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Light Commercial Installation Guide - Sheet Vinyl Flooring
Tra󰮐cMaster recommends the following guidelines for preparation and installation of all Light Commercial
products using permanent bond adhesive. Permanent Full Spread is the required installation method for all
Commercial and Light Commercial applications.
Please note that Light Commercial ooring installations require specialized applications that are di󰮏erent
than Residential. Tra󰮐cMaster recommends contracting a qualied commercial ooring installation service
for all Commercial and Light Commercial installations. The installer should be well-versed and experienced
with all procedures indicative of quality installations with resilient ooring.
Please contact Technical Services at 888-225-8287 with any questions.
Permanent Full Spread Bond Adhesive Installation Method (Light Commercial)
Materials Required for Installation:
• 1/16” X 1/16” X 3/32” OR 1/16” X 1/16” X 1/16” U notch trowel
• Roberts 2310 adhesive
• Roberts MaxGrip Installation Tape
• Acrylic Layer Floor Primer
• Sharp Utility Knife
• Straight edge
• 100 lb. roller
• Plastic putty knife, white, clean cloths and denatured alcohol if seaming is required
Acceptable Underlayments:
• Wood underlayment
Wood underlayment must be American Plywood Association (APA) rated underlayment grade as specied
and warranted by the manufacturer. All wood suboors require a double layer construction. Porous wood
underlayments must be primed. Any failure of the underlayment or ooring due to the underlayment is
NOT the responsibility of TrafcMaster. TrafcMaster does not recommend installing resilient ooring over
wood ooring or sub-oors applied directly over concrete or sleeper-construction oors.
• Concrete — See Grade Levels below. All concrete underlayments require moisture tesing.
Grade Levels
Suspended: An acceptable suspended oor is a concrete or wood substrate with a minimum of 18”
(460mm) of well-ventilated air space beneath it. TrafcMaster recommends that a moisture vapor
barrier be placed on the ground below the air space.
On-Grade: An acceptable on-grade oor is a concrete substrate in direct surface contact with
the ground at the surrounding ground level. The concrete slab should be protected from moisture
penetration and incorporate a proven moistur vapor barrier.
Below-Grade: An acceptable below-grade oor is a concrete substrate partially or completely in
contact with the ground below the average surrounding ground level. The concrete slab should be
protected from moisture penetration and incorporate a proven moisture vapor barrier.
Light Commercial Installation Guide – Sheet Vinyl Flooring
This document is reviewed on an ongoing basis. 10/10/14