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TECHNICAL INFORMATION

WHAT COUNTS IS THE RIGHT BASE

Once you have decided on a laminate floor, when quality and appearance are a perfect fit, then you need to check
the requirements for perfect installation. Very important is a suitable subfloor:

• SWISS KRONO OSB
• old flooring such as wood, firmly-adhering PVC, dry ceramic, linoleum
• cement screed (max. residual moisture: 2.0 CM%)
• anhydrite cement and anhydrite f low cement screed (max. residual moisture: 0.3 CM%)
• magnesia screed (max. residual moisture: 3.0 CM%)

Have a screed specialist in your area give you a residual moisture report!

However, wet rooms, saunas, carpeting and xylolith are not suitable. Damp rooms are only suitable with special
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laminate designated for this purpose. The subfloor must be dry, level, firmly a xed and clean. Minor unevenness
can be compensated with an underlay mat or – if exceeding 3 mm/m – sanded down or levelled with a filler.

CLEANING AND CARE

Kronotex laminate floors are not only hygienic but also very easy to look after.

• Sweep the dry floor with a soft broom or use a vacuum cleaner.
• Marks and dirt can be wiped off with a slightly damp cloth, following the grain of the plank. Special laminate desig-
nated for this purpose can also be cleaned with a mop or a household steam cleaner.
• Please use felt pads under furniture and soft rubber castors on chairs.
• Place door mats in special areas ( hall, entrance). In industrial buildings, provide footwells.
• Minor damage to the floor can easily be repaired with a repair kit. In case of more serious damage, please consult
a specialist.

FLOOR HEATING – NO PROBLEM

Kronotex laminate floors can be readily installed upon underfloor heating, serve well and even help to save on heating costs.

• Be sure to heat mineral underlays before flooring installation to eliminate any excess dampness.
• Have a heating specialist in your area give you a heating report.
• Ensure that during installation, the surface temperature of the floor is at least 15 °C (60 °F).
• For dampness insulation and as a vapour barrier, use a PE film (0. 2mm) underlayment. To dampen sound, use PE foam
or Kronotex matt underlay.
• At the beginning of each heating period, when you first turn on the underfloor heating, raise the temperature gradu-
ally in 5 °C ( 9 °F) increments per day until you reach the desired temperature. The floor’s surface temperature should
not exceed 26 °C (80 °F).

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