Installation & Assembly

Best Install Practices

Beautiful, comfortable and quiet. You can have it all with Perfection Floor Tile.

Our Tile

Perfection Floor Tile is made of vinyl. All vinyl flooring stretches with heat and shrinks in the cold. Vinyl

tile should be installed between 68° and 98° F. Any colder and the tile could be 1/16” smaller than

when we made it. Therefore, when the temperature changes from 45° F to 105° F, a floating vinyl floor

installed within a garage with 10 tiles across by 20 tiles long will expand 5/8-inch on one side and 1¼-inch

on the other. On the other hand, if you install the tile at 20° or 110° and it never changes more than 20°

one way or the other, the project will not expand or contract enough that anyone would notice. If a floor

buckles or shows gaps there is only one reason, it could not expand or contract as one interlocked floor.

Installation Methods

There are three methods used to install vinyl flooring:

 Floating: flooring is not bonded to the substrate by any adhesive.

 Full Spread: means the adhesive is troweled over the entire substrate.

 Perimeter Adhered: means the adhesive is only applied to the outside edges of the flooring and at

the seams. We never recommend this type of installation.

 Self-Adhesive Tile: the tile is pre-glued and comes with a removable paper backing.

Substrate

The surface on which the vinyl flooring will be laid is called the substrate. You can install over wood,

concrete, old vinyl or any solid surface. It is important that the subfloor be clean and level. This helps insure

your new vinyl flooring will be beautiful and well supported.

If you have cracks or gaps larger than ¼” we recommend you fill them with plastic cement or concrete and

wood filler on plywood floors. Tile will conform to the substrate whatever that looks like. Any bumps or

dips you leave under the tile will be mirrored in the finished project.

Preparation

Subfloors must be clean, flat, dry and structurally sound. The correct preparation of the subfloor is a major part of a

successful installation.

 Leave a ¼-inch gap around all edges, poles, cabinets, garage door, railings, or anything that will

stop the floor from expanding or contracting.

 When installing baseboard, keep above the ¼-inch gap.

 Do NOT lay over any type of carpet.

 Seal or remove paint before installation.

 Scrape or sand off old glue

 Plywood floors will need a sealer: use two coats of silicone before installation.

 Radiant Heat Floors: turn on the heat while installing.

 Wet areas with plywood floors or rough surfaces: lay down a plastic liner before installing tile, we

recommend 7mm garden plastic.

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When you should glue or use our self-adhesive tile:

Question: I thought this was a floating floor?

Answer: It is in most cases but there are exceptions.

Question: What glue should I use?

Answer: Any VCT floor tile adhesive. We like Henry’s 430 Pro Clear Adhesive, but any

good VCT adhesive will work. Follow the directions on the label and remember

thinner is best, you do not want the glue coming up through the seams.

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Best Install Practices Beautiful, comfortable and quiet. You can have it all with Perfection Floor Tile. Our Tile Perfection Floor Tile is made of vinyl. All vinyl flooring stretches with heat and shrinks in the cold. Vinyl tile should be installed between 68° and 98° F. Any colder and the tile could be 1/16” smaller than when we made it.
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      South facing garage with windows Owner keeps the garage door open a lot and for long periods during the day. Garages where heavy material or weight will sit on the tile for an extended period, for example cars that do not move. Anywhere you want a water proof installation. Warehouses where fork lifts or heavy loads on small wheels will be used. Anywhere you want to control expansion and contraction. Before You Start  Check the batch codes, the small sticker on the front edge of the box.
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For Hidden Lock Tiles For Interlocking Tiles Doors Interior doors often have space at the bottom to accommodate new flooring. If yours do, then you’re good to go. If yours don’t, or they’re cut for something lower than the floor you’re installing, you may need to trim the bottom of the door molding. Lay a tile up next to the door frame, mark it with a pencil, then trim door just above the pencil mark.