Extron electronic Low Profile Floor-Mount Raceway System for A/V Connectivity AVTrac - Manual (Page 9)

Installation
AVTrac • Installation 7
Step 1: Track
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.
1-1 Whenever possible, completely remove the carpet
from where the track will be laid. If this is not
possible, the carpet must be cut.
After removing the carpet, make sure that the
concrete base is level and structurally sound. Prior
to installation, leveling and topping may be needed.
Determine whether the installation will be in new
construction, under preexisting carpet tiles or under
preexisting carpet rolls, and follow the appropriate
instructions.
New Construction
Remove carpet tiles to expose concrete
1
2
3 4
Side Ramps
Base Track
End Ramps
Carpet
Cut prelaid carpet roll to expose concrete
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
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.
N AVTrac is not designed to be installed under vinyl
composite tile (VCT).