sweep, dust mop, or vacuum regularly; please be aware that vacuum beater bars can sometimes cause damage to the floor.
When necessary, damp mop the floor with a standard no-wax vinyl floor cleaner; do not use waxes or polishes as they will increase the gloss level, turn yellow, decrease slip resistance, or build up over time.
This will turn your low-maintenance floor into a high-maintenance floor.
Wellmade does not recommend the use of steam cleaners on our vinyl flooring.
This flooring has excellent resistance to common household stains and will not be affected by most household spills.
Help prevent stains by wiping up spills with a clean damp cloth immediately; the longer the stain sits, the more likely it will create a permanent stain.
Difficult spills can be soaked for 5 – 15 minutes in a heavy-duty vinyl cleaner or mineral spirit; carefully scrape up excess with a dull knife, remove the rest of the residue with a soft nylon pad or soft bristle brush, then rinse and wipe with a clean white cloth.
For more stubborn stains such as asphalt, tar, permanent markers, dye, ink, oil-based paints, etc.: use painter’s naphtha, isopropyl alcohol, or lighter fluid on a clean cloth, then rinse with water and wipe with a clean white cloth.
Note: Solvents are flammable, please follow the instructions on the container.
For additional information please call U.S. customer support (English) at 866.582.0848 (U.S. only); or 503.582.0848.

Scratches can easily be repaired by using scratch repair kits designed for vinyl flooring, or by using a colored marker that will blend the scratch into the rest of the plank.
In the unlikely event that a plank is damaged for whatever reason, the simplest method is to disconnect the planks carefully (protecting the tongue and groove edges) until the damaged plank can be removed.
Then replace the damaged plank with a new one and re-assemble the disconnected planks.
This typically works for planks that are close to the two long perimeters of a room.
For damaged planks that are not close to the perimeter, you may have to remove the damaged planks and insert new planks without removing entire rows, this is easily achievable.

Using a utility saw or equivalent, cut out the center of the damaged plank and leave approximately a 1 to 2-inch strip attached to the inner portion of the adjacent planks.
Carefully cut back from the four corners of the plank to the inside edges, this is the space left by the cut-out plank.
Remove the plank edges carefully from the adjacent planks making sure the tongues and grooves of the adjacent planks are not damaged.
Using a sharp utility knife, remove the tongue strip on the long end of the replacement plank.
Position the replacement plank by engaging the groove of the long side into the tongue of the adjoining plank and pushing down on the other three sides. Use “superglue” or equivalent to hold the replacement plank in place with its adjacent planks.

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