Multi-Link ConnectFloor, AD-600 User Manual

AD-600

Installation Guide

Installation Guide

AD-600

General Information

The main panels of the AD-600 are made of polypropylene and are 2.36”(6 CM) in height. Cable trench
caps are made of steel. Quick and easy installation is a strong advantage of the ConnectFloor systems.
AD-600 compromises one of the most unique, cost effective, and easily installed low-profile floors on
the market. No special tools are required. Professional quality installation can be achieved by flooring
installers such as those for carpet tiles and PVC tiles; or carpenters, handymen, and even amateurs.

Installation Time

The following estimates do not include material preparation and handling time.
For open space:
Trained installer: 900-1200 sq. feet (80-110 sq. meters) per man-day.
Newly trained or amateur: 600-800 sq. feet (55 – 75 sq. meters) per man-day.

Small rooms and irregular floor plans: may call for 20 to 30 percent more installation time. Good
preparation and job site planning are very influential to installation costs.

Recommended Tools Application

Electric Drill & Driver Perimeter & wall finish
Chalk line Marking straight line for large rooms
Pencils General Markings
Steel rule Measuring
Cutting Knife Cut UniPanel into Sub-Panels
Scroll saw Cut Wall Rail, Edge Rail at corners
Tape measures Measuring

1. Before installation

The following Instructions should be read before installation:

a. ConnectFloor systems are for in-door use only.
b. Modular carpet is the standard finish flooring for the AD-600 (3’X3’ carpet tiles are recommended).
c. Condition: UniPanel (AD-611) and adhesive should be conditioned at room temperature, not lower

than 40°F(5°C).

d. Floor Preparation: Sub-Floor must be free of grease, oil, wax, and moisture or any other foreign

material. All holes, cracks, and depressions should be filled with floor patching compound.

e. Sub-floor of the job site should be generally level. Elevation variation shall be no more than 3/8”(1

CM) within 3.3 feet (1 meter).

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2. Starting Line – laying instructions

To maximize usage of full panels at the borders, it is recommended that you select the longest walls
or the entrance wall as starting point.

Note: Properly selecting the starting line is important. It saves labor time and materials.
Other factors that may affect choice of the starting line include: door, ramp, entry wall, other
long walls and so on.

General Office Example – (Drawing D605)

Use the longer wall as the primary starting wall. Starting from the corner, test sequence
no. 1 and no. 2 UniPanels along both walls, connected by half-Connector. If extension is not
obstructed, move on to
sequence no. 3. Be aware that
any two walls might not be
perfectly perpendicular to each
other. If the second wall is at an
angle less than 90° to the
primary starting wall, the first
UniPanel laid will need to be
strategically offset from both
walls to allow for extension of
UniPanels in both directions.
The resulting gaps to both

walls will then
with appropriate accessories. If
the gaps are greater than 1/5”(5
mm) in width, Edge Rail should work well.

Lay out entire floor with complete UniPanels until the remaining walls cannot allow
complete UniPanels up against them. Cutting or trimming pieces will be required for the
remaining walls to finish the UniPanel matrix. There will also be removal of some panels
that have been laid down to apply the ramping required at the entranceways. In figure
D605A, note that in cases where doors swing inside the room their must be a 25 sq. ft.
entrance area to maintain ADA compliancy. The actual ramping area can easily be added by
removing one UniPanel in front of the door plus an additional half of a UniPanel to account
for the length of the ramps.

be filled up

D605A

D605

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