Installation Guide
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Residential Installation Guide —
Luxury Vinyl Tile Click
Mohawk Residential Installation Guide — LVT Click
Materials Required for Installation:
• Tape Measure
• Utility Knife
• Small Hand Roller (Seam Roller)
• Square Ruler
• Chalk Line
• Scrap piece of LVT/P material
tapping to tighten joints
Acceptable Underlayments
Mohawk’s LVT Click Products can be installed directly over most existing oor coverings, except for carpet, laminate, oating
oors systems and cushioned vinyl ooring.
• Wood Underlayment
Cangoovervirtuallyanysoundwoodunderlayments/suboors.Alwaysfastenunderlaymentinaccordancewiththe
manufacturer’srecommendations.For“specialneeds”gluedownapplications(steps,ramps,landings,etc.),Mohawk
recommendsunderlaymentsthatareunderlaymentgradeandwarrantedbythemanufacturer.Anyfailureofthe
underlaymentorooringasaresultoftheunderlaymentisNOTtheresponsibilityofMohawk.
• Concrete
Moisturelevelsofconcreteslabsbefore,duringandafterinstallationmustbe8lbs.orlessper100squarefeetper
24hoursusingananhydrouscalciumchloridetestaccordingtoASTMF1869andpHmustbebetween5.0and9.0;
or,ifusingASTMF2170IN-SituProbes,shouldbelessthan90%RH(relativehumidity).Insomeinstances,itmaybe
necessarytoadheretheLVTto“Specialneeds”areas(steps,ramps,landings,etc.)
• Radiant Heated Floors
Radiantheatedoorsmustbeapprovedbythemanufacturerfortheuseoftheirproductwithresilientvinylooring
applications.Thesuboortemperatureshouldnotexceed85°F(29°C)andthesystemshouldbeturnedoff24hoursprior
toandaftertheinstallation.Note:MohawkdoesnotrecommendtheuseofKalmunderlaymentwithradiantheatedoors.
Storage and Handling
Acclimate the ooring a minimum of 24 hours before installation in the area it is to be installed. Conditions between 65° F and
85° F (18° C and 29° C) are required before, during and after installation. Cartons should be evenly stacked no more than ve
high on a at surface and away from any heating/cooling ducts or direct sunlight.
Suboor and Wall/Door Preparation
Note:DonotinstallcabinetsontopofoatingLVT. The surface beneath the oor must be sufciently prepared in advance to
guarantee a successful installation of the ooring.
• Fill any low spots in the suboor greater than 3/16 inch in 10 foot span with a Portland cement leveling compound.
• Ceramic tile and embossed ooring will require skim coating with a Portland based patch to avoid bottom up
pattern telegraphing.
• Remove any existing oor molding. Removal of wall baseboards is optional as a quarter round can be installed to
avoid baseboard removal.
• Undercut doorjamb so the ¼ inch expansion space is maintained, allowing the LVT to slip under doorjamb/case molding.
• Sweep the suboor clean. The oor must also be free of all contaminants.
PLEASE NOTEwarrantyexclusionswithrespecttorollingloads.Ifyouhavefrequentorheavyrollingconditions,click
productscanbeglueddowntohelpreducetheriskofjointseparationfromrollingloadtrafc;howeverourwarrantystill
excludesanyproblemsassociatedwithrollingloads.