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HARLEQUIN’S PRACTICAL HOW-TO GUIDE Cut, install, store & maintain your Harlequin oor www.harlequinoors.com This practical guide will tell you how best to cut, tape and maintain your newly purchased oor. At the end of the guide, you We will always be glad to help with any queries you may have. General Manager, Harlequin Europe six months of the date of delivery (for vinyl oors) or of installation (for Harlequin ACTIVITY™ and LIBERTY™ sprung (for Harlequin ACTIVITY™ and LIBERTY™ sprung oor systems) under normal use and provided that maintenance Harlequin SHOWFLOOR™ and HI-SHINE™ oors are guaranteed for two years only from the date of delivery. I.Cutting your Harlequin oor our factory.If you need to make a preliminary cut so as to be able to unroll it entirely, include an extra 2-4 cm for every 8 m strip. This Secondly, carefully Finally, www.harlequinoors.com Cutting LOOSE LAYSEMI-PERMANENT LAYseams. Alternatively, the seams can be hot or cold welded (*) instead of taped.PERMANENT LAYmelts a exible PVC welding rod onto the seam and the cold weld works by using a solvent to fuse the two sides together. Both two sides together. Both welding methods are unobtrusive and waterproof. We recommend that hot and cold welding should be done by a professional in order to avoid permanent damage to the oor. These two laying techniques are not compatible with all Tempo Welding II.1) LOOSE LAY Taping the surface of your oor is very simple: unroll the oor strips side by side. Leaving a gap of about 3 mm in between the Allow for extra adhesive tape on areas exposed to frequent trafc, such as at the entrance to your rehearsal studio. Laying www.harlequinoors.comII.2) SEMI-PERMANENT LAY Harlequin’s adhesive single-sided tapes (see above under We do not recommend xing Harlequin Duo oor using double-sided adhesive tape. This product is not reinforced with LAY We strongly recommend having experienced professionals handle hot and cold welding. Laying EMPERATmakes handling easier.Make sure, if you have to store the rolls horizontally, that Foam-backed rolls should be stored vertically, rst making corner, you may damage the ooring. That may not always edge when you unroll the oor. replacement, such as plastic drainpipes which are a minimum of 100 mm in diameter. Harlequin has designed special carts to enable you to safely store your ooring.Contact us for further information.Avoid dropping rolls when they have been exposed to sub-zero temperatures, which may happen when unloading ooring rolls while on tour. Bring the rolls to room temperature before unrolling them. To accelerate this process, you may gradually unroll the ooring while it is unfreezing. This will help the rest of the roll to warm up more quickly. Storage IV.Useful advice for the day-to-day Wash build-up, which may cause your oor to become slippery.Avoid become slippery and is likely to damage it permanently.Avoid using strong solvents such as paint thinner, petrol or We recommend the following procedure the ooring, which may damage the sub-oor by causing mould and mildew. www.harlequinoors.com Do not hesitate to seek Harlequin’s advice in Cleaning IN FLOOR MAINTAINERTo protect your ooring and simplify its maintenance, we have developed three specic cleaning productsRemover,Sweep or vacuum the oor thoroughly. Mix one part Harlequin Dressing Remover with eight parts water. Apply the brush, or ideally with an industrial oor-cleaning machine stripper. When the oor is completely clean and dry, apply Sweep or vacuum your oor. According to the intensity of use of the oor, mop with a solution of diluted 1:8 with cold water. water vacuum-cleaner. Rinse with clean cold water, wipe and allow to dry completely. Your oor is now ready to be treated with daily, and clean it at regular intervals using Maintainer. V.Practical tips for a thorough cleaning of no need to dilute with water. Harlequin Floor Maintainer. HARLEQUINDRESSING REMOVER HARLEQUINFLOOR DRESSING FLOOR MAINTAINER Products and a mild commercial detergent (washing-up liquid diluted with water is also effective). Rinse the oor with clean water. The 2. Can I use an industrial oor-cleaning machine to clean my ooring? The best way to thoroughly clean your Harlequin oor is to use an industrial oor-cleaning machine with a medium/ligh grade abrasive brush which you will only use to wash your dance oor.The mixture of body lotion, body grease and dust can make the oor slippery. If so, please refer to point 5The use of rosin is strictly forbidden. It can alter the surface and might even damage the oor.To remove the most common marks, we recommend that rst you try commercial ammoniated cleaners that are compatible with way, as solvents or other products would only cause the chewing-gum to spread out further.or, alternatively, with white spirit or methylated spirit. Make sure you immediately rinse the treated areas with clean water to avoid a mild detergent and warm water. Thereafter, rinse the oor with clean cold water. Your oor is now ready to be treated with the www.harlequinoors.com FAQ 11Freephone: 00 800 90 69 1000 Harlequin LibertyTM 90° compression of the latter. If stacked without the wooden battens supplied on delivery, II.2) INSTALLATION INSTRCTIONS FOR PORTAERTY™ SPRwww.harlequinoors.comIf you have not received a layout plan, please inform LibertyTM portable each row of panels before starting another, Please refer to Harlequin if you have any questions LibertyTM portable supplied with your oor.dance oor. Turn the latch key until you hear the click of CTIONS FOR LAYINERTY Strips of plastazotLatch key 14 unsuitable conditions (humidity, open air and unevenness of the sub-oor).If you have not received a layout plan, please inform www.harlequinoors.com LibertyTM permanent V15 Wooden battens,±200 x 50 mm Dual density elastomer block,50 x 50 mm xed at ± 5 mm from the edge of the panel In order to strengthen the oor around the perimeter of the room, we highly recommend using double sided adhesive tape to stick battens measuring about 50 x 5cm between the elastomer blocks around the outside edge of the panels. we advise you to keep the packing pieces that came with your Harlequin Liberty oor (3 pieces per panel) which are used to protect the elastomer blocks during Cut around a pillar Cut along the wall Freephone: 00 800 90 69 1000 Wooded battens should only be xed under the panels around the perimeter or under panels which have been cut along the side of a wall or around a pillar. All other panels must be laid without adding extra battens. If you need to cut along the length of a wall or around a pillar, it is advisable to stick wooden battens with double sided adhesive © Rodrigo Díaz, David Laurent, Jesus Vallinas Tel. www.harlequinoors.comTel.: +44 (0)1892 514 888Tel.: +1 856 234 55 05Tel.: +61 (2) 9869 4566Tel: +852 254 11 666 FORT WORTHPARIS