Installation Guide

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When bending or folding is unavoidable for delivery purposes, the carpet is
required to be unrolled and allowed to lie flat immediately upon arrival at the
installation site.
CAUTION: Failure to observe the preceding requirements may result in the following:
1) Contamination from soil, grease and/or oil
2) Delamination
3) Dimensional changes
4) Permanent indentation
5) Development of wrinkles and bubbles
6) Pile reversal
7) Roll-crushing
8) Creases
9) Pattern distortion
6. Planning
All facets of the installation are to be coordinated. A scale drawing of the area to be
installed is required to determine type of carpet, carpet quantities, quantity per dye
lot, installation method, cushions, adhesives, transition moldings, wall base types
and other accessories, and to identify the proper location of seams.
On new construction, provide architectural drawings that define the entire installation
area with space names or numbers and a finish schedule of flooring style, patterns,
colors and installation methods. On existing structures, provide new measurements
and shop drawings.
Consideration should be given to carpet and adhesive conditioning, material delivery
considerations and other trades’ schedules. (Refer to Section 10)
6.1 Shop Drawings - The carpet shop drawing is required to contain the following
information:
• Name of the job, owner and installation company. On new construction the
name of the general contractor and architectural firm are required.
• Building address
• Date of drawing
• Scale
• Floor number and location in building
• Compass direction on each sheet
• Drawing for each area to be carpeted (color coding is preferable)
• Construction of substrate for each area
• Required floor preparation, materials and quantities.
• Type of installation for each area
• Quantities of carpet needed for each area, including roll length requirements,
pattern repeat, manufacturer installation sequencing and cut list.
• Exact notations where dye lot changes occur
• Excess material in each area and how it is to be used
• Seam layout of each area