Hog Slat Plastic Slat Flooring Handling & Installation Manual

Hog Slat Inc. Newton Grove, NC USA December 2018 11 Plastic Flooring System Procedure: 1. Starting in first row, interlock sections of plastic flooring slats behind each other. Position tabs as shown (Figure 6) and slide until tabs tightly interlock (Figure 7). Use of rubber hammer may be necessary. Figure 6 Figure 7 2. Attach additional slats until desired length is reached. If necessary, cut the last slat of this row with a saw to meet the length. 3. Place interlocked flooring slats on fiberglass beams. Make sure slat is even with end of beam. Using rubber hammer, tap flooring down securely onto beams. 4. Use the remaining section of the cut slat to start the next row and continue attaching whole slats until the desired length is reached again. It may be necessary to cut another slat to meet the desired length. (See Layout Example on Page 9) 5. Continue with the same procedure in every row. 6. For flooring areas wider than 65 feet (20 m), it is necessary to install an expansion gap by using a double supporting beam. Expansion Gap