Installation Guide

Leading the Way

IVC US Residential Installation Guide – Sheet Vinyl Flooring

• Duck Acrylic Double Face Tape for Vinyl Floors

• Sharp Utility Knife

• Straight edge

• Push broom

• IVC FLEX -PRIM Acrylic Latex Primer (if priming the oor is necessary)

Acceptable Underlayments

• Wood underlayment

Wood underlayment panels must be underlayment grade as specied and warranted

by the manufacturer. Always fasten underlayment panels in accordance with the manu-

facturer’s recommendations. Any failure of the underlayment or IVC US ooring as a

result of the underlayment is NOT the responsibility of IVC US.

• Concrete

• VCT (well bonded, on and above grade)

• Ceramic (well bonded) with a skim coat

• Terrazzo (well bonded)

• Self-leveling and patching compounds (latex fortied Portland cement based only)

• Resilient oor (no more than 2 layers, well bonded, non-cushioned – residential

applications only)

• Radiant heat oors (not exceeding 85°F (29°C) and approved by the manufacturer for

the use of their product with resilient vinyl ooring applications)

• Gypcrete can be utilized when necessary due to radiant heat and in high rise buildings.

Gypcrete must be sealed using IVC FLEX-PRIM Acrylic Latex Primer to stabilize the sur-

face for adhesive bond. All issues with gypcrete cracking, crumbling, powdering and

resulting in the release of adhesive bond are NOT warranted by IVC US.

• OSB (underlayment grade)

OSB underlayment panels must be underlayment grade as specied and warranted by

the manufacturer. Underlayment panels and joints must be fastened and reinforced ac-

cording to manufacturer’s instructions. Completely sand the oor with a oor sander, so

that the oor is smooth and at. NOTE: The chips in OSB overlap. Without sanding

properly, OSB has high and low spots throughout the oor that could telegraph

through the vinyl.

- Surface must be primed using IVC FLEX-PRIM Acrylic Latex Primer.

• Particle board (underlayment grade)

Particle board underlayment panels must be underlayment grade as specied and

warranted by the manufacturer.

- Surface must be primed using IVC FLEX-PRIM Acrylic Latex Primer.

Floor Preparation

Floor must be clean, smooth, at and dry. Remove all foreign substances such as wax,

grease, dirt, construction markings and contaminants, and any substance or chemical that

would interfere with a good bond. Fill all holes and cracks with a latex fortied Portland

cement based patching compound. Sand high spots to eliminate the possibility of tele-

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