Section 2: Top Floor

Creating pilot holes in carpet

Tools needed:

• 1 Measuring Carpet
  When installing Haven onto carpet, you have to create 6 hole in the carpet and then drill through the foam and padding into the subfloor beneath.

  First we need to measure and mark the correct alignment of Haven. We need to need center Haven on your door. This will ensure Haven will have the maximum stopping power.

  Use a measuring tape to find and mark the center of the door. Use a pencil so you can erase the marking.

  Laydown the template included in your install guide so that the template center matches the center mark on the door you made.

  Tape down the template so it can not move.
• 2 Creating Drill Holes in Carpet

  Here is where you will use the Scratch Awl to pierce holes into the carpet. Using the template that has been taped down to the carpet, take the Scratch Awl and press down on the template where the 6 screw holes are marked. Press down hard so the awl goes through the paper template, pierces the carpet, and then goes through the carpet padding until you hit the subfloor. You will know when you hit the subfloor since the Awl will not budge any further
• 3Determining Subfloor

  In order to fully secure Haven to the subfloor, you will need to drill pilot holes into the subfloor beneath your carpet and carpet padding. Before we can do this, you need to determine what type of subfloor you have installed underneath your carpet. Many of you might already know since you installed the carpet. If you know your subfloor is hardwood, proceed to Lesson 2-4: Drilling Pilot Holes in Hardwood. If you know your subfloor in concrete, proceed to Lesson 2-5: Drilling Pilot Holes In Concrete.

  If you don’t know what your subfloor is, you will have to do a little guesswork and experimentation. If you have a basement or crawlspace below the floor where you are installing the unit, there is a good chance your subfloor is plywood or hardwood. If that is the case, proceed to Lesson 2-4: Drilling Pilot Holes In Hardwood. If you do not have a basement or crawl space, you may have a concrete subfloor. You might be able to figure out what your subfloor is until you start drilling. It is best to assume you have concrete, since the drill bit for concrete floors will also work for hardwood, but the reverse is not true. So if you don’t have a basement or crawlspace underneath your floor and you have no idea what your subfloor is, assumed your subfloor is concrete and proceed to Lesson 2-5: Drilling Pilot Holes In Concrete.