Installation Guide

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Details & Denitions of Residential Warranties
Warranties as dened below ensure that your oor will perform properly for the stated warranty period when
installed in accordance with the Residential Installation Guide over approved substrates and underlayments
and using the recommended adhesives and bond/seam sealers with proper care and maintenance.
Manufacturing Defects Warranty ensures that your oor will be free of manufacturing defects.
Contract & Expansion Resistant Warranty ensures that your oor will not contract or expand, excluding areas
of extreme localized temperature variations.
Curl-Crack-Rip-Tear-Gouge Resistant Warranty ensures that your oor will not curl, crack rip, tear or gouge
from normal household use* and proper maintenance.
Moisture Resistant Warranty ensures that your oor will not permanently discolor from moisture.
Mold & Mildew Resistant Warranty ensures that your oor will not be a󰮏ected by mold, mildew and/or
alkaline**.
Scu󰮏 Resistant Warranty (on products with a polyurethane lacquer) ensures that your oor will not
permanently scu󰮏 from shoe soles.
Household Stain Resistant Warranty ensures that your oor will not permanently stain from common
household products, excluding permanent marker, permanent dyes & nishing stains.
Yellowing Stain Resistant Warranty (on products with a polyurethane lacquer) ensures that your oor will
not permanently stain or yellow from foot tra󰮐c, including asphalt track o󰮏***.
Wear Resistance Warranty ensures your oor will not wear through the wear layer under normal household
conditions and proper maintenance****.
*Normal household use is dened as common daily activities in the home, excluding pet damage such as chewing, digging,
clawing, etc.
**A oor discolored due to mold or mildew growth will be replaced only one time. If the replacement oor fails in the same manner, the
site conditions may not be acceptable for the installation of sheet vinyl.
*** A oor discolored due to asphalt track o will be replaced only one time. If the replacement oor fails in the same manner, the site
conditions may not be acceptable for the installation of sheet vinyl.
****Wear-through is dened as complete loss of the wear layer so that the printed pattern or design is altered. Gloss reduction is not
considered wear and is not covered by this warranty.
This document is reviewed on an ongoing basis. 4/22/14