Installation Guide

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IVC US Residential Installation Guide – Sheet Vinyl Flooring

7. Protect the seam and allow it to dry (approximately 6 hours).

Additional Instructions/Notes:

• Always inspect the ooring thoroughly before installation.

• DO NOT slide heavy appliances or furniture over or across the ooring. Always lift objects

and place them on the ooring or reposition appliances and furniture using hardboards

or sliders between the object and ooring while gently repositioning them.

• In-oor heat/AC registers may rest on the vinyl oor, but leave space under registers that

are attached to the oor or wall. They should not pinch the ooring material. Be sure to

allow a larger opening around the screw to enable movement.

• Apply caulk next to bathtubs, showers, sliding doors or similar areas.

• For bathroom installations, it is not necessary to remove the toilet. Make relief cuts

around the perimeter of the toilet and make sure the vinyl ooring is laying at before

trimming o󰮏 the excess material. Apply caulk around the toilet, next to bathtubs and

showers to prevent moisture from getting under the vinyl. Note: if there is a ceramic sani-

tary cove and no place to install trim mold, you can apply caulk around the walls.

• Make sure furniture legs have large surface, non-staining plastic oor protectors or non-

staining felt pads. The protectors should be at least one inch in diameter and rest at on

the oor. The heavier the item, the wider the oor protector should be. Replace small,

narrow metal or dome-shaped glides with smooth, at glides that are in at contact with

the oor.

• Do not use a trowel for application of pressure sensitive adhesive.

• Never use tape around the perimeter of the room.

• Never apply IVC Residential Flooring to wet adhesive. This could cause permanent bond

or wrinkling.

• For metal door jambs that cannot be undercut, leave a 1/8” expansion gap and caulk with

100% silicone caulking.

Loose-Lay Installation Instructions

Loose –Lay Installation method is only appropriate for up to 25 square yards and only 1

seam.

NOTE: Areas with rolling trafc, heavy pivot points, high trafc and stairs/steps/landings are

not recommended for Loose-Lay application.

Materials Required for Installation:

• Duck Acrylic Double Face Tape for Vinyl Flooring

• Sharp Utility Knife

• Straight edge

• Push broom

• IVC FLEX-SEAM Premium Seam Bond (if seaming is required)

This document is reviewed on an ongoing basis. Control # MKF_0012_0 8/13/13