How to Install Cork Plank Flooring

Please read the General information section before installation.

• Prior to installation, inspect cork planks in daylight for visible faults/damage.
• Check if subfloor/site conditions comply with the specifications described in these instructions.
• If you are not satisfied do not install, and contact your supplier

• Electric saw.
• Expansion gap spacers.
• Pencil.
• Set square.
• PE film or 6 Mil Poly Vapor Barrier Sheeting.
• Adhesive tape.

• Lay the PE film or 6 mil poly vapor barrier sheeting, allowing for at least 20 cm (8”) overlapping and tape.
• Turn the film upward 5 cm (2”) along the walls.
• Trim after the skirting boards are fixed.

• Measure the room at right angle to the direction of the planks.
• Planks in the final row should be at least 5 cm wide.
• For this purpose, planks in the first row can be cut to smaller size.
• Shuffle planks in order to obtain a pleasant blend of shades.
• Lay planks preferably following the direction of the main source of light.
• We recommend laying on wooden floors crossways to the existing floorboard.
• Planks must not be nailed or screwed to the subfloor.
• Skirting boards must not be fixed in a way which restricts the movement of the floor.

• Provide 10 mm (3/8”) expansion gaps to the walls and other fixed objects.
• Areas greater than 100 m² (900 sq. ft) or 10 m (30 feet) in either direction, transitions between rooms and asymmetrical areas require extra expansion gaps

• Start in the corner.
• Turn the tongue side of the plank to the wall.
• Maintain a gap of 10 mm (3/8”) on the short side.

• Hold the next cork floor plank at an angle against the first one and lay it flat on the floor.
• Complete first row in the same way.