Installation Guide

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Premium Luxury Vinyl Flooring Installation Instructions for MSI 2MM and 2.5MM Glue-Down Products

General Information

It is important that MSI flexible glue-down flooring products maintain proper temperature before, during, and after

installation in order to minimize dimensional changes. The subfloor, all flooring material, and the adhesive must be

conditioned at a constant temperature between 65˚F (18˚C) and 85˚F (29˚C) for 48 hours prior to, during, and 48 hours

after installation. Thereafter, maintain a room temperature between 55˚F (13˚C) and 95˚F (35˚C). When using flooring

from two or more cartons, make sure pattern and run numbers found on the carton are the same. This information is

on the outside end of each carton.

Tools and materials

• Universal pressure sensitive LVT adhesive or Multi-use LVT adhesive

• Trowel (1/16” x 1/32” x 1/32” for adhesive)

• 100 pound, 3 section roller

• Chalk Line

• Carpenter square

• Utility Knife

• Cutting board

• Tape measure

• In Situ probes, Moisture Meter, and/or Calcium Chloride Test Kit

Preparing the Area

• Remove all furniture, appliances, and fixtures from the room.

• Remove all binding strips or other restrictive molding from doorways, walls, etc.

• Undercut wood door casings where possible so that flooring can be slid under it

Subfloor Preparation

Asbestos Warning

WARNING! DO NOT MECHANICALLY CHIP OR PULVERIZE EXISTING RESILIENT FLOORING, BACKING, LINING FELT,

ASPHALTIC “CUTBACK” ADHESIVES OR OTHER ADHESIVES. Installed resilient floor covering products and the asphaltic

or cutback adhesives used to adhere them may contain either asbestos fibers and/or crystalline silica. The products in

this carton DO NOT contain asbestos or crystalline silica. Avoid creating dust or inhalation of asbestos/crystalline dust

as they can cause cancer and respiratory tract hazard. Smoking by individuals exposed to asbestos fibers greatly

increases the risk of serious bodily harm. Unless positively certain that the previously installed product is a non‐asbestos

containing material, you must presume it contains asbestos. Regulations may require that the material be tested to

determine asbestos content and may govern the removal and disposal of material. See current edition of the Resilient

Summary of content (6 pages)

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Premium Luxury Vinyl Flooring Installation Instructions for MSI 2MM and 2.5MM Glue-Down Products General Information It is important that MSI flexible glue-down flooring products maintain proper temperature before, during, and after installation in order to minimize dimensional changes. The subfloor, all flooring material, and the adhesive must be conditioned at a constant temperature between 65˚F (18˚C) and 85˚F (29˚C) for 48 hours prior to, during, and 48 hours after installation.
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Floor Covering Institute (WWW.RFCI.com) publication “Recommended Work Practices for Removal of Resilient Floor Coverings” for detailed information and instructions on removing all resilient covering structures. Subfloor Preparation All subfloor surfaces must be flat, clean, dry, smooth, and free of movement. All surface imperfections should be filled and sanded with a Portland cement‐based latex patching compound. Flat within 3/16” in a 10’ radius and or 1/8” in a 6’ radius. Sand high areas or joints.
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2. Wood subfloor panels should be a minimum of 1” or thicker and free of vertical deflection. All fasteners must be flush with the subfloor panels. 3. Basements and crawl spaces must be dry. Use of a 6 mil black polyethylene membrane is required to cover 100% of the crawl space earth. The crawl space clearance from ground to underside of joist should be no less than 18” and perimeter vent spacing should be equal to 1.5% of the total square footage of the crawl space area to provide cross ventilation.
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Finished Flooring Installation Using the provided trowel adapter, spread the adhesive over one half of the floor up to the center line. Do not apply excessive adhesive. Allow the adhesive to dry to tack before installing the plank (see adhesive pail label for clarifications). Allow the adhesive to dry completely to tack prior to flooring installation. Start installing the plank along the center line. Complete each row, including cut pieces at the wall, before proceeding to the next row.
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Plank repairs • Warm the plank with a heat gun • Using a sharp utility knife, cut through a corner of the damaged plank taking care not to cut into the subfloor below.
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• • • • • • • • • • Damage or scratches resulting from accidents, casualty events, abuse or improper usage (including damage from pet claws, teeth, urine etc.). Accidents, abuse and improper usage are defined as, but are not limited to damage caused by: casters on furniture, rotating beater bars on vacuum cleaners, burns, cuts, impact from heavy and sharp objects, narrow or spike heels, cleats, etc., as well as, damage resulting from unprotected furniture legs.