Installation Guide

ManualsBrandsShaw ManualsFlooringGrand Slam 6 in. x 48 in. Jackson Resilient Vinyl Plank Flooring (41.72 sq. ft. / case)

WARNING:SKIMCOATINGOVEROLDADHESIVEISNOTRECOMMENDED.THEADHESIVEMAYBREAKDOWNANDCOULDLEADTOFAILURE.THE

OLDADHESIVEMAYNOTALLOWTHERESILIENTFLOORINGTORETAINITSDIMENSIONALSTABILITY,POSSIBLYLEADINGTOUNNECESSARY

INDENTATIONS.SOMESOLVENTBASED‘CUT‐BACK’ASPHALT‐BASEDADHESIVESMAYCONTAINASBESTOSFIBERSTHAT

ARENOTREADILY

IDENTIFIABLE.DONOTUSEPOWERDEVICES,WHICHCANCREATEASBESTOSDUSTINREMOVINGTHESEADHESIVES.THEINHALATIONOF

ASBESTOSDUSTMAYCAUSEASBESTOSISOROTHERSERIOUSBODILYHARM.

4.SHAWADHESIVES&PRIMER

Refertoadhesivelabelforpropertrowelrequirements,spreadratesandapplication.

Priortoapplicationofadhesivedetermineifthesubstrateisaporousornon‐poroussubstrate.Followinstructionsontheadhesivelabelforporous

ornon‐poroussubfloor.



IMPORTANT:Recommendedtoperformabondtestinordertodetermineadhesiveworkingtimeperjobsiteconditions.Thestrengthofthe

bondtest

willindicatewhetherShaw9050floorprimerisnecessary.

5.INSTALLINGRESILIENTTILE&PLANKPRODUCTS

General:

a. Ensurethatmoisturetestshavebeenconductedandthattheresultsdonotexceedtheacceptablemoisturelimitfortheadhesiveused.

b. PHofconcretesub‐floorneedstobebetween5&9.



c. ThepermanentHVACsystemisturnedonandsettoaminimumof65°F(20°C))oramaximumof85°F,foraminimumof72hoursprior

to,duringandafterinstallation.Aftertheinstallations,themaximumtemperatureshouldnotexceed85°F.

d. Donotstackmorethan

5cartonshigh.

e. Flooringmaterialandadhesivemustbeacclimatedtotheinstallationareaforaminimumof48hourspriortoinstallation.

f. UseappropriatetrowelsizeregardingsubstrateporosityunlessusingS150SprayAdhesivewherenotrowelisrequired.

g. Materialshouldalwaysbevisuallyinspectedpriorto

installation.Anymaterialinstalledwithvisualdefectswillnotbeconsidereda

legitimateclaimasitpertainstolaborcost.

h. Installtilesrunninginsamedirection.

i. Ensurethatallrecommendationsforsub‐floorandjobsiteconditionsaremetpriortobeginning theinstallation.Directionaldesignsare

optional,however,

oncetheinstallationisstarted,youhaveacceptedthoseconditions.



LAYOUTANDINSTALLATIONGENERALRULES:

a. Shawtileandplank‐Installusingconventionaltileandplankinstallationtechniques.Plankproductsshouldhaveaminimumof6–8"

seamstagger.

b. Carefullydeterminewheretobegintileorplankinstallation.

c. Itiscustomarytocenterroomsandhallwayssobordersarenotlessthanhalfatileorplank.

d. Workingoutofmultipleboxes atatimeisrecommended.

e. Inhallwaysand smallspaces,itmaybesimplertoworklengthwisefromoneendusingacenterreference

lineasaguide.

f. Makesurecutedgesarealwaysagainstthewall.

g. ToproperlycutLVT/LVPproductsscorethetopsideofthematerialwithautilityknife.Bendtheproductandfinishthecutthroughthe

backside.Thiswillensurethecleanestcut.Itmaybe

necessarytouseaheatguntocutaroundverticalobstructions.Allowtheheated

LVT/LVPtoreturntoroomtemperaturebeforeinstallation.

h. Cuttingtheproductintoafinepointmayleadtodelamination. UseanethylcyanoacrylatebasedsupergluetohelpfusetheLVT/LVP

pointtogether.Besureto

cleanallgluefromthetopsurfaceimmediately.Alcoholbasedsupergluesmaycausevinyltoswell.



NOTE:Recommendedtousefloorprotectionafterinstallation.DONOTuseaplasticadhesivebasedprotectionsystem.

INSTALLATIONFORTILE:

LayoutoftheRoomforSquarelyLaidFields

Tosquaretheareato

becovered,firstfindthecenterofoneendofthemainrectangle.Locatethesamepointatthe

otherendwall.Snapachalklinebetweenthesepointstomarkthecenterlineonthefloor.Thenmeasurealongthis

centerlinetofindthemiddle oftheroom.

Atthecenterpoint,markoffalineacrossthe roomatexactlyrightangles

tothefirstline.Thismaybeaccomplishedbythe3‐4‐5‐trianglemethodasshowninFigure 1 .Thenmeasure4feet

towardeachsidewallfromthecenterpoint.Thenmeasure3

feetfromthecenterpointalong thelongerline,

measureexactly5feetfromthe3footmarkonthecenterlinetothe4footmarkonthecrossline.Ifthe5foot

Fi

ure1