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Installing DELTA®-FL is fast
& easy. This short video is intended to help you successfully install
DELTA®-FL under typical engineered hardwood or laminate flooring.
Just follow along and soon you will be enjoying a warm and dry basement
Before you start please ensure you follow all health and safety
requirements.
It is not worth getting injured for any project.
You will need a few different materials.
DELTA®-FL, DELTA®-MOISTURE PROOF TAPE
low expansion spray foam and optionally
needle punched a geotextile (landscape fabric).
A few common
tools will also be needed. A broom and/or vacuum cleaner,
measuring tape, utility knife or scissors,
straight edge and/or carpenter Square.
Preparing the concrete floor for installation.
Sweep or vacuum up all material and debris from the floor.
This is very important DELTA®-FL is made from environmentally friendly
high-density polyethylene. It will not go moldy
or support mold growth. But any organic material
left behind can go moldy so it is best to clean the concrete floor prior to
installation.
Getting down
to the installation.
If the floor has
some uneven areas, layout landscaping fabric first
to reduce the potential for clicking noises. Roll out the DELTA®-FL
Cup side up, dimple side down. Cut the DELTA®-FL
as close as possible to all perimeter walls do not
overlap DELTA®-FL. Just but the edges
and ends together and seal with DELTA®-MOISTURE PROOF TAPE.
Seal the perimeter with low expansion spray foam.
Unlike the two by two panels this sealing creates a continuous vapor
barrier
that keeps uncomfortable damp cool air from flowing into the living area.
If the perimeter walls
have a polyethylene sheet under the baseplate just slide the DELTA®-FL
under to complete the vapor barrier no additional sealing is required.
Now simply lay out the foam pad recommended by the engineered flooring
manufacturer
and continue the installation of the flooring according to the manufacturer's
recommendations.
Installation instructions and product information are available at www.delta-fl.com
Congratulations! Enjoy your warm and dry basement for many years to come.