Installation Guide

• Ambient temperature must fall within the range of 65°F and 95°F.
• Use of a 3/32 x 3/32 x 3/32 V-notched trowel is recommended.
• Adhesive must be allowed time to tack.
• Properly tacked adhesive, when touched, will “leg” or string-up when your
finger is pulled away from the adhesive.
• If the adhesive is allowed to dry past the proper tack, or the humidity levels
are too high, this condition can cause all carpets to not adequately adhere
to the adhesive, this will allow the installed product to move and/or wrinkle
when trafficked.
• If needlepunch carpet is placed into an adhesive spread that has not come
to a properly tacked state, seeing that the needlepunch products do not have
a woven primary backing, the adhesive has a potential to bleed through to
the face of the carpet.
• The use of a premium adhesive is recommended. Indoor/Outdoor adhesive
is required for outdoor use.
• Rough surfaces should be repaired using appropriate floor patch and/or
leveler to achieve a smooth substrate.
• Unlike tufted outdoor carpets, needlepunch carpets should never be rolled
with a weighted roller. Instead they should be rolled using the carpet core or
the flat edge of a push broom. By doing this, the installer can avoid
adhesive bleed through to the carpet’s face.
• Although needlepunch is not a tufted carpet, it will still have a pile direction;
it must be installed with the pile running in the same direction.
• Walking on needle punch carpet during and immediately after installation
must be avoided, since this could cause a too wet adhesive to bleed through
to the face of the carpet. Foot traffic should be avoided for a minimum of
24 hours.
Needlepunch Carpet
Installation Instructions
Foss
®
Manufacturing Company, LLC – Corporate Office
11 Merrill Industrial Drive | Hampton, NH 03843-5000 USA | 603-929-6000 · 800-746-4019 · fax: [phone]
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