Installation
Step 1: Floor
By this point you must have decided exactly where the AVTrac will be installed, checked the contents of the kit, and gathered the tools that you will need.
Extron recommends consulting a carpeting expert before removing the carpet.
New Construction
When AVTrac is being placed in a new building, the carpet should not be laid until the track has been installed.
Prelaid Carpet Tiles
For installation of AVTrac under prelaid carpet tiles, peel back the carpet to expose the concrete where the track and side ramps will be positioned (as shown in figure to the right).
Prelaid Carpet Rolls — Peel back Carpet
If AVTrac is being installed in a room that is already fitted with carpet rolls, the ideal solution is to peel back the entire carpet roll(s) covering the area where the track will run.
Prelaid Carpet Rolls — Cut Carpet
Whenever possible, completely remove the carpet from where the track will be laid. When the positioning of preinstalled furniture makes it impossible to remove existing carpet, the carpet must be cut (see the illustration at right).
a.Use tape to mark where the track and ramps will be positioned and make one straight cut 1 in the middle of where the base track will run (see the figure to the right). This cut must be the same length as the base track.
b.Make three shorter cuts 2 , 3 , and 4 corresponding to, but about 4" (10.2 cm) longer than the edges of the end ramps. These cuts must be clean as the carpet needs to be seamed after the AVTrac has been installed.
c.Pull the carpet back to expose the floor where the base track, the side ramps and the end ramps will be secured.
After removing the carpet, make sure that the concrete base is level and structurally sound. Prior to installation, leveling and topping may be needed.
NAVTrac is not designed to be installed under vinyl composite tile (VCT).
Remove carpet tiles to expose concrete
Side Ramps
Carpet 1
Base Track
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End Ramps
Cut prelaid carpet roll to expose concrete
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