Installation Instructions

FOREWORD

This minimum standard requirement

for installation of commercial carpet is based upon

reliable principles and procedures developed through practical experience, research, and

information obtained from manufacturers, retailers, installers, end users, testing

laboratories, and others who have specialized expertise.

This minimum standard requirement does not include carpet performance characteristics.

For guidance in selecting and specifying carpet, review appropriate publications

developed by The Carpet and Rug Institute.

Failure to follow this minimum standard requirement for installation cannot be the basis for

rejecting a claim relating to a manufacturing defect, unless the failure to do so contributed

to or caused the defect.

Every carpet has unique characteristics and each carpet installation project should be

carefully evaluated to determine proper application of this standard. In unusual

circumstances, contact the product manufacturer for specific guidance. Carelessness is

never acceptable and common sense should prevail in all cases. The Standard requires the

services of professionally trained and qualified floor covering contractors be obtained for all

commercial carpet installations.

The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) is the national trade association of carpet and rug manufacturers

and suppliers to the industry. The expertise of the Carpet and Rug Institute’s membership comes

together to provide unbiased technical, educational and scientific information about carpet and rugs.