ARK CHEVRON INSTALLATION GUIDE

ARK CHEVRON INSTALLATION GUIDE

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PURCHASE OF DUCHÂTEAU WALL COVERINGS. We recommend you hire n experienced finish crpenter or wood flooring instller to chieve qulity results with ll DuChâteu Wll Coverings. The right tools re key for successful instlltion. IMPORTANT: WARNING: BE SURE TO FULLY INSPECT SHIPMENT FOR ANY DAMAGE IMMEDIATELY UPON ARRIVAL PRIOR TO INSTALLATION. ANY DAMAGE MUST BE REPORTED IMMEDIATELY TO CUSTOMERSERVICE@DUCHATEAU.COM. IMPROPERLY INSTALLING DUCHÂTEAU WALL COVERINGS MAY RESULT IN VOIDING YOUR WARRANTY. PROTECT YOUR WARRANTY AND YOUR INVESTMENT, ALWAYS FASTEN AND GLUE DUCHÂTEAU WALL COVERINGS.

CONTENTS RECOMMENDED TOOLS 4 HORIZONTAL INSTALLATION 5 VERTICAL INSTALLATION 21

RECOMMENDED TOOLS FLAT BLACK PAINT, TRAY AND PROTECTIVE FLOOR COVER BRUSH AND ROLLER BLACK TAPE LASER LEVEL OR LEVEL CHALK LINE CONSTRUCTION ADHESIVE AND APPLICATOR FINISH MITER SAW* WITH A HORIZONTAL CAPACITY OF 16 FINISH TABLE SAW* JIGSAW GAUGE NAIL GUN WITH NAILS 18 GAUGE NAIL GUN WITH NAILS FLATHEAD SCREWS - OPTIONAL DRILL AIR COMPRESSOR COUNTERSINK BIT - IF USING FLATHEAD SCREWS STEP LADDER OR SCAFFOLD - IF NECESSARY RUBBER MALLET MEASURING TAPE, RULER AND SCORING KNIFE *NOTE: MAKE SURE YOUR BLADES ARE IN PRIME CONDITION TO WORK WITH PRE-FINISHED LUMBER.

HORIZONTAL

ARK CHEVRON / HORIZONTAL PREPARATION STEP 1 First, check the wll(s) is level from floor to ceiling nd edge-to-edge. If not, e sure to note the differences in height nd/or width, nd djust lyout ccordingly. Fix ny irregulrities on the surfce of your instlltion re tht would ffect how the tiles ly. TOOLS: LASER LEVEL OR LEVEL 6

ARK CHEVRON / HORIZONTAL PREPARATION STEP 2 Pint the desired instlltion re mtte lck to hide ny potentil gps etween or within tiles due to expnsion nd contrction of wood over time; 1/16 gp is norml etween tiles. For edges, use lck tpe to further concel pint imperfection, if needed. TOOLS: FLAT BLACK PAINT PAINT TRAY PROTECTIVE FLOOR COVER PAINT BRUSH AND ROLLER BLACK TAPE 7

ARK CHEVRON / HORIZONTAL PREPARATION STEP 3 Leve 1 4 gp round the perimeter of your instlltion re, including trim, to llow for product expnsion nd contrction. Use shims for n even seprtion, if necessry. 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4 TOOLS: MEASURING TAPE RULER 8

ARK CHEVRON / HORIZONTAL PREPARATION STEP 4 FIG. I Assess the direction of the tiles you wish to hve them instlled horizontl, verticl, nd/or even digonl t ny ngle. MARK INITIAL CUTS FIG I. Ly two rows on the floor efore instlling to pln your wll. Define nd mrk initil cuts. FIG II. IMPORTANT: If centered instll is desired, mrk center piece nd mesure out ends of wll to ensure oth ends of wll coverings re equl efore cutting excess. FIG. II (CENTERED INSTALL) MARK CENTER PIECES 9

ARK CHEVRON / HORIZONTAL PREPARATION STEP 5 Mesure nd mrk your horizontl nd verticl guidelines using lser level nd chlk line in ccordnce with the tile dimensions. MARK INITIAL CUTS TOOLS: LASER LEVEL CHALK LINE 10

ARK CHEVRON / HORIZONTAL PREPARATION STEP 6 In prep for outlets, light switches, etc., rrnge ny other rows of tiles on the floor tht will require dditionl cuts, tking cre to mrk ny outlets nd define initil cuts once level; plese see specil instructions for instlling mouldings. Anticipte finl row might need to e trimmed to fit s well. TRIM TOOLS: RULER JIGSAW AND DRILL MITER SAW OR TABLE SAW 11

ARK CHEVRON / HORIZONTAL FASTENING STEP 7 To instll HORIZONTALLY, egin in either TOP LEFT corner or BOTTOM LEFT corner s long s the hrdord ck pnel is fcing the direction of the instll. Define nd mrk initil cuts. FIG. I FIG I. Strting from the Left, plce the visile hrdord ck pnel to the Right. (NOTE: Initil cuts will vry depending on your desired instlltion re.) FIG. I FIG. I CUT CUT 12

ARK CHEVRON / HORIZONTAL FASTENING STEP 8 Cut ny excess t off the wll tile in order to e flush with the edge of the wll nd ensure proper coverge. Plese note tht when cutting ny pttern, pieces my fll off due to the virtion of the sw. Simply, glue ck on nd nil from ck to secure it firmly. FIG. I 13

ARK CHEVRON / HORIZONTAL FASTENING STEP 9 Add dhesive on the ck pnel, nd plce the initil tile t the strting point of the instlltion. TOOLS: CONSTRUCTION ADHESIVE APPLICATOR 14

ARK CHEVRON / HORIZONTAL FASTENING STEP 10 Once level nd ligned, fsten the exposed ck pnel with t lest 4 #18 Guge Nils. (OPTIONAL: If using flthed screws, e sure to use Counter Sink it first to drill screws elow the surfce.) 18 TOOLS: 18 GAUGE NAIL GUN WITH NAILS 15

ARK CHEVRON / HORIZONTAL FASTENING STEP 11 Apply pressure on the individul piece when niling. FIG. A: ABOVE EYE LEVEL, USE # GAUGE NAILS AT A DOWNWARD ANGLE. Using # Guge Nils, nil in etween individul wood pieces, tking cre to hide the nils within the 3D volume of ech design. When possile, do not nil on the fce of ech insert to mintin the finished esthetic of the wll covering. FIG. B: AT EYE LEVEL, USE # GAUGE NAILS, NAILING INTO THE EDGES OF EACH PANEL. TOOLS: GAUGE NAIL GUN WITH NAILS FIG. C: BELOW EYE LEVEL, USE # GAUGE NAILS, NAILING AT AN UPWARD ANGLE TO AVOID VISIBLE NAILS. 16

ARK CHEVRON / HORIZONTAL FASTENING STEP 12 Now, pply very smll mount of dhesive on the exposed hrdwood pnel in preprtion for the next tile. TOOLS: CONSTRUCTION ADHESIVE APPLICATOR 17

ARK CHEVRON / HORIZONTAL FASTENING STEP 13 Tightly fit the next djcent tile; if necessry, use ruer mllet nd scrp piece of wood to ssist. Rememer, 1/16 seprtion is norml, s ech hndmde piece must e llowed to expnd nd contrct. TOOLS: RUBBER MALLET 18

ARK CHEVRON / HORIZONTAL FASTENING STEP 14 Mke sure ech tile nd row is level. TOOLS: LASER LEVEL OR LEVEL 19

ARK CHEVRON / HORIZONTAL FASTENING STEP 15 Repet this fstening process cross the wll, mking sure to cut ny tiles to fit s you pproch the end of the wll. REMEMBER: THE PANELS MUST BE GLUED AND NAILED FOR THE WARRANTY TO APPLY; THIS METHOD WILL ALSO PREVENT THE PANELS FROM WARPING IN THE FUTURE. 20

VERTICAL

ARK CHEVRON / VERTICAL PREPARATION STEP 1 First, check the wll(s) is level from floor to ceiling nd edge-to-edge. If not, e sure to note the differences in height nd/or width, nd djust lyout ccordingly. Fix ny irregulrities on the surfce of your instlltion re tht would ffect how the tiles ly. TOOLS: LASER LEVEL OR LEVEL 22

ARK CHEVRON / VERTICAL PREPARATION STEP 2 Pint the desired instlltion re mtte lck to hide ny potentil gps etween or within tiles due to expnsion nd contrction of wood over time; 1/16 gp is norml etween tiles. For edges, use lck tpe to further concel pint imperfection, if needed. TOOLS: FLAT BLACK PAINT PAINT TRAY PROTECTIVE FLOOR COVER PAINT BRUSH AND ROLLER BLACK TAPE

ARK CHEVRON / VERTICAL PREPARATION STEP 3 Leve 1 4 gp round the perimeter of your instlltion re, including trim, to llow for product expnsion nd contrction. 1/4 Use shims for n even seprtion, if necessry. 1/4 1/4 1/4 TOOLS: MEASURING TAPE RULER 24

ARK CHEVRON / VERTICAL PREPARATION STEP 4 FIG. A FIG. B (CENTERED INSTALL) Assess the direction of the tiles you wish to hve them instlled horizontl, verticl, nd/or even digonl t ny ngle. FIG I. Ly two rows on the floor efore instlling to pln your wll. Define nd mrk initil cuts. MARK INITIAL CUTS MARK CENTER PIECES FIG II. IMPORTANT: If centered instll is desired, mrk center piece nd mesure out ends of wll to ensure oth ends of wll coverings re equl efore cutting excess. 25

ARK CHEVRON / VERTICAL PREPARATION STEP 5 Mesure nd mrk your horizontl nd verticl guidelines using lser level nd chlk line in ccordnce with the tile dimensions. TOOLS: LASER LEVEL CHALK LINE 26

ARK CHEVRON / VERTICAL PREPARATION STEP 6 In prep for outlets, light switches, etc., rrnge ny other rows of tiles on the floor tht will require dditionl cuts, tking cre to mrk ny outlets nd define initil cuts once level; plese see specil instructions for instlling mouldings. Anticipte finl row might need to e trimmed to fit s well. TRIM TOOLS: RULER JIGSAW AND DRILL MITER SAW OR TABLE SAW 27

ARK CHEVRON / VERTICAL FASTENING STEP 7 FIG. I To instll VERTICALLY, egin in either BOTTOM LEFT corner or BOTTOM RIGHT corner s long s the hrdord ck pnel is fcing the direction of the instll. Define nd mrk initil cuts. CUT FIG I. Strting from the Bottom, plce the visile hrdord ck pnel to the Top. FIG. I (NOTE: Initil cuts will vry depending on your desired instlltion re.) FIG. I CUT 28

ARK CHEVRON / VERTICAL FASTENING STEP 8 Cut ny excess t off the wll tile in order to e flush with the edge of the wll nd ensure proper coverge. Plese note tht when cutting ny pttern, pieces my fll off due to the virtion of the sw. Simply, glue ck on nd nil from ck to secure it firmly. FIG. I 29

ARK CHEVRON / VERTICAL FASTENING STEP 9 Add dhesive on the ck pnel, nd plce the initil tile t the strting point of the instlltion. TOOLS: CONSTRUCTION ADHESIVE APPLICATOR 30

ARK CHEVRON / VERTICAL FASTENING STEP 10 Once level nd ligned, fsten the exposed ck pnel with t lest 4 #18 Guge Nils. 18 (OPTIONAL: If using flthed screws, e sure to use Counter Sink it first to drill screws elow the surfce.) TOOLS: 18 GAUGE NAIL GUN WITH NAILS 31

ARK CHEVRON / VERTICAL FASTENING STEP 11 FIG. A ABOVE EYE LEVEL, USE # GAUGE NAILS AT A FIG. B AT EYE LEVEL, USE # GAUGE NAILS, NAILING INTO THE FIG. C BELOW EYE LEVEL, USE # GAUGE NAILS, NAILING AT AN UPWARD DOWNWARD ANGLE. EDGES OF EACH PANEL. ANGLE TO AVOID VISIBLE NAILS. Apply pressure on the individul piece when niling. Using # Guge Nils, nil in etween individul wood pieces, tking cre to hide the nils within the 3D volume of ech design. When possile, do not nil on the fce of ech insert to mintin the finished esthetic of the wll covering. TOOLS: GAUGE NAIL GUN WITH NAILS 32

ARK CHEVRON / VERTICAL FASTENING STEP 12 Now, pply very smll mount of dhesive on the exposed hrdwood pnel in preprtion for the next tile. TOOLS: CONSTRUCTION ADHESIVE APPLICATOR 33

ARK CHEVRON / VERTICAL FASTENING STEP 13 Tightly fit the next djcent tile; if necessry, use ruer mllet nd scrp piece of wood to ssist. Rememer, 1/16 seprtion is norml, s ech hndmde piece must e llowed to expnd nd contrct. TOOLS: RUBBER MALLET 34

ARK CHEVRON / VERTICAL FASTENING STEP 14 Mke sure ech tile nd row is level. TOOLS: LASER LEVEL OR LEVEL 35

ARK CHEVRON / VERTICAL FASTENING STEP 15 Repet this fstening process cross the wll, mking sure to cut ny tiles to fit s you pproch the end of the wll. REMEMBER: THE PANELS MUST BE GLUED AND NAILED FOR THE WARRANTY TO APPLY; THIS METHOD WILL ALSO PREVENT THE PANELS FROM WARPING IN THE FUTURE. 36

SPECIAL APPLICATIONS

ARK CHEVRON / SPECIAL APPLICATIONS FOR OUTLETS, LIGHT SWITCHES, BUTTONS, ETC... STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 Mrk your outlet distnce nd elevtion on your test pttern nd on the wll. Mrk your tile nd drill 4 holes for ech corner of the outlet. Using Jigsw to cut line from corner to corner. STEP 4 STEP 5 Turn the piece round, trim nd detil. Test on wll efore pplying glue/nils. 38

ARK CHEVRON / SPECIAL APPLICATIONS FIREPLACES & HEATERS We do not recommend the use of DuChâteu Wll Coverings round fireplce or heter. Being mde from wood, DuChâteu Wll Coverings re inherently flmmle. Check your locl codes. In most res, this is prohiited y code. Optionl A Rting fire retrdnt is ville for n dditionl fee. 39

ARK CHEVRON / SPECIAL APPLICATIONS BATHROOMS DuChâteu Wll Coverings my e used in throoms s long s they re NOT instlled t or ner splsh res. 40

ARK CHEVRON / SPECIAL APPLICATIONS CEILING APPLICATIONS In generl, we do not recommend using these products for ceiling pplictions; this specificlly includes Arc Chevron, Crest, Curv Chevron, Curv, Krescent, Kudr, Metmorphosis, Prllels, Scle Reckt, Tresses, Vertex, nd Wve styles. However, if Edge, Infuse nd Kuik styles re used in ceiling ppliction, use three #18 Guge Nils over ech solid prt of the tile s n extr precution nd must e instlled y Licensed Flooring Contrctor or Licensed Finish Crpenter with ceiling instlltion experience. Specil glues nd nil size must e specified y the Project Engineer nd/or signing Architect for the project nd lso comined with the use of #18 Guge Nils long the edges of ech tile. 41

ARK CHEVRON / SPECIAL APPLICATIONS CONCRETE WALLS For instlltion over concrete wlls, wood seprtors nd OSB ords re recommended. Direct instlltion over concrete is NOT covered y the wrrnty. 42

ARK CHEVRON / SPECIAL APPLICATIONS MOULDINGS For truly finished look, DuChâteu recommends its exclusive mouldings for ll our wll coverings. Plese note DuChâteu Wll Covering tiles cn e mitered on corners to ccommodte mouldings. Be sure to cut the mouldings t the sme length on ech side to ensure the 3-D heights mtch. Visit wesite (www.duchteu.com) for more informtion. CUSTOM MOULDINGS DUCHÂTEAU CAN MANUFACTURE ANY CUSTOM TRIM YOU MAY NEED WITH THE SAME WOOD SPECIES AND FINISHES OF DUCHÂTEAU WALL COVERING TILES (OUTLET TRIM, WINDOW TRIM, CASING, BASEBOARD, CROWN, ETC.). PLEASE CONTACT US FOR A QUOTE AT 1.888.DUCHATEAU OR SALES@DUCHATEAU.COM. 43

ARK CHEVRON / RELATIVE HUMIDITY RELATIVE HUMIDITY WHAT IS RELATIVE HUMIDITY? AND HOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AFFECT YOUR DUCHÂTEAU WALL COVERINGS RELATIVE HUMIDITY (RH) IS THE AMOUNT OF WATER VAPOR PRESENT IN AIR EXPRESSES AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE AMOUNT NEEDED FOR SATURATION AT THE SAME TEMPERATURE. RH 75% - 65% 60% - 40% 35% - 30% 20% - 5% CAUTION ZONE: My experience greter thn norml movement SAFE ZONE: Well experience norml sesonl movement (gpping) CAUTION ZONE: My experience greter thn norml movement GUARENTEED FAILURE ZONE: Will experience excessive gpping, cupping, checking, crcking nd/or splitting 44