Installing Lindura wood flooring is relatively simple, as the flooring does not have to be glued down. Instead, it is laid as a floating installation on the subfloor without any glue or adhesive. This means the floor can later be removed again without leaving any residue and without problems. The 5G Dry® fold-down click system on the HD 400 planks ensures stable click connections. In principle, Lindura wood flooring can also be completely glued down. In that case, please make sure to use a suitable, approved adhesive. In this video guide, we explain the floating installation of the Lindura planks from the HD 400 collection.
For installing Lindura in the herringbone look, there is a separate set of installation instructions.
Before opening the packages, leave them to acclimatise until they have adjusted to room temperature. Store them unopened and lying flat on the ground for approx. 48 hours (in winter 3–4 days) in the centre of the room you want to work in. Do not store the packages in front of damp or freshly wallpapered walls. Before you install the flooring, outer doors and windows must be installed and all painting and decorating work must be finished. The room temperature must be approx. 20°C (at least 15°C), and the relative humidity must be approx. 30–65 per cent.
Use MEISTER foam film, MEISTER-Silence 15 DB, MEISTER-Silence 20, MEISTER-Silence 25 DB, or MEISTER-Twin Control as a cushioning layer. (When using MEISTER-Silence 25 DB, MEISTER-Silence 15 DB or MEISTER-Twin Control, an additional 0.2 mm PE film is not required.)
With the 5G™ Dry™ premium fold-down click system, lindura flooring is installed as a floating structure without glue. The 5G™ Dry™ connection system makes it possible to install the flooring quickly and easily. In addition, it is a valuable installation aid, as the planks can be aligned against each other in this way. To do this, lift the plank slightly and square it with the tongue in the groove of the plank that has already been laid, before pressing it down. The secure connection between the planks is confirmed with an audible click. The 5G™ Dry™ click system is absolutely tight and provides increased water-resistance, as liquid cannot penetrate the locked tongue-and-groove connection under the floor.
Remove any dirt, small stones, etc. from the surface. Start by laying the necessary underlay (see “Subfloor” section above).
A PE-film vapour barrier must be laid out to form a “bath” on all mineral subfloors (except poured asphalt screed). The strip edges must overlap by at least 20 cm and the overlapping edges must be masked off. Alternatively, you can use a MEISTER insulating underlay with an integrated vapour barrier, e.g. MEISTER Silence 25 DB. The MEISTER insulating underlay must have a pressure resistance of >15 kPa in the private residential sector or >60 kPa in the commercial sector.
Before installation, check all planks in daylight for recognisable faults in colour and structure. Goods already installed cannot be claimed for later.
Install a mixture of planks from different packages.
When sawing the elements, make sure you work from the correct side: if you use a bench saw, keep the decorative side facing up, if you use a keyhole or portable circular saw, keep the decorative side down.
Start by laying the first complete plank in the left-hand corner of the room with the tongue sides facing the wall. Remove only the tongues on the long sides of all the other planks you want to lay in the first row. Using wedges, you can easily keep a gap of at least 15 mm from the wall.
Insert the head end of the next complete plank into plank 1. Install the other planks in this row in exactly the same way across the entire width of the room.
The last planks in each row are cut to size so that a gap of at least 15 mm to the wall is taken into account. You can use cut-off pieces of planks to start subsequent rows.
Make sure that the planks in the first row are straight. Cut the first plank in the second row down to approx. 80 cm. Angle this plank with the tongue as far as possible into the groove side of the previous row of planks and press the plank down slowly using a forward and downward turning motion. The plank has to click into the previously installed row.
Similarly, turn the next complete plank is into the click connection on the long side and push the head end tight against the previous plank, before lowering it. Then press the plank down slowly using a forward and downward turning motion. The plank has to click into the previously installed row and the end joint with the previous plank has to be closed. Press the head end downwards until it audibly clicks into place.
Continue laying row by row in this way. Remember that the end joints must always be offset by at least 30–40 cm.
Cut the last plank in each row so that you leave a gap of approx. 15 mm to the wall. Lay the plank with the tongue side facing the wall to mark the remaining plank width.
Begin laying the last row in the right hand corner of the room (leaving at least a 15 mm gap to the wall) and angle the sides of the plank into the second-last row. The next plank is angled in the same way and lowered down at the end.
Press the head end downwards until it audibly clicks into place.